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i wouldn't call UCSB considerably worse at a rank of 34. and i'm not totally sure where these rankings come from. i currently work for a program in education at a different school that is literally begging people to apply and admitting EVERYONE, and they were just ranked top 20. a rank of 34 is still reputable
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Fall 2016 Decisions - MSW (Masters in Social Work)
missgord replied to morningjunky's topic in Social Workers Forum
@BrendonSW are you sure that it covers full tuition or just 8 credits per quarter? college of ed covers 8 credits per quarter with a full time GA. they consider 8 credits to be full time and require you to take at least 8 credits. however their courses range from 1-5 credit classes, and it's very difficult to take exactly 8 credits. some have cohort structures where they require you to take, for example, 12 credits per quarter. so you end up paying a LOT of money even with a "full time" GSSA. DU has been VERY different from other schools in that regard. look into it to be sure. the funding structure is terrible. also, if you're talking about michigan with the GSSA, then nevermind. i'm speaking about DU! -
Advice: Georgetown SFS vs DU Josef Korbel
missgord replied to aquifolium's topic in Government Affairs Forum
Apply for GA's at GT.. you never know! -
Fall 2016 Decisions - MSW (Masters in Social Work)
missgord replied to morningjunky's topic in Social Workers Forum
FYI - @ least in the college of education, if you get a GA, you lose your scholarship -
Santa Barbara vs. Boulder vs. Ann Arbor vs. Newark, DE
missgord replied to gradschool3's topic in Decisions, Decisions
i went to undergrad at UD ('09 grad). i know it's great for engineering since a bunch of my friends and my boyfriend were in the engineering program. i'm from NY originally (long island) and i prefer to live in a cultural/outdoorsy/liberal place. delaware is GREAT if you're from delaware. everyone knows everyone. you can always run into someone you know, especially down the beach. it's comforting and it's just nice to see friendly faces everywhere. people from delaware think delaware is really great. i had a great time in college there - parties/bars/restaurants are all awesome. i go back a lot because my boyfriend is from there. it has grown on me. however, i personally would not move there for grad. it is not the experience i'm looking for. college is great, so are the professors, but i'm looking for a life experience along with grad school. the surrounding area is not great, but the main street on campus is awesome - also full of drunk college kids. rent is obnoxiously expensive considering nothing else is going on (small nice one bedroom apartment near campus will be over $1,000). i refuse to settle down there because the public schools are shitty and the perspective is too narrow. there is not much going on in wilmington (it's also like the rape capital of the US). philly is great, but you won't be going there - you're an hour from downtown. but, again, it depends on your preferences and what you're looking for. if you're more of a small town mindset, foodie, binge drinker, hard core academic... you'd like it. i LOVED going there for undergrad. but i'm in a different place in my life now. -
Haha well I'm not working for them if they don't fund me
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i had other funding offers, but the programs weren't a good fit
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bleh! which department??
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i don't even think they said that in my letter. it was just a standard letter. said during admit day we'd have an opportunity to discuss applying for fellowships. we'll see!! thanks. you too! do you have a funding offer elsewhere?
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yeah i was accepted a few weeks ago so i was able to book flights in advance. i assume everyone got the official letter today. they haven't been too clear with me about funding, which is confusing. they said the sooner i accept, the sooner they can try to get me funding. so i guess if admit day goes well, i'll accept contingent on funding. i do like my program and professors a lot.
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the stat program (policy leadership research methods). did you get funding offers elsewhere? did you interview/discuss funding at all? and yea - but i guess the coincidence makes sense since we got our letters today are you attending admit day?
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agreed on both accounts. i've had people give me extra time. also, you can accept contingent on funding; aka if you get a funding offer from another school, you can back out
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What is the link for funding opportunities? I've always been successful finding funding before. Depends on your skillset. How are you with stats?
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i dont think they can require you to reply before april 15
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which program are you in within education? i don't have funding yet either. where else are you considering?