Exactly! It's really unfortunate that funding is so scarce for Master's students.
They did! The only issue is that it is my undergraduate school, and I would have liked to go elsewhere. However, the faculty is exceptional and I love all the people I've worked with so far.
Yeah, I've seen that in this thread. My hope is definitely more of the abstract kind. I wasn't even going to bother applying until an advisor for the program personally reached out. Then I figured, transferring the application is free and there's no harm in seeing! Thank you, though. If I hadn't been checking this thread earlier and thought I had a high chance at funding, I'd definitely be crushed later.