<p>lcblatnik,</p>
<p>Do not discount Univ. of Chicago for public policy. It's definitely in the league of Michigan and LSE.</p>
<p>WildLion,</p>
<p>Don't get me wrong, they are all great school, especially Chicago and it's Public Policy program. What really deferred me from Chicago was the price (by far the most expensive school at $55,000 a year COA), the fact it's program wasn't ranked as high as Michigan's (even though rankings really don't mean anything), but mostly the service and lack of help I received from the PP office. </p>
<p>I called and e-mailed the School of PP at Chicago about 7-8 times in a 3 week span and still haven't heard back from them. I wasn't able to attend their Spring Preview day (because Michigan's was the exact same two days), but I still wanted to schedule a visit to look at the school and meet with students and faculty, sit in on a class, etc. No one ever got back and that is what turned me off most of all. Has this happened to anyone else? Where a schools just shows you no love when trying to find information or schedule a visit? I wish it hadn't happened this way, but sometimes that's all it takes to change someone's mind.</p>
<p>Well that all makes sense to me, esp. the part about the price tag. When competing with peer schools for admitted students, they should know better than to drop the ball from a "customer service" perspective. </p>
<p>Anyway, you can't lose with Michigan or LSE. I just enjoy being the resident Chicago troll (the city, not the school--I have no connection to it other than secondhand familiarity with several of its programs).</p>
<p>Thanks Wild Lion, I think I'll be set with either Michigan or LSE also........</p>
<p>Since I am kind of new, have there been a lot of people posting here that have been turned down by Georgetown but have gotten into equal or better programs elsewhere? Just Curious.</p>
<p>lcb,</p>
<p>Are you getting any type of financial aid at the LSE? If you are not, the 55K you would be paying ar Chicago may be right around what you will be paying to go to LSE for a year. Living in London is proposterously expensive and the LSE price tag is also fairly steep.</p>
<p>UBC - MA - accepted</p>
<p>jmlead,</p>
<p>I'm actually not getting any kind of financial aid from LSE. I was actually on the waiting list for a few months before I found out that I had been admitted earlier this week.</p>
<p>Wow, I knew LSE was going to be expensive, but I was hoping it would be more around the $45,000 range (I have been trying to get ahold of the FA office, but they are on Easter break). I still suppose that $55,000 isin't that bad though. See the thing is that 55k for Chicago is only for one year of a two year program. The total cost of getting my master's from Chicago would be around 110k. Here are the total costs I'm presently looking at.</p>
<p>LSE - $55,000 (1 yr. program)
Chicago - $110,000 (2 yr. program)
Michigan - $97,000 (2 yr. program)
American - $78,000 (2 yr. program)</p>
<p>Just to clariy, I didn't get any momey from any of the schools. See, based on this LSE looks like a bargain since it is the cheapest one and the shortest (1 yr.). I have also heard the IR program is very prestigious and hard to get into. So......do I take LSE (the cheapest and shortest option), that may not help my career as much as a degree from Michigan would or do I put in the extra money, time, and effort at Michigan?</p>
<p>Lcb,</p>
<p>As I said in another thread, the only reason I would ever pay 50K for a masters degree if for the networking opportunities, of whihc there are none more than at the LSE. Michigan charging that for a two year degree is robbery, especially since you may very well end up working along side kids who payed 3 times less for their degree after you graduate. if you are going to pay that type of cash for a degree, make sure you are going to get some SERIOUS returns out of it.</p>
<p>ah, i have similar bad news. i thought ucla was about 23k for tution. i accepted the offer w/o funding (plus, it's pretty much the only school i got into). i didn't see the fine print at the bottom of the price charts. i logged into my financial aid stuff today for the first time and saw:</p>
<p>estimated total fees: $43k
total loans eligible for: $42k</p>
<p>great. just great. :-( i still have 23k from ugrad. my private college was 34k per year... i already did this money struggle once. ugh.</p>
<p>ct,</p>
<p>That sucks. I still tell people to come up to Canada for their education. My tuition costs a whopping $900 per semester!</p>
<p>ouch $900.., what a ripoff. Seriously they need to be sued for charging that much</p>
<p>Pearly,</p>
<p>Yeah, $900 bucks is steep, especially when I compare it to the 20K+ a semester my american buddies are paying for their educations....Living in a semi-socialist state has its benefits.</p>
<p>Ct, I think they're factoring in your living costs as well such as housing, transportation, food etc. Tuition fees are still 23k for non-residents.</p>
<p>update (all math PhD):</p>
<p>UT Austin - rejected</p>
<p>Brandeis - waiting</p>
<p>Vanderbilt - accepted, $19k TAship
UIC - accepted, $16k TAship
UC Davis - accepted, $15k TAship
UCSB - accepted, haven't heard about funding (probably same as Davis)</p>
<p>UC San Diego - computer science - masters - accepted
**Texas A&M - computer science -masters - accepted
Brown - computer science - masters - accepted
NYU - computer science - masters - accepted
UCI - computer science - Accepted</p>
<p>USC - computer science - masters - rejected
UT Austin - computer science - masters - rejected</p>
<p>
<p>USC - computer science - masters - rejected UT Austin - computer science - masters - rejected
</p>
<p>Congrats!</p>
<p>But it seems kinda weird that USC rejected you, while all those other great schools accepted you. Did USC tell you why?</p>
<p>hi supergrad,</p>
<p>thanks for the nice compliment!
but USC didn't tell me the reasons :/</p>
<p>My d finally heard from all her schools
BU: Masters in Public Health:accepted
George Washington:Masters in Public Health:accepted
Johns Hopkins:Masters in Public Health: accepted</p>
<p>Rejected: Emory</p>
<p>She will be attending JHU......more tuition...oh joy...</p>
<p>Hi Anxiousmom,</p>
<p>Congratulations to your daughter!! Johns Hopkins is ranked #1 in Schools of Public Health. You should be proud of her.</p>
<p>I have a question. My D is in the process of deciding which Graduate School of Journalism to attend, & might pursue a Certificate in Health Communications along with her Masters in Journalism. She will take a few public health courses & might eventually want to pursue a Masters in Public Health. Do you know if it is necessary to have prior experience? Does your daughter have previous public health experience? If so, what kind? I hope these questions aren't too personal.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Program: Neuroscience, Ph.D
Undergrad: Psychology, UCLA
GPA/GRE: 3.82 / 1410
Research: 2-yr. full-time Staff research associate position, UCLA
Other: International student</p>
<p>UCLA ----- Rejected
UCSD ----- Rejected
UC Davis ----- Rejected
Berkeley ----- Rejected
Yale ----- Rejected
Columbia ----- Rejected
Carnegie Mellon ----- Rejected
Cornell ----- Interviewed - waitlisted - rejected
Northwestern ----- Interviewed - accepted
Pittsburgh ----- Interviewed - accepted
U of Southern Cal ----- Interviewed - accepted</p>