meinbayern

THANK YOU SO MUCH for your info ^^ Yes, 1/2 to 11 1/2 credits are seens as PART TIME. So 8 credits would be part time then. Two courses per semester sounds much better compares to my undergrad course load... Like you said, I definitely need to find some on-campus jobs...

I will (100% sure) continue to do a PhD in Art History. I applied to direct entry, but I only got two admissions and they're all MA. I'm an inaternational student and I'm not able to find a job at this point, the only thing is to take the MA, although it costs a lot, I know. Hopefully I can get a funded PhD 2 years later, that will really release the pressure on me. My parents pay for my education and they want me to go a better school...though they never mention ths cost.... As long as I know, this Art History field is not really popular in my country, but it's getting more and more attention. so it means a lot of opportunities out there. Education and experience in US count a lot when I go back home for job hunting... that's why I really concern about BU's tuition. I really wanna go Boston....

I'm looking for a room in an apartment near Commonweakth Ave (walking distance to BU) but I'm not sure about the average cost/// If it's around 800 per person (in 2 br apt, share bath/kitchen) includes all utilities, is that a good deal?

On BU's website, it says the tuition is 40k per year, however if I take 2 courses per semester I will be considered "part-time" and the cost will be 1228*8*2=20k per year. That's 20k cheaper than their estimated cost. Am I doing the math right? I emailed the department to find out the average course load for MA student, but still no response. If it's 20k per year maybe I can afford it by adding part time job and external funding... but if it's 40k per year..........makes no sense going there........... ;(

got MA admission letter yesterday... with no funding... dont think i can afford it

I have some Qs about the budget... I noticed that in an area called "University Plaza", in between the BU campus and Bing downtown. Is this where the off-campus community located? Usually how much will it cost for a 1-room studio (include private bath/kitchen, all utilities) in this area? or in west-side Bing downtown? I searched the off-campus service on BU's website and couldn't decide which area to choose from... I'm a Arts major graduate and I think it would be a good idea to live in a studio as my schedule is always... 'quite wired', or at least for some people ;P Also... what is the average cost per month? besides rent What do you guys always do for summer and winter? how far it is from major cities, like nyc and toronto? (~~~drive) thanks for the tips

Still no news from BU. Oh well, probably the rej email would come next Monday :\\\ couldn't believe I only got one admit from 9 schools this year... I started to wonder should I still keep my eyes on this academic track I'm not an AH undergrad and everybody's telling me it's not possible to switch major at this time, even I'm not expecting a funded phd

I saw two Boston postings on the board... anyone else heard from them? and if you don't mind could people share the focus area and stats? thx =)

Congrats to those who got into UI! I'm an undergrad here (transferred here in 2008) and I'm graduating this May. I would say UI is a great place to study (nice professors & fellow students) but not a good place to enjoy your life (you know it). Just like other Mid-west colloge towns, Iowa City is (basically) in the middle of nowhere, the nearst city is Chicago (4-5 hr drive away) and we have only one shopping mall in this area (20 min drive away). For the undergrads it's a famous drinking school, but I think it would be much better if you're grad student who have almost no time for friday night house parties... well the academic aspect is well known throughout mid-west as we have a lot of faculties originally graduated from illinois, kansas, minnesota, michigan and wisconsin... so you'll get a good network in the surrounding big cities (say, minneapolis, kansas city, des moines, milwaukee or chicago) If you're a PhD student you'd better prepare yourself spending more than 5 years in this tiny little town and you won't get crazy eventually (that's some of the grad students told me =( after all welcome to iowa, where snow falls for half a year into april!!!