GSPIA vs Bush School vs others (help plz)

[cocomoco]

Hi everyone,

I got accepted into GISPIA at Pittsburgh and at the Bush School at TAMU. I was offered full tuition at GSPIA and close to full tuition at Bush. Admittedly I self selected out of top programs. Which of these two programs is better? Do you guys think I should defer enrollment and apply elsewhere?

[RCtheSS]

Could you provide more details?

What are your policy interests? Does each program have courses and faculty within your interests? Have you visited each program?

[CakeTea]

The fit depends on your profile, professional goals, academic interests, debt tolerance and geographic preference.

[cocomoco]

5 hours ago, RCtheSS said:

Could you provide more details?

What are your policy interests? Does each program have courses and faculty within your interests? Have you visited each program?

Security. I think both programs are a good fit curriculum-wise. (MPIA Pitt, MIA Bush)

I have visited Bush but not GSPIA, and I was left with the impression that it is an up and coming program. I am being offered more benefits at GSPIA however.

[CakeTea]

what about class profile, are both schools similar? I recall that Bush relies quite a bit on adjuncts to complement the syllabus. Ditto for Pitt? Bush has some good security profs and employers.

[cocomoco]

On March 17, 2016 at 0:56 PM, CakeTea said:

what about class profile, are both schools similar? I recall that Bush relies quite a bit on adjuncts to complement the syllabus. Ditto for Pitt? Bush has some good security profs and employers.

It seems they have adjuncts but I don't know to which extent. I hear good things about Bush.

What is the consensus around GSPIA?