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University of Michigan Social of Social Work Fall 2016
RCtheSS replied to SWinMI's topic in Social Workers Forum
Thanks for clarifying, @ljo377. Congrats to y'all who were awarded fellowships and grants! Looks like this decision is going to come down to financing for me. Also, I spent a summer in Ann Arbor as part of a program encouraging underrepresented groups into public service. I know it was an off-time since it was summer semester, but the immediate area around campus was quite homogeneous to the point where my cohort felt singled out while going out to local bars and restaurants. I grew up around diverse communities and that summer threw me off. I think some folks going to UMich prefer to live in Ypsilanti and commute. -
University of Michigan Social of Social Work Fall 2016
RCtheSS replied to SWinMI's topic in Social Workers Forum
So for y'all who received financial aid notices: were they through the SSW, or through the UMich Financial Aid office? I received a notice and it's pretty much $1,500 for work study plus maxed out unsubsidized loans, still leaving another $20,000 in costs each semester. welp! -
GSPIA vs Bush School vs others (help plz)
RCtheSS replied to cocomoco's topic in Government Affairs Forum
Could you provide more details? What are your policy interests? Does each program have courses and faculty within your interests? Have you visited each program? -
Woohooo!! Congratulations, well deserved!
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Per the email sent from Tiffany Bonner: Fellowships & Financial Aid: All fellowship awardees have been notified by the UCLA Fellowship Office. If you were not awarded a fellowship, you will have the opportunity to apply for a continuing-student fellowship at the end of your first year in the program, and the department will send other fellowship opportunities as they come along. You should check the searchable UCLA Graduate Division extramural fellowship database. (Department Stipend applications will be sent in March). Financial aid packages (loans, etc) are sent via the UCLA Financial Aid office, generally in the month July. If you have not yet applied for need-based aid by submitting the FAFSA, I would recommend that you do so immediately! The FAFSA can be found at http://fafsa.ed.gov/. All students who are eligible for aid via the FAFSA are given some need-based funding toward the professional fees (the average annual award is $2000 but amounts vary based on your calculated need as determined by FAFSA)
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Woo, another PPIAer! Which year and JSI? I was 2013 at UMich.
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It won't. It's not like it's a drastic career change; a good chunk of students graduating with their MPPs go into the private sector anyway. If you manage to have time to demonstrate a commitment to public service (e.g. part-time volunteering), that would be beneficial.
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I really went on Google and searched "mpp debt worth it", hahaha. From there you can limit your search to just GradCafe threads. Some are specific to certain programs (no surprise HKS shows up a majority of the time). Here are a few that I read through:
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Oh, these should be good.
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I just spent the last 30 minutes reading old threads on this subforum regarding student loans and debt to earn a MPP/MPA. It really helped me solidify my future priorities along with my career goals. I really recommend that folks utilize previous thread discussions while making these tough decisions!
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$22,500 over three semesters (since I'm a dual degree applicant) Non-resident tuition waiver valued at $8,262 per year Combined total of $46,524 over two years
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Thank you! It hasn't really sank in yet, to be honest. I still need to tell my family the news. But now it's on to making a decision and figuring out how to finance graduate school.
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I received a HHH Scholarship in recognition of being a PPIA fellow. Minneapolis is now the new headquarters of the national PPIA office as well.
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Glad to hear they stuck to the March 15 date! They're liking sending them out in waves instead of all at once.
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I applied by the Jan. 15 deadline and heard back within two weeks, so I don't know how their process really works!
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Yes, a couple folks here have heard back within the past two months.
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@anony2888, I'm so sorry. Is WUSTL unable to provide additional funding in any way? I understand being debt-averse; for the most part, we're going into fields that are undervalued salary-wise yet require $100K to train for them. It's crazy.
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Yep. First we wait 3-4 months for application decisions to drop, then we wait another month to know if we can even afford it.
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Thanks! I can't believe that 6 months later, this is a reality. I'm not trying to humblebrag or anything like that, I just... I don't know! I was stressed as all hell about these applications and I was the only person out of all my colleagues and friends who didn't believe this could happen. I've always been my worst critic. At this point I've mentally narrowed down my top 3 choices, and I have a week of visits planned at the end of the month. Now it's up to making the finances work out!
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I just logged in to receive my last admission decision this morning. As such, I am done waiting and whining. Well, not really. Now I'm transitioning into begging for financial aid packages.
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University of Michigan Social of Social Work Fall 2016
RCtheSS replied to SWinMI's topic in Social Workers Forum
FINALLY. I signed into the portal just now and received my application decision: accepted. Well, shit. Guess that all worked out for the best. -
Did she leave a message? She may have wanted to congratulate you on your acceptance, inform you about the upcoming open house and admission events, and/or to let you ask any questions about the program.
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If you haven't already, I recommend searching through this subforum for previous discussions on both programs. While somewhat dated, these questions have been asked numerous times before and it's helpful to read through other folks' perspectives. Just now I quickly searched and found a few topics that may help you in your decision-making: Hopefully other posters will chime in with more feedback.
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Personally, I wouldn't fret about prestige comparisons at this stage because they're both well-renown universities. If you haven't already, I would reach out to faculty in each program to solidify a match with your research interests. I'd also try to think about your long-term career and/or academic goals to determine how the resources offered at each program/university could benefit you in that capacity. I think program fit can be a vital component to student success in a program and beyond, in terms of what you will receive from the educational experience and how the program can shape you as an individual.
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What field of study is this? Are you currently living in the US or the UK?