somuchintheair

I'm in the same boat. I want to know about my financial aid package. It's definitely frustrating. I have the letter in a frame already, so they have no choice but to let me in come September!!

Until I actually got into my first school, I didn't entirely think about the money. I just kind of a faith, and nothing felt real anyway. Which was dumb. Really, really dumb. When I was accepted into BU, I wasn't offered anything other than the maximum loan amount (which didn't even cover tuition). Before I was accepted into UCLA, I weighed the costs of having a car in LA vs. heating bills in Boston, opportunity to hold a part-time job, etc and it really came down to tuition. I figured that after I get out of a MSW program, I'll only be making $2,000 to $7,000 more than I do now (and I live pay check to pay check with Los Angeles cost of living being so high). That's not a huge pay bump. Even though BU had a great program that was a little more appropriate for what I want to do, the extra $20,000 I'd be spending for the education was just not worth it. Especially so when I put it into the context of working an additional 10 years to pay it off while still living the lifestyle I do now. That said, even though I'd be saving $10,000ish if I went to CSUN (rent's cheaper around there, tuition is less, etc), it's worth it to me to go to a US New and Reports top 20 school. At the end of the day, it's all very depressing and discouraging. Hopefully, it'll be worth it in the end.

I just got my acceptance letter from UCLA! Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited. It was my number one choice.

I found out on Thursday that I was accepted by UCLA. Since I already live in LA and the program is $20,000 less, I opted to go to UCLA over BU. It was a hard decision, but I know it was the right one in the end. Have fun everyone who is going to BU!

I actually got it in an hour after the 5pm deadline on the 15th, but successfully appealed to be considered early because the 5pm deadline was so buried.

I got in! I submitted my application for the two-year Charles River Campus MSW on January 15th (the priority deadline). They apparently are not considering any applications submitted after that date until March 1st.

I got the same voice message. I lasted almost an entire day before I started searching the interwebs for other people who got a call. I missed it too -- my phone didn't even register a missed call. Strangeness. "Great news.... you spelled your name correctly, and since I am leaving this message, clearly got your phone number correctly inputted as well!"