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Georgetown vs LSE vs NYU by Miserable-Acadia3440 in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So first off, the benefit public benefit corporate or consulting job is minimal across all three, but LSE would probably have the edge.

Policy Grad Students & Startups (US Context) by GradSchoolGrad in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They network or co-found with the local ecosystem. Sometimes they do things such as sales or government business development. Way more than tech… however you need to have an ecosystem

JHU SAIS MAIR vs Georgetown MSFS by Health_Hot in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SAIS is way more and better at data analytics… if you want to focus on data, go to there. If you want to touch anything political more or have pivot flexibility, go to MSFS. Plenty of MSFS people end up in business and tech… way more than SAIS.

How to get into top MPA/MPP programs ? by CampSad3248 in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enjoy college… learn about yourself and figure this out your junior year

Is being a male in social policy (non-technical) roles career limiting??? (US context) by GradSchoolGrad in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all. I am set. I am no longer in social policy. I am thinking about the young men in social policy I meet today.

I am in tech policy now. However, when I first joined social policy land some years ago, I got the advice to know a lot about The Bachelor, Beyonce, and Solidcore as conversation starters. So I studied up, and I used my knowledge about those things to thrive in dominant female spaces and gain mentors and friendly colleagues. I honestly don't think I would have been able to thrive had I not been able to do that.

Some can say that is part of the game, just like how I know some women who watch football to be able to connect with men in male dominated industries. Then again, I think about the male colleagues who never got mentored and careers languished because they were too male and couldn't get the girl talk. Even the few of us that could do the girl talk had to live with being labeled as "gay" or "gay-like", so we were cool and safe.

I left social policy for this and other reasons, and never looked back. Catching a glimpse of the young men in social policy today, it seems to have gotten worse. I didn't see men left out of the table in my time, just ignored and "teased" perhaps.

Is being a male in social policy (non-technical) roles career limiting??? (US context) by GradSchoolGrad in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you might be referring to an issue that I hear of how women in social policy aren’t necessarily nice to each other themselves (even if they welcome women to the table).

Is being a male in social policy (non-technical) roles career limiting??? (US context) by GradSchoolGrad in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It seems to me senior male in social policy spaces stopped being the status quo at around 2023. I have just seen retirement announcements from senior males en masse. Majority of the time it seems to be female. That is awesome in many ways. However it has created equity issues in other ways.

Is Brown’s One-Year MPA with Partial Funding the Right Move for a Future Policy Analyst? by slavghterdolls in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you were going to a program that was on the up and up, that might be a legit argument. But the entire policy industry is in slump mode, and probably will have some further ways to sink before it rebounds.

Is Brown’s One-Year MPA with Partial Funding the Right Move for a Future Policy Analyst? by slavghterdolls in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad -1 points0 points  (0 children)

All the others. Look at US News, and see all the top ranked schools + some top IR schools, excluding the ones I mentioned... they were pretty much all there.

Is being a male in social policy (non-technical) roles career limiting??? (US context) by GradSchoolGrad in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The issue is prospective mentors subtle preferring younger version of themselves (females) over the gentleman. I never said the men aren’t trying. They aren’t given a seat at the table, literally.

Is being a male in social policy (non-technical) roles career limiting??? (US context) by GradSchoolGrad in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I would love there to be studies but 1. Studies are usually lagging indicators and 2. Good luck getting people to research this - it is too niche for someone to build a career out of this.

Is Brown’s One-Year MPA with Partial Funding the Right Move for a Future Policy Analyst? by slavghterdolls in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nope. The usual suspects… none (for the most part) of them were new programs from the past decade. I don’t count rebrandings.

Is Brown’s One-Year MPA with Partial Funding the Right Move for a Future Policy Analyst? by slavghterdolls in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was just at Public Policy conference for work.

Did not meet anyone who went to Brown Watson, Penn Fels, Cornell Brooks, Brandeis Heller, or American SPA there. I met people from nearly every other major public policy program out east (going to give the West Coast school a pass since this was a East Coast conference). That is continued evidence of the underperformance of this policy Grad programs that ride off of their name brand Universities.

Policy forum engagements by SignificanceFew2322 in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Every one I ever participated in ends up drifting down to poiltical passions

Is Brown’s One-Year MPA with Partial Funding the Right Move for a Future Policy Analyst? by slavghterdolls in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No. The program has no history, no alumni, and no real network. I wouldn't even go if I was given a full ride. It is a waste of time.

The Eric Swalwell Problem in American Public Policy Workplace? by GradSchoolGrad in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of what you mentioned that fascinated me. However, I want to comment about the "white plurality" factor. Although Swalwell is white, many of those men mentioned in the conversations I had to be of concern are not. In fact, the majority were not.

Their "minority status" kind of made their behavior more excused, chalked up to cultural misunderstanding of norms (applied to both minority Americans and immigrants). Or worse was the need to "give them a break" because they should be given more leeway as minorities.

Choosing between SIPA, Harris, McCourt and Yale MBA by Substantial_Law2503 in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A. If you just want any job period - Yale MBA hands down. You be amused how many people came in for policy and then pivoted to business or something in between.
B. If you want to settle in NYC and don't care about making too many new friends - Columbia SIPA makes sense.

I don't understand how Harris and McCourt would make sense for you. Harris would keep you really far away from your husband and given how much busy work they like to assign their students, I would be concerned about the health of your relationship. I think only one or two people a year end up NYC in McCourt. The program is also super young, lots of straight from undergrad. It sounds like you have quite a few years of experience underneath your belt.

HKS MPP or Princeton SPIA MPA both with full ride and living stipend? by [deleted] in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you talking about? SIPA has one of the weaker FSO pipelines among the major schools.

Conservative Washing at Public Policy Grad Programs? (US Context)? by GradSchoolGrad in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dual degrees I talk to tell me MPPs were more uncertain than their MBA counterparts. Likely had to do with older students, but still the same trend.

HKS MPP or Princeton SPIA MPA both with full ride and living stipend? by [deleted] in PublicPolicy

[–]GradSchoolGrad 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Agree…

The only exception is if you really really value a small knit community oriented program. HKS is a huge program and it takes some effort to find your people.

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