mayday Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Hello everyone, About my options: UC Riverside(full funded), Rutgers(unfunded), Stony Brook(unfunded), North Carolina State(wait list for funding, chance is small), CUNY(interviewed last week, will probably get a decision next week). About me: I am not really interested in academic jobs, which are pretty difficult to get. Instead, I would like to go to private sector and government agencies. Also, I do not have a strong interest in a particular field. Can you guys give me some advice? If I go unfunded, I will apply for student loan for the first year. However, chances are big for the following years to get funding as long as I pass the qualifying exams. This is my first post. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyandcredit Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 The poll says you have funding at CUNY. If that's the case, you probably ought to go there. Their alumni page shows a pretty good mix of academic, government, and private sector placement -- not surprising since NY is a major hub for all three of those industries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayday Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 Thanks, moneyandcredit. First reply to my first post :) I have not yet heard from CUNY after the interview. I put it in the poll because I will consider it only if it offers me funding. Do you know anything about other schools? What about UC Riverside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyandcredit Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I really don't know much about the specifics of the programs beyond what is posted on their websites. I was merely comparing funded offers at UCR and CUNY, the latter of which isn't even real yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayday Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 I am sorry for the confusion. Thanks again for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeefan Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I'd strongly advise against taking an unfunded PhD offer. There is too much variation in job outcomes, especially at lower ranked programs, for you to take on the risk of debt (you're essentially gambling on your future earnings - which you do not know much about at this point). Bear in mind that as a grad student the cheapest form of loans you'll have access to are unsubsidized federal loans. IIRC correctly, they're revamping the program to ensure that everybody gets at least partial funding, hence their new practice of interviewing prospects. If you get accepted to CUNY then its somewhere you should strongly consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipop Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Have you received a decision from CUNY yet? funded or unfunded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayday Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Have you received a decision from CUNY yet? funded or unfunded? Yes. I received a tuition fellowship and was on the waiting list for graduate center fellowship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyandcredit Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 The tuition waiver makes it a pretty good deal IMO. Being on the waiting list for funding makes me pretty hopeful that you'd get living expense funding at least by next year. NYC is crazy expensive to live in, but perhaps you can make it work for the first year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipop Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 UC riverside seems to be the best deal with full funding, but CUNY is not bad either. Do you think you have a preference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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