Orange745 Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Does anyone know how common financial aid is for MS engineering students? Will saying that you are seeking financial aid affect your admissions chances? My GPA is low (3.13) so I know my chances of receiving aid are slim, but I said I was seeking aid anyways. If I don't get aid I'll take out loans and do whatever necessary to make sure I go. Will programs see that I am seeking aid and assume I need it to enroll? Could this potentially turn an acceptance into a rejection?
inactive_since_inf Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Funding chances in EE/CS fields are very rare. Which field do you belong to? And what are the colleges you are aiming for? I don't think asking for funding will turn out be a drawback in your application. If you fit in, they will hand you an admit even without funding (almost all the time).
zhpqin Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 There are some public schools which offer scholarship for MS. I have some friends in ME, CE and EE are doing their MS with financial support. Does anyone know how common financial aid is for MS engineering students? Will saying that you are seeking financial aid affect your admissions chances? My GPA is low (3.13) so I know my chances of receiving aid are slim, but I said I was seeking aid anyways. If I don't get aid I'll take out loans and do whatever necessary to make sure I go. Will programs see that I am seeking aid and assume I need it to enroll? Could this potentially turn an acceptance into a rejection? Seeking financial aid will definitely not affect your chances of admissions. I think most schools have an option for you to choose to apply for financial aid, or automatically consider everyone for this aid. Why don't you email or call them to check this out?
was1984 Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 It's very common at public schools. I don't know anyone who paid for their MS degree.
Orange745 Posted February 16, 2009 Author Posted February 16, 2009 I know USC doesn't offer aid for masters students and MIT is a long shot. What about the rest? Purdue UW- Madison UW- Seattle Penns state Northeastern USC MIT CDO
was1984 Posted February 17, 2009 Posted February 17, 2009 I'd say you are likely to get aid from any of those public schools if you are accepted. If you are subscribed to the U.S. News grad school rankings they list the number of full time students and number of appointments for M.S. and Ph.D. combined. As an example, UW-Madison is 1,137/1,180. Thats rougly 96%, and I'm guessing some of those students without aid have external funding.
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