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Hey everyone! I have a meeting in 20 minutes with a colleague who graduated from SEAS - let me know if you want me to ask any specific questions and I can post the answers here! 

Hey everyone! I have a meeting in 20 minutes with a colleague who graduated from SEAS - let me know if you want me to ask any specific questions and I can post the answers here! 

Anyone else having major anxiety around funding? I think I was overly optimistic about the amount of funding I would receive. I've gotten (and not gotten) scholarships from different programs, but all options still lead to a lot of student loans. 
If it's not too forward, how is everyone planning on paying for this? Are people applying for a lot of external scholarships, counting on TA positions or research assistantships, or just taking out loans? Is it smart to take on a lot of debt for a masters in a field that historically doesn't have the highest salary range? I've gotten into some of my dream programs, but I'm not sure if I should even go at all if I would have to go into too much debt.

Also, has anyone called YSE to inquire the date results come out? Is that like bad practice lol
I'm so excited to hear back from them, idk if I should call but I kind of want to.

If the program you like the most (School A) doesn't offer you as much as another program you got into (School B ), you can always ask School A in a nice way if they can increase their funding to the level School B provides. My friend did that for Yale and she got a higher scholarship. She's also taking out loans and working a part-time job within YSE 

I got full funding for Bren but absolutely zero funding for another program (U Miami). I have savings for my living expenses and luckily also my parents saved up money for my schooling that I didn't touch in undergrad because I got a full scholarship for undergrad. Hoping that Yale comes out soon so that I can start planning what my future will look like. 

Anyone else having major anxiety around funding? I think I was overly optimistic about the amount of funding I would receive. I've gotten (and not gotten) scholarships from different programs, but all options still lead to a lot of student loans. 
If it's not too forward, how is everyone planning on paying for this? Are people applying for a lot of external scholarships, counting on TA positions or research assistantships, or just taking out loans? Is it smart to take on a lot of debt for a masters in a field that historically doesn't have the highest salary range? I've gotten into some of my dream programs, but I'm not sure if I should even go at all if I would have to go into too much debt.

I am dying with anxiety, thinking when Yale results will come. 

Anyone else having major anxiety around funding? I think I was overly optimistic about the amount of funding I would receive. I've gotten (and not gotten) scholarships from different programs, but all options still lead to a lot of student loans. 
If it's not too forward, how is everyone planning on paying for this? Are people applying for a lot of external scholarships, counting on TA positions or research assistantships, or just taking out loans? Is it smart to take on a lot of debt for a masters in a field that historically doesn't have the highest salary range? I've gotten into some of my dream programs, but I'm not sure if I should even go at all if I would have to go into too much debt.

Congrats to you as well! I got in for the EPP track, they offered a $15,000 one-time academic scholarship. 

Congrats to you as well! I got in for the EPP track, they offered a $15,000 one-time academic scholarship. 

I got a merit scholarship in my email, but if I check the results page it says "No financial aid information found." I think just give it some time and everything will update!

I got a merit scholarship in my email, but if I check the results page it says "No financial aid information found." I think just give it some time and everything will update!