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I received a packet in the mail today from East Carolina University, regarding their MA Maritime Studies program. Tuition for out-of-state students is almost 4 times as much for in-state. I guess this is fairly common, but all fees included, that jacks up the price of two semesters to $12,899.00 USD. That is *insane*. The *per credit hour* price of summer courses is $717! There are some extremely awesome courses listed, though... Time to apply my ass off for scholarships, I guess :o
The other trick, is that the person I contacted never answered my question about working with pirate stuff. Because if I'm not going to be able to do that, this is much less worthwhile, I think. Maybe I can e-mail; some of the proffs directly.
Also, I hate GRE's, grrr, hate hate hate! Partly becauise I would have to go to HELL to write them :p
The other trick, is that the person I contacted never answered my question about working with pirate stuff. Because if I'm not going to be able to do that, this is much less worthwhile, I think. Maybe I can e-mail; some of the proffs directly.
Also, I hate GRE's, grrr, hate hate hate! Partly becauise I would have to go to HELL to write them :p
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I still hate the idea of having to take GRE's though. I already have am MA, damnit!
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Having looked at the program's webpage, it does look like it's right up your alley, even if it's located in hillbilly country. You should definitely contact professors now, working up towards your December-ish application, so that in early 04 you'll have some name recognition.
Of course, $13000 US is quite moderate for grad school tuitions (at least it's not $30K). They mention that they have out-of-state tuition waivers; if you're any sort of adequate candidate (which I bet you are), you are practically guaranteed one. Also, you must remember that any grad school worth its salt has plenty of fellowship cash to help out its students. The American grad school system operates on the principle that almost everyone is quite well funded. Your experiences with the UK system have led you to believe that the price is extreme, when in fact you may well get a complete tuition waiver plus $10K or more/year! I look at it a different way, which is that the $13K fee reflects what they think the market allows them to charge, and thus should hearten you in that the program is a good one. Bottom line: if you are admitted but they won't fund you, you're probably better off not going there, as this probably tells you that their department is ridiculously poorly funded in general (no matter how neat their courses look).
I don't know how the East Carolina financing situation is, though, but I bet that Greenville is a pretty cheap place to live. I'm not sure whether you're eligible for SSHRC any more, since you did your MA in the UK, but I think you are; their new MA award program gives you $14,000 Cdn for each of two years; that plus a waiver puts you well in the black, I imagine.