Recent content by stxjawa

I think it used to be enforced, but since everyone getting IS tuition after the first year is the default, it’s not a thing anymore. You can’t “not get” IS tuition after first year (+$10 surcharge per year for OOS).

Any reason you’re not considering Ohio State? Columbus is a decent size city (14th largest in US) with lots of job opportunities.

Form the 3rd paragraph of the article: "CareerCast.com, a career website owned by Adicio Inc., ranked 200 jobs from best to worst based on five criteria: physical demands, work environment, income, stress, and hiring outlook. The firm used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other...

Trinidad is DEFINITELY considered the Caribbean, not S. America! What kind of fieldwork (beach? jungle?). Regardless though of what type, bring a really decent pair of hiking boots. Preferably ones with grommets that won't rust in the salt air. For 45 days you you should be okay, but in my...

I know some schools offer deferrals for a year for special circumstances. Maybe try to do a year-long deferral, be with each other, and then LDR for the last two years? At least you would get some significant time together and wouldn't have to give up your admission offer?

Are you talking about any specific loan (besides the HP loan)? Because when I filled out my FAFSA for federal loans (Stafford) for graduate school, I didn't have to put any parental information. And I was 25 and definitely not married.

Regarding the English composition issue--my undergrad granted me 6 credits of composition I and II due to AP credits. I then got BA in English literature--will my literature classes not count for composition credits? Seems a bit silly given they were all writing intensive...

US Citizens still pay taxes to the US Gov. no matter where they live.

Is there any advantage to getting your application verified prior to October 2nd? Do schools look at your application sooner rather than later? Personally, I will be getting some experience hours in September and would ideally like to include on my application...I would be disappointed not to...

Hello VMCAS, I saw on the website that you will not start to verify transcripts until "a completed VMCAS web application is complete." Does this mean the entire application (experiences, essays etc)? If this is the case, is the deadline effectively September 1st? If your application is not...

Hello! Does anyone know if the Oregon State online Animal Science course will count for UF? I wanted to take the OK State course but they closed down their correspondence program in January (just an FYI for everyone who was planning on taking courses through them). Are there any other schools...