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(Inspired by Emilee's thread below) I did a search and all the results discuss dress code for visiting prospective schools. How about once you are there, doing daily things? Has anyone encountered special requirements?

I actually have this bookmarked and was going to post a link. At some point I will look at it too!

I could register, and have a pretty good idea of the courses needed but will wait with this until arrival at school unless a real reason comes up.

Let this be another vote for Zotero. For me at least, it does everything I need automatically. Its only flaw is that it doesn't take an outline an write an article on its own. I'm looking at the mendeley site and it seems quite similar; didn't do an actual comparison though.

Hmm. I guess you could say that since he is familiar with X too, you'd appreciate his opinion, and he probably wouldn't mind, but yes, he'd be biased. Still could offer useful information though.

Two points to consider: It sounds like the school you do have an offer from is a very good option. The fit is obviously very important. From your description, the only thing the second school has going for it is the reputation of the linguistics department, where you'd take some courses. Wouldn't you belong to a linguistics department at either institution? If not, then the courses (which are not the focus of a graduate program in any case) are probably not a very important thing. Contact the second school and ask!

At least they replied. I do notice the whole "competing offers" is going strong everywhere. I'm just going to call them. Maybe you should too.

LOL. This is the first time I've heard of it so thanks for the laugh. Although I don't suppose that was your intention. Personally, I think it's another one of those things that bear no real significance that is given WAY too much attention. Particularly annoying are artificial words like 'hu' or 'eir'. Sure, languages change and develop, but forcing things of this type but a specific group based on one ideology or another is not a natural process. While 'his' may have originally been gender neutral, this is not the COMMON meaning today. That's all that matters. That leaves us with a perfectly good 'their' for this very purpose. Just because someone (no matter what their profession is, and how well respected they are in their professional community see how nicely it works?) decides it isn't OK, doesn't mean squat for the general population of the native speakers of that language. This is not a matter of a law of nature that's just been discovered. I'll repeat that again: It means NOTHING.

I'm in the "never pulled allnighters" camp. I need my sleep. Once, I had a paper to finish and stayed up till 3am. That was the closest and I never want to do it again. The productivity is about 10% of normal. Having said that, like some of the allnighters people, I work best late in the evening. Basically that leaves me with a few hours of peak productivity. Also this http://www.phdcomics...hp?comicid=1219

Positive thinking - Good!

Great! I think you made the right decision. (And yes, you LOVING it was affected by the money, but who cares - the choice is still good).

What he said. Just to clarify: it's a formality that the Graduate Faculty/School/etc. makes the actual decision and sends the letter. It's fairly common.

LMAO. Awesome. This is why I come here. I didn't receive no voucher. Though, frankly, my app checking record is far less impressive than that.

This is my case too. While an actual physical letter is nice, it's probably not a necessity if the e-mail is more than "Congrats, you're in" type. But they're saving trees! (Or some such. Maybe.)

I have an acceptance with which I'm happy. It's a great option from many aspects and I'd be happy to go there. I'm also waitlisted in another school which might be slightly better, but with no actual offer I can't make that judgment so I really need to hear something from them. Wait, isn't it the other way around: the reputation of the school is more important for the industry, and the advisor/dept. for academia?