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uhurulol

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    United States
  • Application Season
    2015 Fall
  • Program
    Astronomy/Astrophysics Ph.D.

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  1. I did valet for many years during college. Park nice cars and make decent tips during the summer. Winter is a different story. It's not hard work if you know how to interact positively with people. Go to a local hotel and see if there's something like that. Also, accounting positions at medium-sized businesses. For example, the hotel I worked at frequently had ~16/hour office and accounting jobs available to anyone with half a brain. They were eager to give anyone who looked fancy enough on paper a job.
  2. So I just recently bought this laptop, and I definitely couldn't be happier. A little over a grand for a great machine. I have a dual boot going with Windows and Linux Mint, and on the SSD both of them boot in seconds. Everything runs amazing. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OBA5AMI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I shopped around a while a few months back and this was the best option I could come up with. It hasn't let me down yet.
  3. Hey! I just got into SFSU's Astronomy program, and I'm looking to get a place with some other students! Anyone on here interested? I'm looking for a cheaper place (SFSU's funding isn't the most ideal) and I'm open to many different areas.
  4. As an astronomer with a full sleeve on one arm and a Mike Wazowski tattoo on the other, I giggled a little bit at this post. I don't know if it's only in the hard sciences, but it seems to me the field of academia truly doesn't care what you look like. Edit: I will note that I wear long-sleeves during more important academic events, and I probably will always wear a long-sleeve when TAing. If I ever become a professor, though... bye bye restraint!
  5. You're absolutely right. I elaborated more on my research and my research goals and I got to the point where I was trying smaller fonts to fit it all on two pages. No point in wasting space on the grade stuff. Thanks for the advice.
  6. Yeah, that's what I figured. It's treated now and I'm much better at concentrating on my work. I think I will still leave this bit out, though.
  7. Thank you all for the advice. One more question -- I have severe ADD that went untreated for most of my college education, is this something I should mention?
  8. Thanks for the help. I currently have a short paragraph describing my hectic work schedule throughout undergrad, which led me to getting a C in a pretty important class. The rest of my grades in relative classes are Bs and above, so I figured a little mention of one specific case wouldn't hurt.
  9. Hi everyone, For reference, I'm an astronomy applicant (physics degree) with a pretty strong undergraduate research profile. I've heard that if your grades are lower than you expect the average to be, it may be advisable to offer a brief explanation in your statement. I have a lower GPA (PHY 3.22, OVR 3.11), and I think I should just mention it briefly. Some of the programs I'm applying to have Master's degrees as well -- should I mention in this section that I would be willing to begin in that program to demonstrate my ability to do the coursework? I've heard of this happening at various universities before. Thanks in advance.
  10. Probably gonna have to agree with the OP that it was as soon as I clicked my first "submit" button. I don't have a perfect profile by any means, but I think I have a decent shot at the schools I'm applying to. That being said, two months ago I was certain I'd get into a school, seeing as I'm putting in 12 apps to mostly safer programs. Now that I've clicked submit... I'm starting to freak! I dunno how I can possibly wait two months to hear back... all I need is one acceptance letter and I'll feel soooooooooo much better.
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