u/Aware-Community8096

I got into NYU'S MPA program, they gave me about 15k per year. Compared to their tuition cost + cost of living, that is barely anything. I ran the numbers and I'd have to take out about 70-80k in loans (total) for the entirety of the program, I could keep my full time job as I do classes but that would probably only mainly cover my cost of living in New York. I really like their program and even tried to consider doing it part time to make the cost go down, I like their focuses on international advocacy work, but I don't want to go into this much debt. Curious for those who've gone through the process, how much debt can you justify for this degree?

Hello! My deadlines to accept/deny my seat for the graduate school offers I got are soon, but I don't feel I have the necessary information yet (need to still meet with some school's financial aid offices, haven't heard back from my appeals yet) and I'm not able to get an extension beyond what I already have (tried that). I'm mainly between 3 schools, I was wondering if it looks bad to make a deposit to both the schools and accept my seat even if I'm not 100% sure which one I'll actually end up attending yet? I just don't want my seat to get rescinded while I'm still waiting to finalize my decision. Do the schools have a way of finding out? Does it look bad to back out later on after depositing?