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...slightly over a year, Portman and his fellow students will have their Masters in Public Policy (MPP) from the Kennedy School of Government. But for now, they must contend with one of the most difficult first-year requirements: econometrics. The routine starts when a section leader--a second-year student--puts up announcements about review sections and problem sets on the board, and students use the time to catch up on weekend news...
...joint MPP-Law School student, Portman is well qualified to speak on the relative merits of a K-School versus a Law School education...
Like their American counterparts, foreign students at the school must take a core curriculum of courses. In the two-year MPP program, this includes offerings in advanced statistical analysis, economics, public management and public policy making...
Students on both sides have complained about the combination. Some currently studying at the K-School think it will result in the dilution of the quality of the MPP; one CRP student said he was afraid the unique qualities of the design program would be lost. Criticizing the more mathematical stress of the current MPP, he said, "at least we remember it's people we're dealing with...
After effects of growth have led to student disenchantment. Two MPP students recently circulated a survey to gauge the satisfaction of their colleagues with the program, and more than 40 per cent of the respondents said they were unexcited by the MPP program. Two reasons commonly cited were the lack of contact with professors, and the size of the classes...