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MakinChoices

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  1. Has anyone had problems arranging a department tour at a school they've already said "yes" to? I emailed the admissions coordinator at the school I'm going to to ask to set up a tour and if I could meet with one of three specific faculty. I cc'ed the faculty in the email, and heard back from one saying she could meet with me one day, but didn't respond when I asked what time worked best for her. The admissions coordinator emailed me back 3 days later and said that everyone was too busy to meet with me for a general tour, but if I wanted to meet with specific people I should set something up myself. I got off the wait list at a much cheaper school today, and wanted to ask this school what they could offer me that the other school cannot. I feel like this is fair because of the huge price difference. How am I going to ask now? I arrive at the expensive school tomorrow to tour the campus in general I guess ....
  2. I think I will regret it if I go to the local school. It's smaller, less prestigious, much lower ranked, and the same place I went for undergrad. I'm also pretty sure I won't leave my hometown after graduation if I stay. The other school offers assisanceships which would get me a stipend for living expenses and in state tuition. I'm hoping that locals won't want those, bc the benefits aren't great unless you need in state tuition. My parents have let me live with them this year rent free, and at 28, that's all the support I can hope for from them! I don't have undergrad debt thanks to their generosity and good scholarships, so I figure I'm starting out in a better position than some. Hopefully the assistanceship will work out!
  3. So I got an offer from my "reach" school yesterday, but won't know about funding until August. At the same time, I could take a Graduate Assistantship at the local private school which would cover tuition and give me a monthly stipend. After doing the math, it'll cost me about 100,000K to move (including out of state tuition, rent, gas in my car, food in my belly etc) while I could stay in town for literally half that. There's of course a chance I would get scholarships/assistantships but no guarantees. The out of state school has an ideal program for me, focusing on language disorders in bilingual children. After 4 years in Japan teaching ESL and working with kids who weren't fluent in either English or Japanese, I'm pretty passionate about the topic and really would love to work in the bilingualism lab and specialize in this area. My home school offers no electives, and in my state there are no similar programs. Thoughts?
  4. So I got an offer from my "reach" school yesterday, but won't know about funding until August. At the same time, I could take a Graduate Assistantship at the local private school which would cover tuition and give me a monthly stipend. After doing the math, it'll cost me about 100,000K to move (including out of state tuition, rent, gas in my car, food in my belly etc) while I could stay in town for literally half that. There's of course a chance I would get scholarships/assistantships but no guarantees. The out of state school has an ideal program for me, focusing on language disorders in bilingual children. After 4 years in Japan teaching ESL and working with kids who weren't fluent in either English or Japanese, I'm pretty passionate about the topic and really would love to work in the bilingualism lab and specialize in this area. My home school offers no electives, and in my state there are no similar programs. Thoughts?
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