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  1. I applied for the three years program since I plan to continue to work full time the 1st year and part-time the 2nd and 3rd. This will be my 2nd master's degree so I hope I know what I am getting myself into. If I was younger (I am still in my 20's...haha) and don't have a job with full benefits, I would go for the two years route.
  2. I just got my acceptance letter from CSULA dated 03/01/2017. I submitted my application on 01/13/2017 (The last possible day...) Is anyone planning on going to CSULA?
  3. I applied only two schools and they happened to be USC and CSULA. I have been accepted into both schools (USC on 02/27 and CSULA on 03/01) and now I am not sure which school to choose. I would love to go to USC if money is not an issue. BUT, money is an issue when it costs over 100k+ just in tuition to get a MSW at USC. Of course, USC is somewhat generous with their scholarships compared to CSU but the issue I have is that I need to pay a non-refundable commitment deposit of $280 to save my spot before knowing if I would receive any scholarship funding. I am sure $280 is nothing in the long run compared to the 100k+ tuition. (Maybe I am just cheap! Haha...) On the other hand, CSULA was my safety net. I went there for my undergraduate degree so I am very comfortable at CSULA. Part of me wants to break away from my safety net and submit my letter of intent to USC. Part of me is cheap and would like to save myself around 75k in student loans by going to CSULA. Sorry, I likely didn't help with your dilemma. Hopefully, someone out there will be able to enlighten us.
  4. Background information: I am 23 years old and graduated in 2010 with a BS in Business Administration. I graduated with an overall GPA of 3.5. I want to pursue a Master's degree in Library Information Science. I do have some volunteer experience in a library setting. Basically, I only want to go to one school: UCLA. They have a very good program with a lot of internship opportunities, which is very important in this economy. In addition, I want to go to school in-state. There is only two MLIS program in California. I am only planning to apply to UCLA. I know it is silly but I don't want to go to any other universities. Plus, I can't justify paying out-of-state tutition for this degree. UCLA requires a GRE score and states that most of the students that get admitted into their program scored in the 75% percentile (580V, 700Q, 5 AWA). They also have a 70% acceptance rate, so everyone who apply must be pretty intelligent? I took the GRE today and my scores are 380V, 680Q, 4AWA (My guess). I know. It is a very low score. I am planning to retake the GRE again in September. I didn't really study for this test because I didn't have a lot of time. I used to work about 50-60 hours a week as part of the Americorps program. It was a very rewarding experience but I seriously don't have time to study. This position ended in mid-June and my GRE test was on June 30. I had about 2.5 weeks to study. I knew I was going to get a low Verbal score since I didn't really study the vocabulary list. My goals for taking this test were to gain some experience and break the 1000 points threshold. Questions: I am very bad at vocabulary. It has been a weakness of mine since I started elementary school, thus, the low Verbal score. Does anyone have any good strategies for learning and retaining vocabulary words? What is the new 75% percentile for the new GRE? Final advices to a young, inexperienced, poor graduate?
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