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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went HKS.  I have always been committed to public service and am happy with my role (apolitical GS-15 fed focused on a subject I enjoy) but its definitely not grand enough for most HKS graduates.

When I attended HKS I felt like two things were going on:

1) classmates arrived thinking a Harvard degree would provide keys to some elusive kingdom that would allow them to skip through the ranks to elite status. But the sheer numbers of students prevent that and its disheartening.

2) a HKS masters is not that elite a degree that leads to financial security. You can be admitted to HKS from many college backgrounds as long as you write a decent essay, do well on admissions test, and can stomach the student loans.

The school is not nearly as competitive as Harvard Business school, law school or medical school. Its also not a terminal degree (Phd) and its definitely not not the rarefied air of a Harvard ab.

I think the disillusionment of those realities gives HKS graduates a combination of arrogance and insecurity that comes off as particularly annoying. 
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Thanks, this makes sense. Part of the issue is where I work is considered by most as even less "grand" than federal government (though the pay + benefits + job security are comparable or better and the work is very interesting) so I do think many HKS types really feel they are above this place. The people in leadership positions don't seem to know how to engage with us "regular" people except to be rude and overbearing.[/quote]

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