International for graduate school?

Kepone69
Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:43:22 +0000

I wasn’t really sure how to phrase the title of this thread… so let me explain.

I’m currently a junior majoring in Meteorology in the United States, and I was thinking about moving out of the country once I graduate, to work towards a master’s, and then either enter the workforce of that country or continue on to a PhD.

In particular, I was looking at Victoria University of Wellington in Wellington, New Zealand.

I guess my first question is, would this be a wise path to take if I decide that I would like to live in New Zealand after graduating, or would I be better off with a degree from a US institution and attempting to move there afterwards?

Secondly, at my current university, I was told that graduate students in the college of Earth Sciences receive both a tuition waiver and a stipend to cover living expenses. I’ve spoken to a few other universities in the states that have the same, general set-up, and I should probably just contact VU directly, but does anyone know if international schools offer tuition waivers and stipends? I can’t see any other way I could afford graduate school.

Thank you so much for your advice