Stanford FSI vs. Cambridge IS vs. Georgetown MSFS

[Ramb]

Hi:

I got into all three graduate programs (Masters in foreign policy / international relations).  However, Stanford has offered me free tuition and others have not.  Any advice on which one I should opt for....and why?

(Cambridge University M.Phil program is one year, as opposed to FSI & MSFS are two years)

Thanks.

 

[GradSchoolGrad]

On 3/28/2020 at 5:16 PM, Ramb said:

Hi:

I got into all three graduate programs (Masters in foreign policy / international relations).  However, Stanford has offered me free tuition and others have not.  Any advice on which one I should opt for....and why?

(Cambridge University M.Phil program is one year, as opposed to FSI & MSFS are two years)

Thanks.

 

@Ramb...

I view this as a no brainer... go to Stanford. If you had equal funding, I would recommend MSFS, but with free tution, you are avoiding 110K of debt. Stanford FSI is a less established program and expansive program, but you can definitely partly overcome that with networking with the Stanford alumni network + professors + research centers. The Cambridge M. Phil will be interesting for you because it is usually a younger crowd and though living in Cambridge + its social life options has its charms, from an academic and perspective, I don't think you will get as much out of it (I am assuming you aren't straight from undergrad as I don't think there are MSFS people straight from undergrad (or next to none).

Edited April 4, 2020 by GradSchoolGrad

[Ramb]

Thanks. I really appreciate your feedback.