MPPA student, considering PhD in another school afterwards

[J. R., MPPA]

Hey folks, what's up?  I'm half way through a master's graduate program in public policy and administration and am considering applying for a doctoral program at schools like Ohio State, Austin, Duke, etc (Public Policy/Public Administration).  I have a lot of research ideas and am really limited here in the masters program.

 

Anyone have any experience deciding to keep going after you originally were just going for a masters?

[Sword_Saint]

*Nope.*    I initially applied for PhD programs, but the schools I was applying for required finishing a master's prior to the PhD program. I'm completely sure in a year I'll be going through the hassle of re-applying to these schools while I'm a current master's student and not 'just' an individual with a bachelors.