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I think Duke may let you switch up the required classes or perhaps create your own concentration?

Hi Guys! I am also accepted and did not receive FA, I am an out of state student and my tuition i believe is 38k a year. Does anyone know anything about becoming a GSI? How competitive it is? If we can apply for it and become a GSI in our first year? Thanks!

Hello to all. First time poster for me and I need some help from you guys. Undergrad: UC San Diego Fall 2011 Grades/GRE: Average and on the low side Work Experience: 3 years undergrad as a sustainability student leader, internship in Washington DC US House of Congress as a green intern, and currently working as a sustainable program manager for a green building start up developer LOR: One from under grad job, one from internship and one from a professor who teaches environmental management from my school's graduate business school, all of them are very strong except the cookie cutter one from my professor Applied to: SPEA, BREN, Nicholas, Yale, Rice's Professional Masters Program Environmental Analysis, UMICH Accepted: UMich and Rice Waitlisted: Yale Rejected from the rest. My Goal: Work in Urban Sustainable Green Building Development My question is does any know ANYTHING about the Rice's program? All I know that it is 10-15 students and I am trying to decide between the two. Both of my accepted schools are not offering any type of financial aid what so ever and it sucks. 2nd question: I see that some of you guys have been accepted into UPenn, I see that the application period dont end till april 9th, Should i even apply? Since maybe a lot of the spots are already filled. Thinking about it, anyone with input of how the program works? I went to the joint school open house in October 2011 with Duke, Yale, Umich and Bren, they all said they regarded each other as the top schools of environmental mgmt thus they do open house tours together at various cities. I know a lot about how each school operates and what their goals are, here is my short analysis Duke: I believe is the best school, smartest environmental professionals all come from there, VERY VERY strong career center, where they help you find jobs for the rest of your life, they send out an annual resume booklet of the graduates with everyone's resume attached. ( I also attended their Alumni Reachout Open House where Alumni comes out and speak about their experience and how they all got jobs afterwards) Yale: Their program is similar to Duke but did not speak about their career center, I am assuming their career center is not as strong. UCSB: Seem to be much more focused on the science part of Environmental Management, did not like their students working because the program is very intensive. They just started their entrepreneurship program and is an add on to whatever emphasis you choose UMich: Seem to be the most relaxed out of all the group and talked a lot about how they are very well connected to different areas of environmental management, i.e. water, air, policy, conservation, etc. If you guys have any more questions please feel free to ask! Good luck to everyone and their decisions, I know how crazy it has been for the past year!

I am accepted into Rice University's Professional Masters Program, ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING Emphasis Track. I was wondering if any MEM applicants out there know anything about this program? I know its a very small program with only around 10-15 students and I am concerned about career/networking opportunities. Any additional info or past alumni that can chime in will be much appreciated!

I have been accepted into University of Michigan's Masters of Natural Resources(Sustainable Systems) http://www.snre.umich.edu/degree_programs/sustainable_systems/courses2006 and Rice University's Professional Science Masters Program(Environmental Analysis and Decision Making Emphasis) http://sloan-pmp.rice.edu/enviroanalysis.aspx?id=168 I am trying to determine a decision between the two programs, Rice is shorter with 1.5 years but there are only around a small ground of students admitted annual 10-15. I do not know if this is a good thing or a bad thing for my program since this is not a research program but instead a graduate program aimed towards a career in Environmental Management. I know UMich's Environmental Program is much more well known, but Rice is a higher ranked University. Money is not really an issue since both of them cost more less around the same. Additionally I am thinking about applying to UPenn's Master of Environmental Studies http://www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/graduate/mes/curriculum. I don't know what to do?!!?!?