Congratulations, meri! It's definitely nice to have an acceptance.
Thanks for your reply, palimpsest. That really clarifies things for me.
I wonder why UCSB would accept more students than they could fund. I mean, most departments just don't, and it's even more surprising that a school with $24,000/yr out of state tuition and such a high cost of living would even extend an offer for admission without funding information. :roll: I wonder if there's a bias with MA vs. PhD funding. I would assume they would invest in their PhD students, but who knows. How can anyone even pay their own way? You can't borrow that much money. Heiress Classics majors, maybe? :|