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... did I mention that my stipend is $14,000 a year, gross? That's right folks, my monthly paycheck is about $1,200 a month, and I don't get paid in the summer months.
Needless to say, it's enough to live on, and the assistantship waives tuition. I will not have any debt when I finish. But it really does matter what school you go to and what you study there.
Astro, I'd really give thought to "what" you want to study, because believe me, 5-7 years of studying it and you'll be miserable if you're not in love with the subject from the beginning (for the PhD). Not to mention you have to make a career out of that subject *after* the degree is done.
MA/MS is more manageable, since it's only 2 years on average. Anyone can do 2 years of anything, even if they hate the topic (though, why would you?). But don't just go to grad school because you have nothing better to do.
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And think not you can direct the course of Love;
for Love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
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