Grad Schools

Okay. I've finalized the five schools I'm picking. I still have to check one or two more schools on the east coast, but I'm pretty sure this is what I'm applying to.

• University of Washington, Seattle - I'm applying for their Masters of Marine Affairs. You can see the webpage here. Application is due Jan 15th, I think. I find UofWa really hard to navigate around to figure out how to apply. This is a two-year program.
  
• University of Edinburgh - I'm applying for their Environment, Protection and Management Masters. You can see the webpage here. The EPM is a one-year program. I also looked at their Ecological Economics program too, but I don't think I want to ingrain myself that much into economics. That program is here. I can't figure out an application due date, but it always says to apply ASAP. I think one place I found was May!
  
• Columbia University - I'm applying for their Masters of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy. Phew, what a mouth full! Their webpage is here. The MPA is a one-year program. This would be the most expensive program out of all the schools. Even with the exchange rate, Edinburgh ends up cheaper. I'm going to try and do their early application submission deadline on November 1st. That'll garauntee me a yes or no letter by December 1st. 
• University of Maine - I'm applying for their MS degree in Marine Policy. You can see the webpage on the programs here. In high school I talked with a UCSC graduate student and they said that Maine, UCSC, and Scripps (at that time) were the best marine biology schools in the nation. U of ME has the Marine Policy MS, but you can also do a duel MS in Marine Policy and Marine Science (I'd pick Marine Biology). It's a 3-year program for the dual degree program. Not sure how long for the normal MS. I'd assume 2-years since the 2nd semester the students figure out thesis papers. Applications are due Jan 15th.
  
• Univeresity of Delaware - I haven't figure out if I'm applying for their Masters in Marine Policy (MMP) or their MS in Marine Studies with a concentration in Marine Policy. Probably the latter. You can see their programs here.  The funny thing is the Interim Director of the Marine Policy program was a candidate for CSUMB for the Rote Professorship. So I saw him give a presentation. LoL Unfortunately, I wasn't too impressed with him, though he was doing some interesting work. For fall admission (they also accept for Spring, weird...), applications are due March 1st. 

Maine and Delaware I haven't looked at how much it'll cost to go. They're my recent decisions. LoL I also looked at University of Miami. They have a MS and MA in Marine Affairs. I requested information on both programs anyway. The MS deterred me because I'd have to take the General GRE AND the Subject GRE and I was just not going to do that. LoL The MA was interesting, but I think I've decided I'd rather try and stick with a MS than a MA. They did have an interesting looking program, though.

I'm still figuring out how I'm getting letters of rec to all these schools. Some want them via mail, some electronically, etc. It's all rather confusing. I think I'll probably do Columbia's application first and go from there. Columbia doesn't require the GRE either. I probably should take the test one more time since Maine and Washington seem to make a bigger deal about it than the other schools. I actually need to FIND my scores. I don't remember what I got...I basically need to get myself all aligned. LoL

Oh, October is when the NOAA Graduate Sciences Program "starts" too. The postings for positions and applications start. I'm pretty sure I'll need to go to one of the state schools to have a chance at the GSP since Columbia has a really strict program and I doubt the government would want to fly me back and forth over the Atlantic to do my job. :P

With that...I should head to bed.