tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post114783677840535379..comments2024-03-28T02:14:08.783-07:00Comments on THE MFA BLOG: Degree and DebtTom Kealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11913868167191023096noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-1147974588691781492006-05-18T10:49:00.000-07:002006-05-18T10:49:00.000-07:00OK, I'm still a bit sleepy, so this may be off, bu...OK, I'm still a bit sleepy, so this may be off, but I thought the question meant to address whether one can actually go through an MFA program without debt. Despite "good" funding, this person seemed to suggest, you can't pay your rent, deposit, moving expenses, etc., without going into debt. Wasn't this the question? Here's my two cents: in my experience and that of other grad students (not MFA yet, but other comparable grad program), moving expenses are usually covered by the student's "savings." Yes, it sucks, but if you work a little extra over the summer or something, you'll get the money to move without going into debt. As for the rent and such, grad students usually live with housemates to cut down on expenses. That way, which is just an instance of living frugally in general, you can get through grad school without going into debt (provided you have "good" funding from the start). It is certainly a sacrifice, being poor and all. But you're buying time to write and to be within a writer's community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com