SPozzie

I was accepted to Pratt for Fall 2020 but declined. I wasn't offered any funding or any on campus work and was told the number of transfer credits I could bring over was less than listed on their website. For context: I have a 3.8GPA, a year of ALA accredited grad school completed, and experience in the field. I was happy to be accepted, but pretty bummed on the acceptance terms. Furthermore, seemingly no plan of action for Fall 2020 in the wake of COVID-19? As an international student... this was not ideal. I've contacted NYU/LIU about their dual degree MA/MSLIS program. There are emphasis streams for special collections and archives at LIU, and NYU has museum studies (as well as conservation programs, but I don't think you can mix that into dual degree). These programs also have links to institutions that seem v intriguing. Not the same as Pratt's fellowships, but those are also very competetive and only available second year. CUNY also has a well reputed (straight forward) MLIS program.

Thank you for the response! It's definitely the push and pull--- ROI is a big deciding factor and I know it would open many more doors to be at Pratt. Do you mind me asking which program you applied for?

Hey all-- I'm wondering if anyone knows what the real breakdown of funding offers are at Pratt Institute. Their website boasts up to 75% of (undergrads) are funded in some manner, but lists nothing about graduates. Long and short-- I'm Canadian, and I'm doing my Masters of Information Studies at McGill right now and I hate it. The program is very much not a fit to my interests in archival practices. My undergrad GPA was 3.75 and my current GPA at McGill is 3.8. I'm most interested in art archiving, and have experience in the field, as well as in university libraries, and as a exhibiting artist. Understandably not perfect, but still an A student with lived experience. I received acceptance to Pratt Institute's Masters of Libraries and Information Studies, but was offered zero funding and told they would only allow 2 courses to be transfered for credit of the full-time year I've completed at McGill. The more I dig, the more it seems that international students are seemingly not offered funding as often as American students? I'm interested in pursuing art archiving, so Pratt is a dream, but I'm really hesitant to jump into a lot of debt. To finish at McGill would cost about $4,000 in tuition whereas transfering to Pratt would be about a $45,000 commitment. Anyone have thoughts? Is a grad program worth it if you don't receive any funding? Other Canadians with opinions on private loans for studies?