You may want to use SAS tech support as well:
http://support.sas.com/techsup/contact/
SAS tech support is provided for free with your site's SAS license -- and yes, they have entire teams dedicated to helping customers get their SAS Foundation code running. If you have some funding for your masters (ah, wouldn't that be nice?) I can highly recommend taking a course from SAS, either in person or Live Web:
http://support.sas.com/training/index.html
I have many students who tell me that they took a SAS class in college, but the one they took from us really helped them work through problems that they were stuck on for months. I would recommend Programming 1, Programming 2, or Stat 1 depending on your needs and experience level.
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