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Extremely excited to have been accepted, but a little worried about not having any funding.
 
Any thoughts on the pros/cons of attending SAIS by taking out loans (Stafford/Direct PLUS)? May only be necessary for the first year of study, but it is still a lot of debt. Definitely my dream school but I don't want to let that blind the rational side of me. 

I'll contribute, then, that both of my acceptances came with funding, but they were not a significant portion of tuition. One school gave $5K a semester, one gave 6 credits a year + a stipend. I didn't take the GRE though, since it was waived with my previous advanced degree, and I think that the GRE is a huge factor for funding, yes?

I am now in the fortunate position of deciding between a few acceptances for IR Masters degrees, and have been given some funding at a few of the schools. I'm just wondering - what percent of applicants at the top schools usually receive any funding? What are average amounts of scholarship funding? Any insight into this would be helpful. Thanks!