<p>In few days I will complete my M.A. in political studies in Poland (University of Warsaw) and I'm wondering if it is possible to start another studies - but in US. I'm especially thinking about economics or managment.</p>
<p>I'm planning to work for something like a year and take my chance in fall 2010 admissions.</p>
<p>Because I was starting for Fulbright Graduate Students Awards I have already done TOEFL (101 points) and preparing myself for GRE, but (like always) this stipend is very hard to get (but i get to the final top 15 candidates from my country;)</p>
<p>So now question for You guys: how to look and choose the best university in US? I found many rankings, but their vary and are confusing... </p>
<p>Of course my main priority is money. Probably I will have to look around unis with rather smaller tuitions and costs of living.</p>
<p>Could You give a hand with this issue? Thanks</p>
<p>(btw. - yes, from now on I'm browsing CC forums like insane;)</p>
<p>I can’t give you much advice on how to find a good program. Just a note on funding: many graduate programs in the US provide funding to many or all students. For example, you might get a tuition waiver and a $20,000 a year to help with living expenses in exchange for 20 hours of TA duties a week. These positions are most frequently available to PhD students. If you are going for a second Master’s degree, you might try to get a tuition waiver but you probably won’t get a stipend.</p>
<p>Oh, and how much math have you had for your political science degree? Economics (not sure about management) requires a fair amount of math, and you will be a less competitive applicant without such a background. American undergraduate students who want to go to graduate school in economics are advised to take single- and multivariable calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, and if possible a few rigorous math courses like real analysis, abstract algebra and topology.</p>
<p>unfortunetely I have not much math centric classes, maybe exept demographics and statistics, but this probably would not be enough. </p>
<p>btw. I’m confused about managment - is there any other “managment studies” than MBA? I heard that MBA is rather for people with longer work experience, but looks like in US everyone could take it as a second masters degree. Is that true?</p>
<p>About PhD - I have not taken it into considaration because of very slim chances (in general) of getting admitted :/</p>
<p>Ok, so probably I should describe me person better:</p>
<p>I’m polish, but during my studies I attendend three different Universities:
University of Warsaw,
University of Matej Bel (Slovakia, I was a participant in Socrates/Erasmus Programme)
and University of Wroclaw (Poland, I was a participant of similar, but only polish student exchange programme). </p>
<p>I had a best performance scholarship. In few days I will finish my M.A. with the final thesis about political scandals in Visehrad Countries - this thesis probably will be published as a book. I have publish article about role of information in negotiations (polish) and about Balkan economic transition (english).</p>
<p>In addition I have worked in NGO (Centre for Local Community Activities) and I’m member of AIESEC Poland. Have FCE, TOEFL (101/120) and EILC Slovak Lang Certificate.</p>
<p>So - I’m not sure what I want to do next but, as said earlier, thinking about managment, economics or business related studies because I can see myself as a specialist (consultant?) in the area Central East Europe economy and development.</p>
<p>So please give me your opinions where (and how) to look to find most suitable second masters.</p>
<p>A TA is a teaching assistant. A TA might teach intro classes, grade homework or hold recitation sessions for undergraduate students. But those positions are typically awarded to PhD students, not to Master’s students who are only there for a year. </p>
<p>The MBA seems to be the standard Master’s degree in management-related fields. You would have a choice for economics though. MAs in Economics focus on economic theory and are very mathy, while MBAs combine some economics with some other business classes and are meant for professional applications. PhDs are available in both subjects for students who want to pursue an academic career.</p>
<p>The bad news is that there is no funding for MBAs. In fact, many universities have MBA programs because they generate so much revenue for the institution. American colleges figure that professionals get a salary boost after completing an MBA that justifies paying horrendous fees for the degree.</p>
<p>By the way, I suggest you open another thread in the graduate school forum. They will have much better advice about how to pick a program that fits your needs.</p>