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I got the same letter too, and I am also fully funded. I was snooping on their website and I also talked to our faculty representative. It seems like if you are fully funded you aren't very competitive for this award since you must have some demonstrated financial need. It also hurts if you are currently employed since that can bring down your need.

Is there a trader joes in ann arbor? I'm trying to decide between Philly and Ann Arbor. Has anyone lived in both places that could give me some insight into how you liked both? I can see myself living in both a city or a college town so any advice would be helpful. Thanks!

This is the way I've come to see EdD vs. PhD: The Ed.D is a practitioner's degree. People who get an EdD go on and work in the education field, usually in administration, government, or business. The PhD is a research degree. People go on and do theoretical things, teach, and many go into the same fields as those with EdDs go to, but the degree's focus is on research. That said, the EdD at Harvard is particularly research driven...Seeing how academia is PhDs are usually biased against EdDs I'd say if your long term goal is a faculty position, that's something to consider. To be fair, I've definitely seen a few higher ed faculty with the Harvard EdD sprinkled about the top programs. I applied for the EdD but was offered the masters so I'm glad that's a choice I don't have to make!

I went to a 6 school information session in Miami for the top education schools: Stanford, Harvard, Penn, U. Michigan, Vanderbilt, and Columbia. Every rep said they are looking for at least a 1200 and It would be much more difficult to get in with a lower score. I'm sure there are minimums but I doubt it is ever as simple as the highest GRE wins. I didn't get much higher than 1200 and things turned out alright for me.

Where did you hear PhD student will definitely have funding? I was told to expect absolutely no funding from teacher's college by the director of admissions and a professor in my area.

Actually on second thought, living in Clayton would be okay if you lived in the area called "The Moorelands" and had a 2 bedroom apt. Those are actually pretty affordable and in a great area. Try there if you want Clayton, but I still think Midland and Delmar is better bang for your buck. PS if you are moving to St. Louis, let me know. I will be moving from my current place at the end of July. It's nice, 1800 sq feet w/ a basement of the same size, 2 bedroom, study, sunroom, dishwasher and washer and dryer in unit. 5 Min drive 15 min walk from WashU, plus my landlord is great. All that for only $1,000 a month.

Did anyone else wind up applying for this? I put my app into the national pool earlier this week.

Nice way to start the weekend!

Wow that was awesome. Thank you so much for the detailed info it is very helpful!

Search has been down for me for some reason, I'm not sure why. Could you post a link to those threads? It is good to hear it is possible. I wasn't sure if the bank would consider that stipend as a reliable form of income to get approved for a house/condo. Sure seems like a better idea than renting if you can get a decent price. As for questions, what do you know now that you wish you knew before buying your place? Do you have any tips or was there anything that was unexpected? Did you buy in your first year, or did you rent first and then buy? Any other advice you think would be useful is appreciated! My thoughts are to work as an RA my first year and use the 10 -15 k I save on room and board (plus some of my own savings) as the downpayment. Just wanted to make sure my plan was a feasible option. Thanks.

So If you have 4 years of guaranteed funding in writing, is it possible to purchase a house with your stipend as your main means of income? I'm guessing you'd still need a significant downpayment. Has anyone tried this or know if it is possible? I figure if I am going to be at a program for 4-5 years and with the housing market and interests rates lower it may be a decent option to consider. Thoughts? I have never owned a home and I'm not really familiar with the process.

Good grief I don't want to hear that you can go snow shoeing there. haha, I knew it was cold but !!!!! I have some other options with a little better funding so now I"m just trying to find the best match. We'll see. Thanks for the info on housing. I didn't even consider trying to purchase a place during grad school, but it might not be such a bad option these days with the housing market and interest rates so low. And being there for 5 years...Hmm... Thanks!

So...is anybody not going to deposit at Stanford? 8)

I heard ann arbor is kind of expensive. Is a stipend of $16,500 going to be enough to live comfortably? It's a 9 month stipend. What are typical stipends U Mich students have recieved in the past?

It's admitted. You accept an offer of admission. Sounds a little strange to accept an offer of acceptance.