Anything and everything about the Duke / Sanford MPP

[stilesg57]

Both schools had an April 15th decision. I accepted Ford's offer and turned down Sanford. About three weeks later I felt like Sanford may have been the better choice for me, so I talked with Sanford admissions to see if they still had room and if their offer of acceptance still stood. I got lucky: they were targeting a class of 50 and had 48. They said my offer of admission still stood if I was interested in switching from Ford.

I had a to get a release letter from Ford saying I could drop their program and go to another one (had something to do with the association/council of grad schools or something like that). When they released me from my decision Sanford accepted me, and here I am.

[mppfall2010]

stiles - you convinced me! i'm also in for duke this fall and really excited

[braindead]

Hi folks,

It was quite enlightening reading all the replies on this post. Well, I am a potential applicant and will be applying for the MIDP program this year. Is there anyone over here whose currently pursuing the same?

I have a couple of concerns regarding the same. Firstly, I am an international applicant and what matters to me the most is the international students at the school and the inclusion of international development related courses in the program. Whereas most public policy programs are focussed around US, I find the MIDP program at Sanford to be a perfect match for me, which all the more makes me nervous

Can anyone provide me insights into the program such as how is the program perceived vis-a-vis the MPP program? what is the selective ratio for the program? What is the profile of an average student at MIDP? what are the prospects after MIDP wrt placement overseas? Is the MIDP program comparable with the HKS MPA/ID considering that HKS MPA/ID is the only other similar program I have come across.

I would really appreciate any inputs.