<p>joytotheworld is there any way for you to be a RA so you save on your housing costs? You may have missed, but maybe not. Visit with the housing director and find out how to become a RA.</p>
<p>Even though you want to dorm, that is driving up the cost. So closing the gap on the costs to the BA is what is the hang up.</p>
<p>If getting the MS degree there on the shortest path, it may mean giving up something like some like being in the dorm. Don’t dig a big financial debt hole. You cannot always count on a full time job with the expected salary.</p>