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How exciting tld221! I am about to start my first year in a HESA program!

I applied to three schools and interviewed at two. Most of the people I know applied to 3 or 4, mostly because of the expense and time-consuming nature of assistantship interviews. I would definitely recommend applying to programs where you have an assistantship, and one that offers some tuition compensation for the assistantship. I would be suspect of a program that didn't have some type of compensation plan, and frankly would not consider a program that doesn't have an assistantship component.

You've got a pretty good list so far - Michigan State and Indiana are both very good, and very competitive. Based on the schools you've listed I think you should also check out the University of Georgia.

I'll PM you with some details!