GradSchoolGrad - US Policy & IR Programs Podcast

Trend observations of policy grad students among different age/work experience groupings

Thoughts on if it is worth going into debt for attending Harvard Kennedy School if a prospective graduate student has a scholarship at another policy or IR program.

Highlighting the many historical career options out there for an MPP/MPA graduate with some perspectives for each.

A run-down and some highlight thoughts on the 5 DC-area policy schools. Georgetown McCourt, GWU Trachtenberg, UMD SPP, American SPA, and George Mason Schar

A highlight of the Big 7 International Relations graduate programs and general thoughts about each of them in terms of student experience and career opportunities. This refers to Harvard Kennedy, Georgetown Walsh, Johns Hopkins SAIS, Tufts Fletcher, George Washington Elliot, Columbia SIPA, and American SIS.

It is explained how grad schools can either manage their students in a cohort system or free for all system. The pros and cons for each system is explained as to how it impacts the student experience. This serves to better inform graduate school selection and experience navigation.

Inaugural Episode: Explanation on why the US News & World Reports ranking for Policy grad programs is problematic. An alternative perspective is presented that loosely tiers Policy grad programs highlighted based on anecdotal observations (program names tiered presented is not exhaustive, but just a sample)