s800x
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Appointment last Thursday, passport arrived yesterday (Tuesday) - pretty impressive! I'm from England.
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As an international student I would be happy to set up a US bank account with just a debit (ATM) card. However, is it possible to get a cell plan with just a debit card? When I've looked at some plans online it seems like they want monthly payments paid with a credit card only. Is this always the case?
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Thanks for the heads up Stories and FSIA!! I'm heading to AU and they have deals with AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint. T-mobile is definitely the cheapest ($29.99) for the most basic plan but from what you've said it looks like I should avoid this and have a look at what deals I can get with AT&T?
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I am an international student looking at phone plans too. The cheapest monthly contract I have found so far is $29.99 with TMobile USA. They say they are the fourth biggest provider in the States. Does anyone know if they're good, I will be in the DC area?
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Where are these estimated AU living expenses coming from?
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Hey firefly, I'll be starting at SIS in the fall for the International Politics program.
I won't be at the accepted students day as I'm English.
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Exactly the same two programs as you guys. Any idea on when Pitt are going to accounce funding?!!
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My calculations for SIS are as follows:
Tuition per credit hour = $1,237 and most programs are 39 credits
Thus total Tuition = 39 x $1,237 = $48,243
Mandatory Fees:
SIS Program fee = $750 per sem
Sports Center fee = $65 per sem,
Technology fee $95 = persem,
Graduate activity fee = $30 per sem,
So total fees $940 (all fees) x 4 semesters = $3,760
AU Health Insurance = $1,440 annually, so $2,880
AU estimated Living Costs (per year):
Room = $13,613
Board = $5,547
Books = $900
Transport = $1,867
Personal = $2,200
Total = $24,127 per year
Georgetown estimate (per year) = $21,396 per year
My estimate = $22,000 per year, so $44,000 overall
Thus Tuition (48,243) + Fees (3,760) + Health (2,880) + Living (44,000) = $98,883 total estimate for two years
Adjust accordingly depending on your own factors. eg. health insurance waiver, scholarships, frugal lifestyle etc. If you have to take a language I have budgeted this will cost
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Just received an email from Georgetown:
"Thank you for your application for a scholarship from the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. Unfortunately, our funds are limited, and we receive more requests than we can accommodate. I am afraid we will not be able to offer you a scholarship at this time."
Makes my decision much easier as at $90,000+ Georgetown is a definite no! Almost definitely off to American SIS and really excited about it!
Good luck to all you guys still waiting on funding.
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I also like that I can take undergrad Arabic classes for free at Fletcher and SSP, something I definitely intend to take advantage of.
Wow! How does this work? Do you know if this is the case at American SIS too?
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For those admitted to Gtown SSP, has anyone received scholarship info yet?
No, not yet. :|
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Wow - I have exactly the same dilemna! I have the same financial offer from American (essentially a full ride) and have just got into Georgetown too. At American my program is MA International Politics and at Georgetown it's the SSP. Georgetown will announce funding in the next week or so but even if I were to receive the full offer (tuition waiver), two years of living in DC would be pretty expensive! Looking forward to answers to this thread! Thank you
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I got my funding package today via email too and I'm also an international student. For the record, it was an out-of-state tuition waiver and $4k a year. Very nice to receive something, but when all my other schools have offered me packages worth $20-40k I'm not sure how much it will influence my decision. Good luck to all you guys!
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I received an email earlier today for the SSP although I am an international student if that means anything?
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I just got accepted into the SSP via email about 2 hours ago!
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Money was a big factor for me, but of the three I'm looking at the most now, it looks the amount of debt I will be taking on will be about equal. With that in mind, what do people think is a reasonable amount of debt to take on in order to get a master's in international relations from a top 10 program? does the $40,000 to $50,000 range seem reasonable?
I don't want to take the thread off topic but I see this mentioned quite a lot. What would you say count as top 10 IR programs?
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As an international student without much knowlegde of US schools / programs I would love to know what people think of American SIS. I have just been accepted to the MA International Politics with a nice funding offer. Thank you!
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I know a number of us on here were accepted to UGA for either the MA or PHD program way back in early February. Just wondered if anyone had heard any news about funding yet? Thanks!
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The program looks really good. I've applied to the Security & Intelligence track but haven't heard anything yet. When did you receive your email?
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I am still waiting for LBJ . . . . am I alone?!
Does that mean that I have been rejected?
arrrghh.
Nah I'm still waiting. Starting to worry ...
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Yup still waiting.
My surname begins with S if that's of any interest!
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I just received an e-mail 30 minutes ago saying I got accepted for Global Policy! Guess they are trickling out throughout the day. Looks like I will be at UT this fall!!! Congrats to everyone else as well!
Congrats sef802!
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Yeah you're not alone, I'm still waiting too!
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viewtopic.php?f=15&t=15643 a little bit of info here
Public Policy PhD with IR/Security focus?
in Government Affairs Forum
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Pete, I've messaged you!