davidthegnome

Thanks so much for this response! You've been very helpful. -David

Greetings mppbluedevil13, I'm a little concerned about the rigor of Sanford's program. It's been a while since I've been in school, and it worries me that I'll have to take so many credit hours per semester. I'm confident in my abilities, but my background is in the humanities. Can you speak to the difficulty of the program, especially for those students that lack a background in quantitative analysis? Are there many students that drop out after their first year? Are there many students that need more than two years to complete the program? Thank you so much for your help. -David

I too am very interested in higher education policy. I too did not receive any funding from Michigan! I will be accepting a funded offer from another school. My sense is that you would be able to pursue your interests through internships and practium-based experiences at almost any top program. The possibility of 120-130k of debt scares me to death.

I haven't heard anything either.

i've heard nothing on funding yet:( It's very discouraging to hear about the mistake in admissions processing. I hope that will not affect funding or the funding notification process. I also was not very impressed with the phone call I received last night:/ The student was very nice but did not do very well at answering the questions I'd prepared. The student also seemed uncomfortable. Oh well, hopefully we'll get our emails tomorrow! On the other hand, the Duke Sanford admissions process has been an absolute dream. The application was extremely efficient, and I already feel like I'm a welcomed member of their community (facebook page, admitted students webpage, multiple phone calls, email from alumni, admitted student internet chats, etc.) I understand that Michigan is a larger program, but Michigan should model their admissions process after Duke's.