Admitted to two different graduate programs, possible to do both?

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<p>Over the past week and a half, I received two acceptance letters into graduate programs I wanted to go to, one at Northwestern for their Masters in Public Policy and Administration, and one at GW's Political Management program (Master of Professional Studies).</p>

<p>Northwestern is my top, so I'd choose that over GW if it came down to that. Both programs are done online. </p>

<p>How feasible is it for me to do both programs? Work-load aside, are there potential benefits of having both an Public Policy masters and a Political Management masters? My feeling is that Political Management is certainly more communications/advocacy based, and MPPA is more public-policy (naturally) based, useful for government relations as well.</p>

<p>Thoughts? Has anyone done either of these programs? </p>

<p>Many thanks!</p>

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<p>It would be uncommonly silly to do both. That time would be much better spent pursuing internships or jobs in your field of interest. A degree plus experience trumps two degrees any day.</p>

<p>Not to mention the financial aspect - are you going to borrow the full cost of two master’s degrees? That’s a ludicrous debt burden.</p>