When Should I Attend Graduate School

tkm256
Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:38:26 +0000

You can apply to your current school’s graduate program for the semester directly after graduation, and if you don’t receive adequate funding defer matriculation a year while you work to gain in-state status. The school should then reevaluate your finances when you begin your degree. It would be a bummer to stay in state for so long and then be rejected for admittance, when you could have been pursuing your degree elsewhere.

This is my back-up plan in case none of my schools end up being affordable–I emailed the financial aid office at my school and they confirmed they would certainly reevaluate when the time came. Of course, if your school requires more than 12 months of living/working without attending school to qualify for in-state status, this might not work.