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As I finish my students' recommendations for graduate school, I ended up writing numerous recommendations to several repeat planning programs. We had started with a wide spread of programs, but ultimately a few planning programs turned off my students, here's why... 1/5
A major turn-off were programs emphasizing urban informatics. I tried to get students to see the faculty and courses beyond urban informatics. These schools saw this as a draw, my students saw a red flag, as they want nothing to do with the "smart city." 2/5
A major draw was critical thinking. Some programs allowed my students to sit in on planning theory courses, and I'd hear about this because they LOVED the deep discussions of inequities in planning. One particular program did so well, every single student applied to them. 3/5
Another major draw was the ability to work across design disciplines. This just may be the type of student we draw to our undergrad program, but some schools made it clear that their students only work on "PLANNING," my students found those schools counterproductive. 4/5
Hope this helps a bit! As someone. who teaches undergrads, there are so many misconceptions that planning schools have that not only dissuade students from their programs, but also from planning in general. 5/5
