abaya

I'm not sure if you understand what most of us are saying, which is that unless you are getting a professional degree (medicine or law, maybe engineering), it is almost standard to get ample funding for an advanced degree.

Yes, you have to pay for your bachelor's, but you should NOT have to pay for an advanced degree. Funding should be your last worry when going back to school, if you play your cards right.

I have not taken any loans or spent any of my own money (other than on alcohol ) on my degree, nor do I ever plan to do so. I don't know anyone who has had to pay for their own degree, except for those in medical or law school, or if they were international students maybe.

EDIT: Thanks BigBen, an MBA would also go down with the "professional degree" category as something you can't get funding for. But again, the payoff for an MBA makes it worth it, from what I hear. In this case, graduate school fees would be a profitable investment down the line.

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