I've heard about programs that will help pay for the cost of graduate school. What programs are these? Or is this too good to be true? I graduated 2 years ago, and have planned to go back to the same school for my Masters, but I've had to care for my very sick mother. It's time now, but how can I afford it?
2007-01-17 19:43:41 · 4 answers · asked by Aja C 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Most graduate programs offer research assistantships, teaching assistantships, and/or fellowships to their top applicants.
These awards normally include full tuition remission as well as a small living stipend.
Law school, med school, and business schools generally do not do this. Education and social work programs also rarely offer awards.
But if your field of study is in the humanities, social sciences, or hard sciences, you should NOT be paying for grad school.
To qualify for such an award, a student must get great GRE scores, have an excellent undergraduate GPA, earn outstanding letters of recommendation from undergraduate professors, and write a literate and informed letter of intent, demonstrating both focus in a specific area of study, and facility with current theory in the field.
It is also necessary to research all programs (nationwide) before applying to graduate programs, in order to identify which program is the best fit. ("Fit" refers to the availability of faculty with interests and methodologies similar to that of the applicant.) It is also wise to apply to many programs, since few people gain admittance to every program to which they apply.
It is usually not a good idea to apply to grad programs at the same university at which you did your undergraduate work. This is because the point is to get into the best program in the nation to which one can gain admission. This is also because one of the major reasons for graduate study is to be exposed to as many scholars (and methods of scholarship) as possible. You've already studied with your undergraduate professors, and it is time to get a wider perspective on the field.
Again, this does not apply to medical, law, education and social work programs.
Best wishes to you!
2007-01-18 13:47:51 · answer #1 · answered by X 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Although I haven't heard of these programs, one option is to see if the company you work with will pay for your graduate school - it's a benefit to them for you to further your education (if the degree you go for is relevent to the company).
2007-01-17 19:49:12 · answer #2 · answered by Grace1228 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
scholarships and grants or you can intern somewhere plus some jobs will pay for your college
2007-01-17 19:51:27 · answer #3 · answered by thatguy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
how bout trying out for scholarships?
2007-01-17 19:47:20 · answer #4 · answered by mel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