Admitted to Johns Hopkins, MPP. Any advice?

[atsamoulis]

Hello,

I just received my official admission offer from Johns Hopkins, where they offer me 23,000$ for the first year, renewable for the second given good academic performance! I am very happy, and I would like to hear your views or experiences regarding the program.
Also, I am also accepted at George's Washington Univ. , MPP, which is cheaper as a whole, but they only offer me the opporunity to work as an assistant and no other form of financial aid.
Thank you and good luck to your applications!

A.

[soapcase]

That's fantastic. From what I hear, JHU is good for public health and GWU for international development. Your final choice should depend on how well your grad. school fits with your research/work interests. A good resource for financial aid (if you are from India): Aga Khan Foundation - Alumni Portraits
Hope this helped.

[atsamoulis]

Thank you soapcase. I have to think very seriously in relation to work interests, but at the end of the day 23,000 $ (renewable for the second year) is a very strong incentive and can lead to certain compromises...
Best
A.