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patrickmtl · 2009 January 25th, 06:43 PM

Hi all,

I am so clueless when it comes to grad school.

Can someone who has some idea give me their 2 cents, can I get some decent funding in a top school in the US (or get in for that matter), or Canada with a 4.0 ish GPA on a 4.3 scale and honours in economics?

thanks.

patrickmtl · 2009 January 25th, 08:56 PM

seriously, i know its not a lot of info, but say for UBC on a scale of 1 to 10????

leguan · 2009 January 25th, 09:07 PM

as far as i understand it, any top program will fund you extremely well once you are in. this may less be true of schools below, say, top 10, and some public universities.

igotshoe · 2009 January 25th, 09:07 PM

i'm not an expert, but specific info on coursework, research experience, and LORs would be helpful.

patrickmtl · 2009 January 25th, 09:19 PM

i have no research experience. im only half way through my undergrad so i have few marks worth noting. But so far my gpa is just over 4 and i think i can keep that up. i dont even know what LORs means...

as i said, im clueless and need to get less clueless in this dept, :P

Chicunomics · 2009 January 25th, 10:01 PM

Spend 2 days searching through the last 2 years worth of threads on this forum. I am extremely doubtful there is a single question you could have that hasn't already been answered here. Also, see my signature for a starting point also, even if it doesn't apply 100% directly to you.

patrickmtl · 2009 January 25th, 10:19 PM

ok, will do, back in 2 days if i have any questions, thx :P

TRDood · 2009 March 5th, 02:27 AM

how much is funding offers for a typical Canadian school for MA?
so far, I have been hearing $10-16k for being a TA and research assistant.

canecon · 2009 March 5th, 02:37 AM

Depends on the school and the person. Toronto (for the Doctoral Stream) offered up to $23K to domestic students I believe. Most other schools offer less. (exception maybe UWO who makes funding offers on a case-by-case basis it seems). e.g Queen's 18K (domestic), UBC like 16K?

elcapitano · 2009 March 5th, 02:45 AM

At UBC, if you get 'full' funding, which about 1/3 of the MA class do (I count full funding as at least a two semester TAship). It ranges from $10.5k to around $18.5, with most towards the lower end of the scale. You have to take fees off this though (-$5k). IMO even the top end of the scale is not sufficient to live well on for a year but you could survive. A place to live will consume about $8k over the year.

2009 January 25th, 06:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
patrickmtl Within my grasp! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 103	grad funding... so clueless. Hi all, I am so clueless when it comes to grad school. Can someone who has some idea give me their 2 cents, can I get some decent funding in a top school in the US (or get in for that matter), or Canada with a 4.0 ish GPA on a 4.3 scale and honours in economics? thanks.

2009 January 25th, 10:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chicunomics It's Never Over Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 332	Spend 2 days searching through the last 2 years worth of threads on this forum. I am extremely doubtful there is a single question you could have that hasn't already been answered here. Also, see my signature for a starting point also, even if it doesn't apply 100% directly to you. _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ Useful advice for Australian PhD hopefuls (and others too, I'm sure)

2009 March 5th, 02:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
canecon It's only just begun... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New York Posts: 413	Depends on the school and the person. Toronto (for the Doctoral Stream) offered up to $23K to domestic students I believe. Most other schools offer less. (exception maybe UWO who makes funding offers on a case-by-case basis it seems). e.g Queen's 18K (domestic), UBC like 16K? _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ NYU 1st Year

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2009 January 25th, 08:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
patrickmtl Within my grasp! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 103	seriously, i know its not a lot of info, but say for UBC on a scale of 1 to 10????

2009 January 25th, 09:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
leguan Within my grasp! Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 236	as far as i understand it, any top program will fund you extremely well once you are in. this may less be true of schools below, say, top 10, and some public universities.

2009 January 25th, 09:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
igotshoe Where Brooklyn At? Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 142	i'm not an expert, but specific info on coursework, research experience, and LORs would be helpful.

2009 January 25th, 09:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
patrickmtl Within my grasp! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 103	i have no research experience. im only half way through my undergrad so i have few marks worth noting. But so far my gpa is just over 4 and i think i can keep that up. i dont even know what LORs means... as i said, im clueless and need to get less clueless in this dept, :P

2009 January 25th, 10:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
patrickmtl Within my grasp! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 103	ok, will do, back in 2 days if i have any questions, thx :P

2009 March 5th, 02:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
TRDood I JUST got here. Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 16	how much is funding offers for a typical Canadian school for MA? so far, I have been hearing $10-16k for being a TA and research assistant.

2009 March 5th, 02:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
elcapitano Within my grasp! Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 238	At UBC, if you get 'full' funding, which about 1/3 of the MA class do (I count full funding as at least a two semester TAship). It ranges from $10.5k to around $18.5, with most towards the lower end of the scale. You have to take fees off this though (-$5k). IMO even the top end of the scale is not sufficient to live well on for a year but you could survive. A place to live will consume about $8k over the year.

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