<p>I was looking at some public policy and international relations programs and some courses are almost $60,000 per year. My question is, is financial aid usually more generous for grad school applicants than undergraduate applicants? I'm an international too...</p>
<p>Thanks for your help :)</p>
<p>I'm curious to know too. I heard that if you help TA for the department than costs will lowered (?)</p>
<p>Take loans?</p>
<p>Apply for loans/financial aid.</p>
<p>get a fellowship.</p>
<p>Paying for grad school comes down to the following options:</p>
<p>(1) Fellowship*
(2) Research Assistantship*
(3) Teaching Assistantship*
(4) Graduate Assistantship*
(5) Government Loans
(6) School Loans
(7) Private Loans
(8) Service-Related Funding
(9) Be Independently Wealthy and Pay Out Of Pocket
(10) Stripping</p>
<p>The first 4 (the *'d ones) are rarely available to masters candidates and almost never available for a professional degree (JD, MD, MBA).</p>
<p>The loans are almost always available, although government loans are usually available only to their own citizens. These are Stafford loans in the US.</p>
<p>Some schools help to arrange loans, or loan from their own endowments, especially the more expensive schools.</p>
<p>Service-related is when an employer pays for your education in return for current or subsequent service. My employer paid for my MS, a classmate of mine got his BS paid for by his home government in return for 4 years of work. Militaries often pay for education in return for service.</p>
<p>I mention stripping because very few other jobs actually pay enough per hour to fund grad school. Still, a lot of grad students have overt or covert part-time jobs. Some of them even have their clothes on.</p>
<p>This is everything I can think of. Some combination of the above is how you do it.</p>
<p>i'm just gonna sell pot to pay for my degree.</p>
<p>I want to do #10 but I fear that professors will hit me up at conferences for my body, not my brain :)</p>
<p>Loans, loans, loans. Especially for your first year while you look for opportunities in the school. Be cheap in your lifestyle. I think the school's estimates of COA are inflated.</p>
<p>IR programs? Who knows. I have had several friends who have done masters degrees (in non science fields) and they all have substantial student debt from their graduate degrees. I don't know if the job market for a masters degree holder in IR can justify the expense.</p>
<p>Actually, I think I need my own post I'm confused.</p>
<p>The simple fact is that some of us do not have wealthy families, the desire to take out enormous loans or amazing undergraduate grades to pursue the college of our dreams. In my case, it was all three...
I always wanted to pursue my PhD at Georgetown, but I am taking my MBA at UNLV right now because... a. It is cheap for in state residents (much cheaper than if I stayed at SUNY and did my grad there) b. If something comes up and I cannot go for my PhD than having an MBA is great in itself , and c. If I do not perform well enough to get into the doctorate program I want, again, at least I have a MBA from a well known school.</p>
<p>I am saving money, since I am paying as I go; and I am now 30, so I have contingency plans in case everything doesn't go exactly my way.
Be able to adapt people! The world is a volatile place right now... nothing is promised or guaranteed for anyone!</p>
<p>One word: LOANS</p>
<p>Really sucks, but that's how I've done it the first year.</p>
<p>Any estimates of how much you'll be paying monthly after loan deferments are over?</p>
<p>lol strangelight!
or be like the guy on breaking bad and hook up with a chemistry grad student...and....</p>