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i was able to defer for a semester after being accepted to my MS program. this allowed me to move to the state and begin the process of establishing residency (which took a year for my school)
i wound up doing a part time semester at full price and after that everything was in state price. i probably could have deferred longer but it varies from school to school
of course, it helped that i had flexible contract work. this won't work if you can't get a job in the new locale
as has been mentioned, you are unlikely to receive support for a master's program although it's not unheard of
How about not going to a Public University? Private colleges charge the same tuition whether you are in state or out of state.
This. I went to a private institution for undergrad, and they don't differentiate between in state and out of state. Not all private colleges have graduate programs, but many do.
Marigold- I didn't major in Economics so that option won't work for me.
Toobusy-I can't afford a private university. That's why if I can't get around this out of state tuition issue, I will have to either do my masters in Europe or in my current state as a last resort.
Also, I'm not sure I'll get an opportunity for a TA or RA given that it is very competitive. Unfortunately it was only during the last 3 semesters of my undergrad years that I actually took school seriously and I barely got over 3.0.
Lesson learned!
So I guess my only option at this point is to move and stay/work for a year... which means if I'm going to start next fall, I should already be living in that state as of... right now.
Oh well.
If you didn't major in economics, why do you want to pursue a masters of economics? I am just wondering as I have seen many kids pursue a masters in something thinking it would give them better job prospects, but really it just put them further in debt. I wouldn't pursue a masters of economics unless I absolutely loved the field and studying economics.
If you're near DC, have you looked into GWU or American? I have friends who went through their public administration masters program and they were able to get internships with the federal government that led to jobs with the federal government due to location. I also believe both schools offered competitive aid and scholarships.
If you didn't major in economics, why do you want to pursue a masters of economics? I am just wondering as I have seen many kids pursue a masters in something thinking it would give them better job prospects, but really it just put them further in debt. I wouldn't pursue a masters of economics unless I absolutely loved the field and studying economics.
If you're near DC, have you looked into GWU or American? I have friends who went through their public administration masters program and they were able to get internships with the federal government that led to jobs with the federal government due to location. I also believe both schools offered competitive aid and scholarships.
N limited to those universities for that program. Many of my friends disc that too, and we all went to univ of Pittsburgh.
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