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I just finished my third year of undergrad at a reputable Canadian university. I plan on applying to Canadian MA (Economics) programs next year, with the intentions of then applying to top-30 PhD programs in the US the year following. After conducting preliminary research, I really like Western's (PhD-Stream) MA program. However, I am somewhat concerned about this program because many online sources state not to apply to Western unless you intend on doing a PhD there. If I were to enroll in Western's MA program over another "Big 4" MA, would I be at a disadvantage when applying to US PhD programs? My thoughts are that a Western MA would actually look stronger than the other MAs, since Western offers a PhD-Stream level of difficulty... Is my logic here flawed or accurate? It seems that most applicants apply to Queen's, U of T, and UBC over Western. Yet, Western's class size is smaller than the other three, which should actually make it easier to get LoR's when applying to PhD programs, thus making Western's MA a (seemingly) more attractive program. Not sure if I have overlooked anything regarding the PhD-Stream component that everyone else seemed to catch. I just can't understand why this would deter most applicants from applying to Western. Additionally, can anyone confirm that Western's MA is one-year in length? It says on their website that it's one-year, but I recently read a post on here that says it's actually two years. Thanks for your feedback!
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