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tegan.deanna

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  1. Anyone heard from these schools: U of Oregon for Music Theory, U of Minnesota for Music Theory, U of Rochester for Linguistics or UCSD/SDSU JDP Language and Communicative Disorders? I'm thinking if we haven't heard yet we're probably waitlisted as the school is hoping some people will make negative decisions in time for them to accept some different people. So if there are any schools you have already ruled out but haven't contacted yet, please do!
  2. I may also have to accept an offer with funding pending and pull out if funding does not materialize. And I totally agree that:
  3. I'm in the same boat, applied to five and only heard back from three. My husband applied to four and has only heard from two. I'm not sure if I should try calling (or emailing) or not. I certainly don't want to be rude, but I'm dying to know so I can start weighing my options and make a timely decision.
  4. All of these people have done a fine job consoling you and advising you how to improve your work and try again, but few have addressed the reality of your current debt and how to deal with it while waiting to reapply. I only have $100k (I feel weird using the term "only" for a debt that size...but you've got me beat) and this is how I dealt with it during my year off. I discovered that if you take classes part-time you can defer making payments on your loan (it doesn't matter if it's federal or private.) You can take these classes at a state university for in-state rates or a community college for their small fee, and it will be far cheaper than what you would be paying on your loan per month. You can take more art classes, or try something new that has always interested you or that you think might benefit you in some way. I actually discovered a new major in my year off and have applied to grad schools for that instead this time round (not that I'm suggesting that you give up on art, I was unsatisfied with my undergrad major and looking for a change, you sound quite passionate and dedicated to yours.) You may still have to be accepted to a department as a post-baccalaureate student, but in my experience, that isn't difficult. And then, you can work either full-time, or maybe part-time, on the side to pay for living expenses (which is what I'm doing.) Alternately, along the lines of the Americorps/Peacecorps recommendation, if you were willing and able to uproot for a while, I know several people that paid off sizable portions of their student loan debt by moving to Asia and teaching English as a Second Language. You can find tons of TESL programs online for various countries through various organizations, and it's an experience that could change your life forever. You might even be inspired artistically by a foreign environment, who knows? Just some ideas from my life experience that I thought you might find beneficial. Good luck!
  5. So it's normal to be required to make a decision before you know about funding? I know funding offers depend largely on whether or not the people that were originally offered funding decide to go or not, but for people who were not originally offered funding and cannot afford to go without funding, choosing to accept without guaranteed funding is very risky. I have been accepted to two out of five schools, rejected from one and waiting to hear from two. One of the acceptances, call it Program A, officially stated: no funding (big state education budget cuts this year, read: cutting entire departments to make ends meet), and the other one, Program B, said nothing about funding. Should I pester Program B about the likelihood of funding if I were to accept their offer? These are Masters programs and I intend to continue on to a PhD and enter academia some day. It's looking like my best option may be to wait another year, skip the MA, and apply directly to PhD programs next year, where funding is more ample. Does that sound like the best course of action to you? Everyone says not to go into debt if you plan to become a professor and I already owe tons from my undergraduate days at a private university. I wish funding weren't a deciding factor, but my current debt and future prospects make it so. Any advice or commiseration is welcome.
  6. It's March 31st and I've only heard back from 3 out of 5 schools and my husband has only heard back from 2 out of 4 schools (we applied to the same schools with different majors but haven't heard yet from different schools.) Is anyone else in a similar situation, still waiting and it's practically April? I've been reading on here about people having trouble making choices between their various options, but I can't even begin to make a decision until all the results are in. Ideally, my husband and I will both get accepted to the same school and be offered funding and therefore will not have to choose between numerous second-rate options, but that is looking unlikely. It sure would be nice to know which schools want us and what they're willing to pay, or not, to have us. How are you dealing with a similar situation (with or without a spouse to complicate matters)? I have all sorts of pro-con lists for all sorts of contingencies, but April 15 is approaching swiftly and I'm beginning to panic. I'm afraid I'll have no time to decide and I'm already out of time to visit potential candidates. I wish I could just contact the schools and ask what's going on, making students wait this long just to hear back is really rude, but I know that's a major no-no. Any advice or commiseration is welcome. I can provide more info about which schools, what majors, what sorts of funding, but I didn't think it was relevant. I just want to know how other people are coping with delinquent decisions.
  7. It's March 31st and I've only heard back from 3 out of 5 schools and my husband has only heard back from 2 out of 4 schools (we applied to the same schools with different majors but haven't heard yet from different schools.) Is anyone else in a similar situation, still waiting and it's practically April? I've been reading on here about people having trouble making choices between their various options, but I can't even begin to make a decision until all the results are in. Ideally, my husband and I will both get accepted to the same school and be offered funding and therefore will not have to choose between numerous second-rate options, but that is looking unlikely. It sure would be nice to know which schools want us and what they're willing to pay, or not, to have us. How are you dealing with a similar situation (with or without a spouse to complicate matters)? I have all sorts of pro-con lists for all sorts of contingencies, but April 15 is approaching swiftly and I'm beginning to panic. I'm afraid I'll have no time to decide and I'm already out of time to visit potential candidates. I wish I could just contact the schools and ask what's going on, making students wait this long just to hear back is really rude, but I know that's a major no-no. Any advice or commiseration is welcome. I can provide more info about which schools, what majors, what sorts of funding, but I didn't think it was relevant. I just want to know how other people are coping with delinquent decisions.
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