mschanandlerbong

(1) Less than $2,000 as I'm finishing up my last semester. I've been very lucky to receive almost $20,000 in scholarships from my school's Alumnae Association over three years as well as to have received a healthy college fund from my grandfather when he passed away (it also helped that I was his only grandchild at the time, so I got all the money). (2) I'm hoping to go to a funded program but if I go to an unfunded master's program I expect to have to take out loans. I don't know how much, though. That's a worry for another day. (3) $0 in credit card debt, ~$2,000 in savings but I'm probably going to have to use that on rent over the next year. I work a part time job to pay for internet and basically just to get by. (4) $60,000 I think

School: Iowa State Area: Counseling Psychology PhD Rationalization: Too many exceptional applicants. Comment: I'm honestly not even that sad, I've been rejected from enough creative writing competitions that I am a bit numb to it, but it's still disappointing of course. Coping tactics: Spending time with my friends. Sleep. Preparing for my other interviews (phone and in-person).