rajvi Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 Hey guys, Here I meet with one of the most common confusions ever...which grad school is to be chosen..i got accepts from University of connecticut, drexel and Stony Brook (state university of new york) for MS in Molecular and cell biology program...I intend to work after this rather than going for a Ph.D degree...so job prospects at the grad school location are kinda very imp for me...looking at evrythng it seems that stony brook fits the bill...as job avenues would be better at new york state than connecticut or philadelphia...this is wt i thnk...and stony is cheap comparatively ..i might be missing out on a few thngs ....i really need ur suggestions if u noe bout the schools...plzzz help!
Alank89 Posted April 25, 2011 Posted April 25, 2011 Hey when did you hear back from Uconn? I applied for nutrition and biochemistry and am still waiting to hear back. How were you contacted when you were accepted? Did you get any financial aid or just loans. thanks
runonsentence Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 I'm not in the sciences so I can't answer your questions directly, unfortunately, but I hope that some of the questions and ideas below may be of help to you. How much cheaper is SUNY Stony Brook? The cost of living there will actually be exceedingly high (real dearth of rental options on Long Island, so you'll likely end up commuting in on the train from the NYC outer boroughs), so unless there is a sizeable difference in the cost of attending, SB might not actually be the cheapest option of the three. (I don't know much about the Connecticut area—though the cost of living in the state in general is pretty high—but I'm positive you could live more cheaply and within easier reach of your school if you went to school in Philadelphia.) If you'll be basing your decision primarily on job prospects, though, you should make sure you go on more than just your hunch. Have you tried contacting current graduate students in each of these programs (either directly, with contact details off of websites, or by asking the DGS to put you in touch with some students)? Current students might be the most knowledgeable about this word-of-mouth kind of information. The DGS can also tell you about opportunities to network with industry and job placement statistics. Good luck with your decision!
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