Grad School Update: Michigan
I was accepted to the University of Michigan School of Information a few days ago, and I just got an email regarding my scholarship. They’re offering me a half tuition merit scholarship which reduces my tuition to the same that a resident would pay (around $7000 a semester).
This is pretty cool! They’re also going to pay for me to fly over there and visit the school on March 24-26. I have the Google College Day thing on the 23rd though. Maybe I can just fly over there directly from California. I’m gonna be tired when I get back!
As for the whole grad school thing, if the Google thing works out, I may decide to not go to grad school. I’m definitely keeping my options open, though. The scholarship offer from Michigan makes it feasible (at least, I think) for me to go to school there. If I get some kind of assistantship or maybe a paid internship (Google has an office in Ann Arbor), I could make it work.
All in all, I’m very happy to have options, as they help to keep my stress levels down (if one thing doesn’t work I could go to the next, etc). I’ll post updates as soon as I get them.
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That’s awesome! UofM is a hard school to get in! You’ll love Ann Arbor – it’s a really fun place to hang out. The winters in Michigan really suck, though. As I type this, it’s sleeting outside, and I’m getting really nervous about losing power again….
Julie: Cool! Did you go to UofM? I don’t really mind cold weather, I’d prefer it to hot any day. Hopefully I’ll be able to visit and see how cool it is. I’ll need to work out my travel arrangements first, though.
I did not go to U of M, but I hang out in Ann Arbor a lot in the summer. It’s an awesome school, and I wish I could have gone there, but it just didn’t fit into my budget. If I ever get the energy for grad school, it will be on the top of my list, though! Good luck with the travel plans; I hope you have an opportunity to check the campus out soon. I think that you will really like it.
Hey Hung, congratulations! Good luck with whatever you finally decide to go for. Later.
Again I just wanted to congratulate you on your achievements cause i know earlier i didn’t give you the credit you deserve because of all my negativity. I know that which ever one works out is going to be great for you, you’ll be a great success:)