UPenn GSE vs. Peabody MPP Ed Policy

[sith89]

Altho I'm still waiting on decisions from some other schools, I am pretty sure my decision will come down to GSE & Peabody. I am in the MPP Education Policy program and am trying to figure out which school will be best for me. Is anyone in a similar situation?

So far this is what I have:

Upenn

- One year program (much cheaper & i'm receiving some financial aid)

- smaller program

- Philly is great & close to my family and friends

- Interesting courses and sociological research based

- GSE has been very helpful and has sense of community especially thru the admissions process

Vanderbilt

- 2 years

- More specific to my future career goals

- Capstone Experience

- way more expensive (haven't heard about financial aid yet)

- JD program

- Difficult to connect with current Peabody students; have not really reached out

I have also been admitted to GW but haven't really considered it since there is no specific education policy track... am I wrong?

These are just some of the things on my mind currently. I was hoping someone who might be in the same boat can shed some light on this very difficult decision! Thanks!!