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Hi kyeulsa - thanks for making yourself available! I'm deciding between GPPI (25% scholarship) and Duke (50% scholarship) and I'm seriously divided (I also got into Harris, but eliminated them because I'm less into academia and more into practical skill-building). A few questions: 1. Why did you pick Duke over GPPI? Were any of those reasons NOT related to your specific focus? I'm interested in international policy (though not totally decided on that focus yet) and they both seem really strong in that area. 2. Is the Duke alumni network as strong as they claim? If I want a job in DC when I graduate, will I be able to get one? Obviously this is largely contingent on my own initiative, but I'm asking the question relative to the fact that Georgetown is literally IN DC and capable of getting me a job fairly quickly as part of my education. 3. I'll be 24 in September when I start. I figure I'm on the younger end of things... Would that be an issue for any reason? 4. Do Duke students work part-time at all while they're at school? Debt is scary, and any opportunities to mitigate that would be welcome.