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  1. As a (I assume because you live in Oxford) fellow Miami alum, I congratulate you! There aren't a whole lot of us in archaeology. I'd say an extension is perfectly reasonable, and they can't really force you to make a decision until the April date anyway.
  2. First of all, it looks like there's a lot of great support and advice in this thread. I wish you the best of luck. I don't have a lot of life experience dealing with some of the heavier issues in this thread, but I thought I could possibly offer some practical school-related advice (though you may have thought of it or tried it already). I taught for a few semesters at a community college, a pretty big one but maybe not as big as yours. I had a lot of students come through, some really talented. And as you've experienced, a lot of the smartest and most gifted kids at CC often have some sort of "baggage," whether it's some sort of physical or mental health issue, family stuff, financial problems, any number of different things. As an instructor, I tried really hard to be accommodating (without being patronizing or coddling) to students who I knew or suspected had these types of issues, and I think the majority of CC instructors try to do the same thing. It always seemed to me to be a big part of the mission of the community college system anyway. My school gave professors quite a bit of leeway when it came to changing grades, etc., and I think this is pretty common at least to some degree. What I'd suggest trying is contacting some of your professors whose classes you've failed (especially those that you had strong grades in but missed the final or final essay). Explain your situation a little bit, and see if there would be any way possible to make up the exam or do a project in its place, really anything that seems appropriate for the class. I personally was very open to this type of thing, and I let a couple students make up work way after the class had ended. I had one student, a really bright art major, who had done pretty well in my class (B+/A-) but turned in a joke of a final essay (like just a couple lines on a page, absolutely nothing). This along with doing rather poorly on the final a few weeks before, after doing pretty well on all the other tests dropped his grade to a D. He was 20ish, had a kid, at least one of his parents had been deported, worked 60 hours a week as a mechanic, so he had some obstacles going on. I even e-mailed him at the time to see if everything was going ok, but didn't hear back. About 6 months later, he found himself in a situation similar to yours, where our pretty prestigious state school needed a minimum 3-something gpa but he didn't quite make the cut. He e-mailed me to see if he could do something to improve his grade, and we thought up a really sweet evolution-themed art/comic project that he created (the class was human evolution). I was able to bump his grade up significantly. I certainly can't guarantee that this will work, and it may even be impossible depending on your school's restrictions, but it might be worth a try (rules are meant to be broken anyway) and could help you avoid retaking a few classes and speed up your timetable. Again good luck!
  3. I always tell people to not overstress about your undergrad choice. If you're interested in anthropology, I probably wouldn't recommend going to a school that doesn't have a department at all or has a combined department that employs no anthropologists. In general, I recommend that people go to their state school or a nearby public school in another state that offers reciprocal in-state tuition. It's incredibly hard to go wrong with a big or mid-size state university in my opinion, unless you really really want a small school experience or your state has particularly horrible schools. Or you get insane financial aid at a private school. Undergrad debt is something I would try to avoid at almost all costs. Michigan and PSU are both great schools and alums I know (anthros and otherwise) swear by them. But they also know that out of staters want to go there and tend to really jack up out of state tuition as a result.
  4. I know the OP from one of the interviews, but I didn't realize we were in the same boat! Congrats again. Anyway, I was rejected/never received any response from 3 schools last year. I had a MA already but had dropped out of a PhD program with some baggage, and I originally thought that this baggage may have carried over. Turned out to be mostly funding issues at the schools and other surrounding issues that no one had made me aware of. I applied again this year and was accepted at all 5 schools I applied with funding everywhere, so there is certainly hope. Now I'm faced with the opposite dilemma of last year...too many choices! Which it turns out is actually really stressful in itself haha
  5. nexus8793

    Cincinnati, OH

    I'm a huge 513 homer, so I'm a little biased even though I don't live there anymore, but Cincinnati is a great place. "Clifton gaslight" is a little gentrified-y for my tastes. Personally, I think all of Clifton is a decent area, but if I had a choice I'd probably choose Hyde Park or Mt. Adams which are beautiful historic neighborhoods that still have a good amount of affordable housing. OTR is fine as well, a lot of good, cheap options. Its bad rep is mostly undeserved. I've walked through there many a night alone (though I am a larger male). Northern Kentucky would be another option if you're looking for something a little further out. There are also many close-by suburbs and further out neighborhoods if you're willing to drive. UC is right off 75 so it's not a bad commute from the vast majority of the region.
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