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I'm a first gen college student, so I have absolutely no idea how funding grad school works. I've been accepted to a few schools already so now I can think about funding my degree. I've been working while going to school to pay bills & tuition since my senior year of high school and I really want to finally be able to strictly focus on my academics without worrying about how I'm going to pay tuition or rent or other expenses.
It's hard for me to believe that most people just take out loans to cover tuition and all of their living expenses.. or am I wrong about that?
I wonder how the process to receive assistantships usually go. I'm assuming that it varies depending on the school, and that public colleges are probably more likely to give their students assistantships, but just how competitive are assistantship opportunities? (especially for GWU or Cornell's MHA programs, if any of you are current students/alumni).
Any funding information/advice/resources would be great!
It's hard for me to believe that most people just take out loans to cover tuition and all of their living expenses.. or am I wrong about that?
I wonder how the process to receive assistantships usually go. I'm assuming that it varies depending on the school, and that public colleges are probably more likely to give their students assistantships, but just how competitive are assistantship opportunities? (especially for GWU or Cornell's MHA programs, if any of you are current students/alumni).
Any funding information/advice/resources would be great!