LCasamajor

I'm sorry if these questions are dumb, but coming from another country there's a lot of US university system that I still don't get: 1) Can you take more classes than what your program includes? For example, TIE's an 8 course program. Could I take 10 courses instead? Should I have to pay for those additional courses? 2) If the answer is no, what would be the benefit of taking 5 classes? So your next semester is lighter? 3) How much is a credit in class time?

Did you apply for a Master? And they teased about full tuition? Honestly, I can't believe I didn't receive any of the fellowships aimed at my country or this Impact Award... I make less than 10k, how am I supposed to pay this. I'm super sad.

May I ask you where the Impact Award comes from? I can't find a merit scholarship named like that in the Financial Aid webpage.

Mine's up too and, while not too bad, it's not enough... I'm super bummed out. Do you know if funding awarded by the Committee on General Scholarships should also be listed? Because my application in their portal still says "Under review". I was really counting on their geographical need-based scholarships...