<p>Thanks, I will look into PTK, although I’ll be applying in about a month for the spring, so I don’t know how helpful this will be. </p>
<p>I’m using the Philosophical Gourmet mostly. It’s fairly important but not EXTREMELY important—going to a school with a more involved undergraduate faculty is more important. I know that this isn’t the chances forum, but I’m more worried about having a financial safety now, since if worse comes to worst I know I could stay in-state (although I <em>really</em> don’t want to). </p>
<p>My tolerance for debt is pretty much zero. I can’t take out any loans over, oh, $5,000 a year. My parents aren’t going to pay any more (we already owe money to an art school I went to for a year and got a 1.5 at…bad experience…) And it’s pretty hard to find a school that will give you a full ride just on need…when you’re not an international researcher or something.</p>