| One of the biggest obstacles to attending
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| | noodles for a few weeks if you have to,
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| graduate school is the question of how to
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| | but you certainly don’t want to, and by
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| pay for it. Tuition for one year of law
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| | careful planning and budgeting there’s
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| school averages over twenty thousand
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| | no reason for things to come to that. Be
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| dollars; at private law schools it’s
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| | realistic about how much money you’ll
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| around thirty thousand. Medical school
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| | need for food every month. And don’t
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| costs are even higher. And while non
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| | forget things like laundry supplies,
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| professional graduate degrees don’t
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| | trash bags, light bulbs, personal hygiene
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| cost as much as law and medical degrees,
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| | products, etc. They may seem like
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| they’re still expensive, averaging
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| | incidentals, but if you don’t plan for
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| closer and closer to twenty thousand
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| | them they quickly add up. How much is
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| dollars a year. That’s the first cost
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| | basic and long distance phone service?
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| most people think about when considering
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| | And what sort of lifestyle will you be
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| graduate school. The second cost, which
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| | wanting at grad school? Yes, you’ll
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| is probably even bigger, is the loss of
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| | often be burning the candle at both ends,
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| income you’ll suffer while you’re in
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| | and you won’t probably won’t be
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| school. You’ll certainly want to sit
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| | attending many parties. But will you need
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| down with a calculator and weigh the pros
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| | cable TV? How about the occasional movie
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| and cons of attending grad school. Most
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| | rental? What about eating out once a week
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| people who do so will find that the costs
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| | or so? And don’t forget transportation
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| are worth it, with tuition costs and loss
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| | costs, if those apply to you. Ideally,
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| of income being more than made up for by
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| | you could get an apartment within walking
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| increased future earnings.
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| | distance of school and shopping, but
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| And there’s no doubt that graduate
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| | that’s not always possible. You may
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| school is expensive. But if you really
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| | well need your own vehicle, in which case
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| want to attend, and you think you’ve
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| | you’ll be paying for at least gas and
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| got what it takes to earn an advanced
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| | insurance. If you’re making car
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| degree, you shouldn’t let money worries
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| | payments, it might be best to sell the
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| hold you back. There is lots of financial
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| | car and buy a used one for cash. If you
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| aid available for worthy grad students.
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| | have no car, you’ll need money for
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| And, depending on your circumstances,
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| | taxis and buses, and car rentals on
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| there is one decision you can make which
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| | occasion. All these figures add up to
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| will radically reduce your grad school
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| | quite a bit, no matter how closely you
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| expenses. It won’t be possible or
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| | watch your money. And then you’ve got
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| appropriate for everyone considering grad
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| | school required health insurance,
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| school, but you can save tens of
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| | possible lab fees, parking expenses, etc.
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| thousands of dollars by enrolling in a
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| | Each school you’re considering should
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| graduate program of a public university
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| | have a section that tells you about how
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| of the state in which you’re a legal
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| | much all this comes to for the average
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| resident. Doing so may not be your first
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| | student, which makes it easy to compare
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| choice, but you should give it strong
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| | different schools. But remember,
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| consideration if you’re concerned about
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| | everyone’s situation is different, and
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| finances, and if a public university in
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| | your costs may well be higher or lower.
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| your state has a suitable graduate
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| | Once you know how much grad school is
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| program. Alternatively, if you can’t
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| | going to cost you, the next step is
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| find a program at a public university in
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| | figuring out how to pay for it. There are
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| your state, be sure to look at
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| | three main sources of funds for grad
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| surrounding states-more and more states
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| | school money. The first one, of course,
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| have reciprocal agreements with
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| | if yourself. If at all possible, it’s
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| neighboring states which allow each
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| | best to pay for as much of your graduate
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| other’s residents to attend their
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| | school as possible without resorting to
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| schools at state tuition rates. You’ll
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| | borrowing. Many students have savings
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| find this information on the university
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| | they can tap into, and some have parents
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| website, or by contacting your state
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| | that will assist them. One idea that many
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| department of education. If neither of
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| | people use to fund their graduate studies
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| these options works for you, you may be
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| | is taking a year or two after to college
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| able to attend an out of state school for
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| | to work and save before getting their
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| a year, and after that be considered a
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| | advanced degree. Others are married, and
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| resident for tuition purposes. But some
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| | the spouse’s income is used to support
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| states prohibit granting residency to
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| | them while in school, and also pay for
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| someone who’s moved to the state to
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| | some educational expenses. Another option
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| attend school. Check with the university.
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| | is part time work either during the
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| | school year, or between semesters. Many
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| Of course, tuition is a large part of
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| | grad students find that, with their
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| what it will cost you to go to grad
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| | considerable knowledge of a subject
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| school, but it’s nowhere near the
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| | matter, they’re able to make money
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| complete story. You’ll also be buying
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| | tutoring school kids or even college
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| lots of textbooks, and as a college
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| | undergraduates. Others take part time
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| graduate, you know how expensive those
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| | jobs in retail stores or other businesses
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| can be. Then you’ll need to secure
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| | which will work with them when it comes
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| housing, which will run several hundred
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| | to scheduling and flexibility. Working
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| dollars a month at a minimum. You can
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| | full time while pursuing a graduate
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| save money on housing by making your
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| | degree is extremely difficult, and not
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| arrangements as early as possible after
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| | recommended. Both your job and your
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| you’ve been accepted-the longer you
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| | education would suffer. But part time
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| wait, the fewer choices you’ll have,
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| | work can often be found, and many
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| and the more expensive they will be. When
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| | students find it very manageable to work
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| it comes to student housing it truly is
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| | 20 hours or less a week while pursuing
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| the case that the early bird gets the
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| | their grad studies. Of course, you’re
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| worm. The next biggest chunk of your
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| | the best judge of what you’re capable
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| budget will be groceries and related
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| | of, and you’ll have to make your own
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| expenses. Yes, you can live on ramen
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| | decision.
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