biggytre
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@jhuffine: Hey, at least Bren responded to your e-mail. They mentioned in my acceptance letter that they would e-mail out merit-based awards by April 2nd. I e-mailed them on April 3rd after not hearing anything from them and they still haven't gotten back to me. I'm in-state, so I wasn't expecting to get much aid anyway (since California is broke). I'm leaning towards FES so I haven't really been stressing about it, but I'm a little disappointed with Bren's lack of keeping me in the loop/responding to my e-mails.
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@MCRM: I talked to Joe Scarfo (Associate Director of Academic & Enrollment Services) at Duke and he said that whatever financial aid you get in 1st year is the same amount you'll get in 2nd year.
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Anyone heard from SPEA or Bren about finances/scholarships?
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@GreenDiplomat: Congrats. I got 15/k a year + assistantship @ Yale. It sounds like they tend to give the same 1st year offer in the 2nd year as well. Anyone know anything more about the odds of that happening?
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Anyone else torn between Bren and FES/Nicholas? The in-state tuition at Bren for me is hard to pass on.
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Got into Yale. Woot.
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Just got into Bren School @ UCSB. Woot.
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Just got into SPEA MPA/MSES. No word on money yet.
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Thanks people. Didn't have interview.
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I submitted my FAFSA January 13th. It sounds like they don't factor in the FAFSA when deciding on scholarships + assistanships. It only factors into student loans (?). Not sure. See quotes below... "Students applying for merit-based aid awarded by the Nicholas School need to complete only the financial aid section on the school's application for admission. If you plan to apply for federal student loans, however, you must also complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)." "Scholarship and assistantship awards are based on the academic merit of the applicants." "The Admissions and Awards Committee has evaluated the financial aid applications of those who have applied for assistance. We are pleased to offer the following Financial Assistance for your study with us during the 2012-2013 academic year. Scholarship (Academic Year) - 2012Scholarship Amount - $5,000 Assistantship - $2,900 For additional information concerning your award please click here. Please note that the school does not award tuition waivers and generally students must have resources of their own to cover portions of their expenses."
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Just got accepted to Duke. $5,000 scholarship + some sort of assistantship. Holler.
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@cunninlynguist: Thanks. Yeah, environmental policy concentration at OSU. Haven't seen a lot of people talk about the MPP program at OSU, but it's relatively new/small. Got a good teaching assistantship at OSU but haven't heard from other schools yet.
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Program Applied To: MEM, MESM, MPA/MSES, MPP Schools Applied To: UCSB (MESM), Yale (MEM), Duke (MEM), Indiana (MPA/MSES), Oregon State University (MPP) Schools Accepted To: Oregon State University (MPP) Undergraduate Institution: Trinity College (Hartford, CT) Undergraduate GPA: 3.43 (3.7 last 2 years) Undergraduate Major: Environmental Science GRE Quantitative Score: 750 (83%?) GRE Verbal Score: 610 (85%? GRE AW Score: 5.0 (84%?) Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 3.5 Years of Work Experience: 3.0 Describe Relevant Work Experience: Intership with nonprofit trade association that advocates for the energy efficient housing industry, various summer jobs doing wildlife biology research, worked in an environmental chemistry lab for 2.5 years as a lab technician Strength of SOP: Think I did a good job of highlighting my varied work experience and how it has led me to the decision to pursure a graduate degree. Strength of LOR: My major advisor was the head of the environmental science department and she's a good friend of mine. P.S. I have no idea why I didn't apply to Michigan. Seemed like a good idea at the time...haha. Good luck everyone.