It seems like in most MPP programs that if the student pays for the first year, the school helps out either through grants or work-study or something the second year. Is this the case at Harvard, or if accepted should I be prepared to spend 130k for a MPP?

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any real comments about the harvard kennedy school? i'd love to hear them, since i'm here to inform people about the place, which i do truly love.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=782906&forum_id=1#9470092)

the HLS = dumb was a joke, which you seem to get. they're not dumb -- just bad people.

also, i clarify my other harvard connections because a) i'm proud of them, too, even HLS (sort of), b) i figured (incorrectly) that it would preemptively get rid of people like yourself

indeed, where is all your anger coming from? why the need to insult people who attend a school that's not as selective as where you (presumably) went? this is a thread for prospective students, i'm not really sure what you're doing here.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=782906&forum_id=1#9470453)

i happen to be a recent graduate of syracuse university's Maxwell School of public policy -- that's us news and world report's #1-ranked Maxwell School. quite frankly, i am tired of "K-School" graduates claiming all the glory; all the best policy analyst positions; even jobs at McKinsey when they decide public service is no longer for them, quite frankly. these are kids who went to college with me. now, they're doing the "boston?" thing when people ask them where they went to school.

like the sign that stalin had posted on the trains to the gulag said: "your asses are grass, and i'm a lawnmower."

enough. your elitist musings here only persuade me further that my crusade to spread the truth about the university of harvard's kennedy school is necessary. you're right: this is admissions season. and these prospective students need to hear the truth about the #1-ranked Maxwell School and the putrid cash cow that is the k-school. you better watch your step, mister. and, no, you will not succeed in your state goal of, and i quote, "get[ting] rid of people like yourself from the #1-ranked Maxwell School," end quote.

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i've actually gotten kind of interested in law school, man (because without a law degree it will be really hard to fulfill all my public policy goals). anyway, man, on the one hand i've had a dynamite experience at syracuse and might like to stay on for law school there. on the other hand, though, i've heard really good things about harvard's law program. what would be the pros and cons of going to one, but not the other? i'm not asking you to get all negative, not use exclamation points, or hate on one of the schools. but as a joint degree student and student leader, man, i'm sure you have some thoughts and know people who have weighed the same syracuse-harvard dilema.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=782906&forum_id=1#9470902)

anyway, i'm sure elsewhere on this board can advise you on law school choice, i'm probably not the best source on that. but from what i know, syracuse has a great trial advocacy program in particular, and a real good alum network (senator biden, serious federal judges). harvard certainly has its strengths, but be aware that most of its grads go into big law private practice.

alright, i'm off to bed. take care and good luck

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relatedly, man, i know there is the general rivalry between harvard and yale; and you no doubt participated in the revelry as an undergraduate. what i'm wondering is, do the graduate school rivalries (between harvard and stanford law schools, harvard and hopkins medical schools, and the HKS and the #1-ranked Maxwell School) take on the same kind of intensity? and in those instances where harvard is lower ranked, as has occasionally been the case with stanford law school and is consistently the case with the #1-ranked Maxwell School, is harvard's self-conception as the leading university, perhaps globally, affected?

i don't like to be rankings obsessed; but of course they matter as a practical matter. those of us who attended the #1-ranked Maxwell School are keenly aware of that ranking and jealously guard it. as for law schools, i know there is a lot of debate about the so-called "top-14." harvard's place at #2 or #3 is obviously very secure. but i'm, wondering whether you see syracuse in the top half of the top-14, or the bottom half? again, rankings aren't everything; but that does need to be a part of my decision making procedures at this point in time.

thanks in advance, man.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=782906&forum_id=1#9471890)

I wish you all the best in your legal career although I suspect your life will be littered with failures and unrealized career goals due to your self aggrandizing and shamelessly narcissistic personality.

I have no affiliation with the "K School" nor do I reside anywhere near Harvard. I simply saw your repulsively diaphanous post on a random google search.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=782906&forum_id=1#9752489)

is this actually a "scene"? an "admissions blogging scene"?

the "your post is conclusive evidence you were a loser in high school" never fails to hit it's mark. i'll never understand why everyone doesn't use it.

Great point that "Anyone interested in a career that could potentially improve the lives of others doesn't deserve to be ridiculed." But if the ridicule is so obviously baseless and from a source no one takes seriously, why does it matter? Why perpetuate the attention to the ridicule with a not very well written or reasoned post, where just ignoring it would have permitted it to drift away unnoticed?

