Hello Stacy,
I was curious to know if you can specifically comment on joint MBA programs with MPP/MPA. I know HKS is a popular joint program...
First, doesn't the joint program ruin the whole idea of grad school "networks" given that you leave your classmates and then return back to school with different classmates. Thus you never spend the entire length of your program with any one set/group of people. (Have the joint program students formed their own network clique within MBA programs?) This whole idea of a strong network is important to me, and given the structure of this joint program I'm not sure if it will create a better network or not.
Second, I have noticed on many forums (not this site) that HKS does not have very high admission standards with an acceptance rate around 20%, compared to other harvard grad programs such as HBS/law/med. One reason some people say is because the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton is considered number one and they have free tuition but of course much lower acceptance. Their website gives very little information on this, and they don't give specifics regarding GMAT score ranges, do you know where past applicants you have worked with typically score for acceptance?
Thanks.
I was curious to know if you can specifically comment on joint MBA programs with MPP/MPA. I know HKS is a popular joint program...
First, doesn't the joint program ruin the whole idea of grad school "networks" given that you leave your classmates and then return back to school with different classmates. Thus you never spend the entire length of your program with any one set/group of people. (Have the joint program students formed their own network clique within MBA programs?) This whole idea of a strong network is important to me, and given the structure of this joint program I'm not sure if it will create a better network or not.
Second, I have noticed on many forums (not this site) that HKS does not have very high admission standards with an acceptance rate around 20%, compared to other harvard grad programs such as HBS/law/med. One reason some people say is because the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton is considered number one and they have free tuition but of course much lower acceptance. Their website gives very little information on this, and they don't give specifics regarding GMAT score ranges, do you know where past applicants you have worked with typically score for acceptance?
Thanks.
