Monday, April 10, 2006
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
escape from D.C.
let the exodus begin.
dang, dawg. it's grad school decision time. the degree is a masters of public policy. i already gave the slip to georgetown and american - this town is so played out. the ol' cowboy came here to fix this town and as you can see, mission accomplished. so i'm headin' back to the heartland, ladies. the only question remains: where shall i take up residence for the next 52 fortnights?
the two contenders:
1. ann arbor : university of michigan to be exact. got into their public policy program, but with only a meager workstudy. still, the list price is a bit cheaper than u of c. i visited the campus last weekend and was blown away. they have one of the top 5 programs in the country - seems like it's considered marginally better than u of chicago but with different emphasis. the average class size is between 10 and 18 - there are 85 students total in the entering class. i've never met happier grad students - they clearly have a heavy workload and a very intensive program but they also love what they're doing and couldn't say enough good things about their professors.
the program also allows for a dual degree in Urban Planning with an emphasis in transportation policy. happens to be one of the best urban planning programs in the country as well... go figure. all in all, a badass choice that incorporates everything i wanted to do with my masters.
2. chicago : university of chicago to be exact. got into their public policy program (is that jeff goldblum?) and with a fat ol' scholarship to boot. tha' benefitz iz obviouz - fresh town, full o' tweaked out homies and dank flygirls and most of my tuition already paid for. not that ann arbor blows, but it's obviously no chicago.
on the other hand, after my trip to ann arbor i find it hard to imagine u of chicago can compare curriculumwise. no urban planning emphasis, very few of the class opportunities offered by a school of Michigan's size. just the best economics program in the country (tied with MIT). but i shall find out this weekend when i visit.
oh, and i've got to make my choice by the end of next week.
dang, dawg. it's grad school decision time. the degree is a masters of public policy. i already gave the slip to georgetown and american - this town is so played out. the ol' cowboy came here to fix this town and as you can see, mission accomplished. so i'm headin' back to the heartland, ladies. the only question remains: where shall i take up residence for the next 52 fortnights?
the two contenders:
1. ann arbor : university of michigan to be exact. got into their public policy program, but with only a meager workstudy. still, the list price is a bit cheaper than u of c. i visited the campus last weekend and was blown away. they have one of the top 5 programs in the country - seems like it's considered marginally better than u of chicago but with different emphasis. the average class size is between 10 and 18 - there are 85 students total in the entering class. i've never met happier grad students - they clearly have a heavy workload and a very intensive program but they also love what they're doing and couldn't say enough good things about their professors.
the program also allows for a dual degree in Urban Planning with an emphasis in transportation policy. happens to be one of the best urban planning programs in the country as well... go figure. all in all, a badass choice that incorporates everything i wanted to do with my masters.
2. chicago : university of chicago to be exact. got into their public policy program (is that jeff goldblum?) and with a fat ol' scholarship to boot. tha' benefitz iz obviouz - fresh town, full o' tweaked out homies and dank flygirls and most of my tuition already paid for. not that ann arbor blows, but it's obviously no chicago.
on the other hand, after my trip to ann arbor i find it hard to imagine u of chicago can compare curriculumwise. no urban planning emphasis, very few of the class opportunities offered by a school of Michigan's size. just the best economics program in the country (tied with MIT). but i shall find out this weekend when i visit.
oh, and i've got to make my choice by the end of next week.
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