MPPgal Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 So I got accepted into Georgetown and UT Ustin for public policy masters, Georgetown gave me 10k a yr and after negotiating it they increased it to 17k but I still need to pay 25k a yr and very expensive living expenses, Austin gave me full tuition plus 14 a yr living stipend. Location wise for international public policy DC is better. Then this week Austin stepped it up and a professor in environmental policy (my area of interest) offered me an RA job on US-Mexico water management issues (I am Mexican). Should I take the name and location or the money and research opportunity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPPgal Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Oh the RA position will have an hourly rate on top of the 14k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misskira Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 fit and funding for sure! At least for me, thats what I would do. ShortLong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortLong Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Definitely fit and funding. You need to go where you will be the happiest, and it is better not to go into debt. Go with your gut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarrman Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Austin! Great city and Austin has a great name anyways. ShortLong and MPPgal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortLong Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Austin! Great city and Austin has a great name anyways. I would wholeheartedly agree. I go to UT Austin for undergrad, and it is a really beautiful campus and a great culture. I love it here. There are so many things to do in Austin, and while the heat in the summer is pretty bad, the winter is practically nonexistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPPgal Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share Posted April 11, 2013 Thanks, it is mpre about how exciting DC is in public policy while Texas is very chill and not very active politically! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabisabi Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 (edited) Austin all the way. The funding is better (what, $78,000+ difference over a 2-year program? where "+" is whatever you get for the RA), they obviously really want you there, and if you're going to do public policy you have the rest of your life to live in D.C. and get sick of it. Before I went back to school for engineering I started off thinking I would do policy work. I lived in D.C. for a summer and it was just . . . weird. I mean, obviously I didn't like the field I was in, hence the switch, but I didn't feel like I really got a lot out of living in D.C. Edited April 13, 2013 by wabisabi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juilletmercredi Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Texas is very active politically. They have to have state and local government there, and there are federal government workers in all 50 states. DC is more known for federal jobs but there are other ways to get involved in policy. UT Austin has a great name, you will be debt-free and you will have tangible experience coming out of the MPP. Definitely go for UT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPPgal Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 Thanks! i am international so moving to dc is harder but yeah I think I will attend UT, it seems like an amazing place! ShortLong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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