Ole Miss vs. George Mason

[sjpotter12]

I'm trying to decide between Ole Miss and George Mason's Masters programs. I'm archaeology track, specifically zooarch. Does anyone have any insights to one or either of these schools? 

[bioarch_fan]

I almost applied to George Mason for bioarch but decided against it because funding isn't as easy to get there. Ole Miss might be easier to secure funding. Ole Miss is also about an hour and a half from where I currently am for grad school. I don't know much about it's anth department but the university is one of my school's main rivals.

But I would say talk to both departments and figure out who can fund the best. Also, it's important to think about where George Mason is. Fairfax is not a cheap place to live. I used to live about 45 minutes away and it's still not even cheap the further away from DC you get. That should be another thing to think about when thinking about schools. A 1 bedroom basement apartment in Fairfax runs from $800-1200. It's rare to find any cheaper than that.