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congrats, I am also waiting on CPP. Wondering since I didn't get anything yesterday if that means I got rejected lol. Did you get an emaill from the school or from Prof Kim/Abdul/Laura?

@Brandon_S thanks for your well thought out reply. it is actually 46k vs 20k total for the two years (I got 6.5k from UCI so its actually 40k now). Do you think this changes things?

@Doegirl I haven't heard back from them yet, I am just assuming I will get in (I know, a tad bit haughty). I heard from the Department that we should hear back in the next 1-2 weeks.

So I am choosing between two programs, University of California, Irvine MURP and Cal Poly Pomona MURP. UCI costs about ~$45k and CPP costs about ~$20k (CPP also offers nighttime classes so I would be able to work 30-40 hours a week). Which school should I choose? On one hand, UCI is higher ranked, seems to be more organized and appears to have a better alumni network. On the other hand, CPP offers more financial/career flexibility, cheaper and focuses more on "hands on learning", which I feel would prepare me better for the professional world. Does anyone have suggestions or thoughts? Appreciate any help.