The Peripatetic.

(Continued from last week’s post)

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Part II: Graduate School

Mario called everyone.  Nobody could or would help him, not at that price.

As a foreign national, he was not eligible for U.S. financial aid.  One of his friends told him to talk to the school deans.  He did; they could offer a little by way of grants, but not much and certainly not enough.

For two weeks, he talked to everyone he could — students, professors, admissions staff.  He got nothing.

Continue reading ‘(Part II) The True Story of How Mario Could Not Afford School, Met the President, Learned English, and Found Nearly-Free Rent in New York City’