thmndr

I'm no expert. I've talked about this a lot with my mentors. And I've attended and left a graduate program because my needs weren't being met. Ultimately it doesn't matter where you go to school. the work matters. The school matters in the sense that you want to be around people that match your energy and intellectual hunger. Your peers matter. The community matters. Sexy schools can give a little bump and a lot of rigorous and invested students and faculty can end up there, but there are some less sexy programs that are just as good.  For me graduate school is a means to find comrades and mentors. It is a space to work hard and take risks. It's expensive. There isn't one right answer to this. It depends on what a person wants. Go to with your gut or go with the sexiest school. You will be fine either way. 

Hey everyone looking for some advice. My wife applied to 8 schools: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCI, UW, Columbia, Hunter, Goldsmith's, and the RCA. She got interviews at four of them and was accepted to one so far. It's pretty clear now based on these forum comments that interviews have all occurred at the four schools she didn't get interviews at and I'm wondering if I should tell her. She is somewhat anti-this forum, as it creates even more stress for her rather than support. However, maybe because I'm not applying personally, I'm pretty addicted to it and love getting the updates. I don't want to be the one to tell her she didn't get interviews, but I also have to make sure my reaction is genuine when she finally gets the news. She already was accepted to her first choice, so that does soften the blow.  
 
 

Does anyone know where that post went that had the financial aid trends for each school?