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I got over my fear of debt and will be making my way to LA in August as well! Since financial aid for international students is quite limited, I would like to know if anyone has some tips on ways to save money on housing. Is there some cheap on-campus housing available or would i be better off looking for accommodation off-campus?

I applied to 3 programs and received a positive advice from the lowest ranked program approximately 1.5 months after the deadline. The second university took about 2.5 months and, 4 months after the deadline, I am still waiting for the final (highest ranked) decision. It takes a long time. All you can do is wait patiently.

Hi all, I recently applied for the graduate program in Economics in USC and being from another continent I am not familiar with the concept of semester hours and units, so I hope users here can shed some light on this. The USC Economics website says "A total of 32 units are required for the M.A." I googled around a bit what this means for the total duration of the program, but since answers vary between 6 months and 2 years, I am unsure how many years (realistically) it will take to graduate (and thus, how much it will cost me). I can't really find any specific information on this on USC's website, so if anyone has any experience with USC grad programs or grad programs in general, I would really appreciate it if you could help me out. Thanks in advance. GQC