<p>I have an opportunity to study a fully funded MA in Queensland University, Australia (through rotary fellowship), and I also have an offer from Upenn for a two years MA. The UQ is funded generously (fully covered). Upenn offered me a FLAS fellowship, which will cover my first year plus 15000 in stipend. There is no assurance that I might get the FLAS fellowship for the second year. Now the question is this: Should I accept the rotary peace fellowship (an 18 months program in Queensland) or should I accept the Upenn's two year MA (the first year of which is already financially guaranteed. Before the Upenn option was available, I was all excited about going to Australia, but now I am a little concerned as to which one to accept. Both programs are exactly what I want to study. I love to live abroad and study abroad. But I also love the name Ivy associated with my MA. So, truly confused. </p>
<p>Renewal of the FLAs fellowship likely depends on your maintaining a certain GPA - UPenn wouldn’t offer it one year and just drop it for no reason.
However, investigate carefully where you can go from these MA’s.</p>
<p>Try the grad forum for comments (this is the undergraduate area) and mention what field of study.</p>
<p>Thanks MYOS1634 and Brown. I think I posted this thread correctly on the grad forum, but not sure. Hopefully, I will get more feedback. I love these forums. Very new to them though. The FLAS is merit based, and I should really do well in the first year. The reason I was holding to the UQ option was because it was fully funded and I liked living overseas. But giving up an MA in Ivy might cause me regrets in the future. Still thinking. </p>
<p>Most forums, like this one, are for undergrad searchers. The grad forum is a single forum here:
<a href=“Graduate School - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/</a></p>