"diaphanous"? you seem dumb.

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I have a question.

Is it easier for the KSG master students to get into KSG's PhD in Public Policy or is it easier for other students from other schools to get into?

I would appreciate if you tell me about the information on KSG MPP students on getting admission for PhD in Public Policy.

I want to know how many KSG master students apply for PhD in Public Policy and how many of those are being offered admissions after finishing their master degree.

Thank you.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=782906&forum_id=1#9470193)

Do you know approximately how many people are from KSG among the admitted PhD students each year?

And can you tell me what other schools did KSG MPP students have gone for PhD?

Thanks.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=782906&forum_id=1#9470624)

beyond that, i know of k-school MPPs specifically who have done PhDs at princeton, MIT, berkeley, texas, UCLA, boston college, wisconsin, SUNY, the RAND school, and more

i would tell you that even with the low odds (5-10% admit rate) for the PhD program at the k-school, there's no way an MPP doesn't help your admit chances overall, especially if you really focus on quantitative courses and of course do well in them

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i know this post comes long after your march 12th introduction, but as i was searching the web for info on HBS & kennedy, i found your post. i hope you're able to see this & respond. i'm aiming for a joint degree HBS/kennedy - MPP/MBA, but am not sure how difficult it is to get in. to that end, i'm alternatively considering an MPP or MPA from kennedy first (and later will decide about bschool). i'm really more interested in policy, and feel that bschool would be an advantageous addition of hard skills to back my interests. anyhow, how difficult is kennedy school to get into? i graduated nyu with a BS communication studies (which covers politics, philosophy, sociology, anthropology (on the track i took). i also had a minor in law & society. my gpa was a 3.4 cum & 3.6 in my major. i was heavily involved in extracurricular activities (leading two clubs as president) & volunteer. also, several of my summer internships were nonpaid nonprofit positions. since graduating 1.5 years ago, i've continued volunteering, and worked as a paralegal, realizing i don't want to do the law route anymore, but prefer the policy impact route. any advice / evaluation would be appreciated. sorry to ask the most annoying type of question ("where do you think i stand?"). look forward to hearing from you.

thanks so much,

nyugrad

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=782906&forum_id=1#10360476)

How has your experience been with the large class size at HKS? I wonder if I wouldn't be happier at a smaller school where I might have easier access to professors, more personalized attention, etc. How do you find your experience in that regard?

Thanks!

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that said, here's why i've actually really liked the size:

--tons of student perspectives. there's no one "type" of HKS or even HKS MPP student, so class discussion -- which happens even in bigger courses -- benefits from this

--related to the variety of students, the alum network is amazing

--there are always events by and for students -- speeches, discussions, shows. people complain sometimes that there's too MUCH

--getting with the biggest profs is hard (as it is at big schools of any kind, law, business, etc), but the faculty -- easily one of the best things about the school overall -- is so good, especially at the junior level, that you'll have no trouble getting personalized attention if you seek it out, be it just for help in class or to do research assistance work. also, a large number of second-years do CA or TF work with professors

--one other faculty note: the MPP "core" classes are about 40-60 students, many taught by tenured/endowed profs (thomas patterson, chris avery, etc)

--the school ensures you get some small group work and faculty interaction in your first year through the all-MPP spring exercise, where i ended up presenting on health care policy to the school's academic dean, mary jo bane

lastly, i'll note that 200 seems small after 2 years -- everyone really seems to know (and for the most part like!) everyone.

hope that helps -- good luck with everything

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the faculty is by far the bast of its kind. even the more prominent professors have traditionally been more accessible than their counterparts at the other harvard graduate schools, or the FAS for that matter.

no other similar school compares with respect to facilities and the frequency and quality of events.

while there are some definite soft spots among the students, and not a few K-school students have gotten in over their heads by taking a law school class and trying to escape their intellectual limits by filibustering, there's a reason a lot of people from the law school find it a refuge of civility to take a class at the k-school, and to be around people with a refreshing perspective that, while sometimes simplistic and naive, is a lot more interesting than hearing someone weigh the relative benefits of cravath and latham for the thousandth time.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=782906&forum_id=1#9473947)

Oh...I saw downtown Syracuse once. It sucks. Cambridge is MUCH nicer.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=782906&forum_id=1#9758911)