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CurlyHairStudentAffairs

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  1. I interviewed at BG and IU. IU's assistantships vary in terms of funding, but most cover about 9 credits per semester. BG used to be fully funded, but recently experienced budget cuts. ResLife however is still fully funded.
  2. Experience isn't incredibly imperative for your application, but it's important for obtaining a GA. The program you described may be beneficial depending on how it's structured. If you're just taking notes and sitting in on the class but not actually interacting with the students then I would say no. But if you're working with the students, meeting with them to go over notes, or anything like that then yes. That sort of experience could be very valuable if you landed a GA in disablity services or academic support.
  3. There are two helpful (but not necessarily full proof) ways that I found of determining how practitioner based a program was when I was searching. The first was looking at if the program had a required assistantship/how many required practicum experiences there were. Schools that are more loose-y goosey with assistantships are often less focus on practice. The other thing that I looked at was whether or not writing a thesis was required. Programs that require a thesis can often be more theory based. Again these aren't completely 100% true for every program, but when you're wading through dozens of programs, it can be helpful. I'd also disagree a little with some of the previous advice. If the programs in the region you want to be in are a good fit, go for it, but if not don't be afraid to be a bit all over the board. I'm from California, and I hope to work in California after I finish my masters program. I applied to University of Vermont, Bowling Green, Indiana University, University of Denver, and Rutgers. Did interviews get tricky and expensive? Yep, but I'm absolutely 100% happy with my program, and I knew I didn't like not a single program in California. At the end of the day, going to a school that isn't a fit because it's in a region you like, isn't always the smartest decisions
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