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I felt like there was a really wide range in just being able to find/access course listings. IMHO the best set up was a pdf file with the courses and brief course descriptions, while the worst set ups were the schools (and there were a lot of them) that just had a link to the registrar's website (with some incredibly unfriendly user interface). Some schools didn't even provide the link.

I know we've all been answering admissions surveys asking the same question, but I'm interested in hearing the answer as well, so I'll do admissions offices everywhere a solid and start a discussion on the topic.
Deciding which graduate programs to apply to obviously takes into account multiple factors (and, according to some posters, multiple spreadsheets). Which factor was the most influential for you in deciding to apply to a graduate program? Why?
For me, I've applied a few times over the course of 5 years and as I've drifted towards being more mid-careerish, the most influential factor has become the quality of my fellow classmates. Most of the schools I applied to publish bios for either some or all of their enrolled students, and I read through those profiles to get an idea of what my fellow classmates would be like.
This was the most important factor for me both because I want a program where I can learn from my fellow students, not just the professors, and also because I feel that class composition probably affects the teaching style of the professor. I imagine it would be tough to teach a truly practitioner-focused approach to a class of students that has very limited field experience.

I know we've all been answering admissions surveys asking the same question, but I'm interested in hearing the answer as well, so I'll do admissions offices everywhere a solid and start a discussion on the topic.
Deciding which graduate programs to apply to obviously takes into account multiple factors (and, according to some posters, multiple spreadsheets). Which factor was the most influential for you in deciding to apply to a graduate program? Why?
For me, I've applied a few times over the course of 5 years and as I've drifted towards being more mid-careerish, the most influential factor has become the quality of my fellow classmates. Most of the schools I applied to publish bios for either some or all of their enrolled students, and I read through those profiles to get an idea of what my fellow classmates would be like.
This was the most important factor for me both because I want a program where I can learn from my fellow students, not just the professors, and also because I feel that class composition probably affects the teaching style of the professor. I imagine it would be tough to teach a truly practitioner-focused approach to a class of students that has very limited field experience.

I know we've all been answering admissions surveys asking the same question, but I'm interested in hearing the answer as well, so I'll do admissions offices everywhere a solid and start a discussion on the topic.
Deciding which graduate programs to apply to obviously takes into account multiple factors (and, according to some posters, multiple spreadsheets). Which factor was the most influential for you in deciding to apply to a graduate program? Why?
For me, I've applied a few times over the course of 5 years and as I've drifted towards being more mid-careerish, the most influential factor has become the quality of my fellow classmates. Most of the schools I applied to publish bios for either some or all of their enrolled students, and I read through those profiles to get an idea of what my fellow classmates would be like.
This was the most important factor for me both because I want a program where I can learn from my fellow students, not just the professors, and also because I feel that class composition probably affects the teaching style of the professor. I imagine it would be tough to teach a truly practitioner-focused approach to a class of students that has very limited field experience.