Graduate School decisions
Feb. 27th, 2010 12:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
uiscerosI have decided to apply for the Master of Science in Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases at Georgetown University.
It's my dream program, and the school is located in Washington DC, which is my favorite American city by far. Not to mention that the school has ties to all the major government agencies where I'd like to work (especially the NIH, CDC, CIA, and the Department of State).
Bad things about it:
- I have to take the GREs, which I am definitely not looking forward to (I'm not the best test-taker)
- It's ridiculously expensive. RIDICULOUSLY. $45,930 a year.
- While I love DC, it's not the international traveling I would have liked.
- I have to get three recommendations. I HATE getting recs.
- DC is an expensive place to live. Not as expensive as Boston, but expensive none the less.
I'm also looking at programs in Taiwan. There are a few degrees taught in English for what I'm looking for (biomedical sciences), and in general, the tuition is waived for international students (seriously, WHAT?!), plus since Taiwan really wants people to study there, they have awesome scholarships.
It's my dream program, and the school is located in Washington DC, which is my favorite American city by far. Not to mention that the school has ties to all the major government agencies where I'd like to work (especially the NIH, CDC, CIA, and the Department of State).
Bad things about it:
- I have to take the GREs, which I am definitely not looking forward to (I'm not the best test-taker)
- It's ridiculously expensive. RIDICULOUSLY. $45,930 a year.
- While I love DC, it's not the international traveling I would have liked.
- I have to get three recommendations. I HATE getting recs.
- DC is an expensive place to live. Not as expensive as Boston, but expensive none the less.
I'm also looking at programs in Taiwan. There are a few degrees taught in English for what I'm looking for (biomedical sciences), and in general, the tuition is waived for international students (seriously, WHAT?!), plus since Taiwan really wants people to study there, they have awesome scholarships.
