cwahl

That was my estimate, which sounds like it may be extremely high! I can't believe that 7,000 is all you pay for housing/food. What city are you in? I said yes to Madison and told Williams yesterday that I probably won't come. I might have a window to say that I will after all, though there was a waiting list. I was just worried about the money considering I already owe about 20,000.

Does anyone have thoughts about the MA program at Wisconsin-Madison? The whole dilemma with the governor is somewhat scary since his proposal might affect graduate students negatively. Also, any thoughts about the University of Kansas? They seem to have excellent funding, but do they have a good reputation? Thank you!

This has been a very interesting conversation. I could use some input. Despite making a "final" decision about school for the fall, I feel very uncertain. I was awarded a full-tuition scholarship to Williams, but would have to pay for housing/food. This 20,000 in debt worth it? The other choice was WI-Madison with guaranteed funding through the MA program. With the political turmoil with Walker, it's a bit scary for students. Any thoughts?