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nananiemand

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  1. Yeah, there's next to no chance (barring that I take out a -massive- personal loan) that I'll be able to afford the deposit for an apartment in Berkeley. However, I really cannot commit to a 12 month lease - I likely wont see summer in the US for years! I've decided to try applying for co-ops in the area, and hopefully I'll be able to make it through any wait period by living in a hostel nearby campus. Kind of a bummer that UCB doesn't have better graduate accommodations...
  2. Right, no grad housing. Thank you. It would be so much simpler but it also looks like it would devour my stipend. Also I've been told its nearby frat housing - no no no... Unfortunately I don't have any friends in the area (other than Daly city, which... well maybe a couch and take the BART... nah probably not going to work...). I also likely won't have the first/last/security money when I get there in August. Working abroad in the summer tends to kill my savings (in fact, my savings is basically just my living money for being abroad - no real savings hah). I guess I'll plan on a living room rental until I get my stipend. Anyway! Cheers to all! So excited to be starting in the Fall
  3. That's unfortunate Most of my friends are grad students at UCSD and they have lovely grad housing in a private village off-campus. I guess this is probably like the family village in Albany which Berkeley has (which I'm assuming there's a nightmare waitlist for). I was really hoping housing would be a good bet (not perfect, but good) and a good way to transition into focusing on my first year exams. So, avoid Southside of campus. Got it... And Albany is a good neighborhood? Is it safe for biking? I'm mostly keeping my car for visiting home, weekend recreation, and brownie points in a carless cohort. My extra issue is that I will not be in the US or Berkeley until August 15th, so I probably wont have a Berkeley address or registration until the end of September. I guess I'll just be leaving my car in San Diego until I get a place. But yes! Thank you! I will do this City parking permit for sure.
  4. It takes 3-4 weeks! Just got that answered by my CO yesterday.
  5. Hi all I was wondering if anyone could chime in on the experience of living in graduate housing at Berkeley. I've signed up for a spot, but mostly as an alternate plan if I can't figure something else out. From what I can tell, it's only marginally more expensive than an off-campus place if I get a private studio, but its not so good a deal if I get a shared apartment. Any insight is cool, even if it's about grad housing in general (other places, etc.). I've lived with my SO for the last two years, so it's going to be a big adjustment either way... Also, I have a car. This is probably going to be an issue?
  6. I just switched to a Surface Pro 2 (i5 with 8 gigs of ram) from an identically specced HP Envy laptop (also a touch screen). The screen is small, but extremely nice for reading PDFs and note-taking while sitting in awkward-couch-position. Switching to a monitor for spreadsheets will be a must in the future. I got this particular model because it has a better digitizer for the stylus, and I will be using this as my primary illustration device for fieldwork and lab analysis. I also wanted to smaller size so it works very discretely while taking notes at conferences - which I just got back from! Worked like a dream. Having the pen meant I could scribble weird notes, copy diagrams, etc. and being able to detach the keyboard meant I didnt need to balance it in my lap, but instead hold it like a notebook.
  7. Yeah... That really is the answer I'd like. I do -not- want to take the test again. Not a true believer here...
  8. Hi all! Also starting in the Fall, so excited! Moving up from San Diego, but not until mid-August (I'll be working abroad for the summer). I realize this is probably going to be a nightmare - does anyone have suggestions for how to coordinate finding a place in August? I was thinking I may leave my things/car in San Diego, stay in a hostel (or some equivalent, maybe rent a couch) for the time it takes me to pin down housing, then fly back home and drive up again. Has anyone else coordinated this? Otherwise, does anyone else have experience with university grad housing..? According to the website it's not much cheaper than living off-campus, and with the 12 month commitment I'll have to sublet next summer when I am again at my field site...
  9. Hello all! I was wondering if anyone could provide some advice about whether or not I should consider retesting for a better GRE score. My current score is: Verb. 160, Quant. 145, Essay 3.5 I wasn't in a great place when I took this test originally, hence the pretty low essay portion (I'm a very confident writer, but evidently a poor instructions reader. I literally did this: I thought the first essay was a "short answer" and only wrote five paragraphs... I also honestly did -not- study for the quant portion, sadly). I was always planning on retesting, but now I've been accepted to a program for the Fall and the issue isn't as pressing. However, I still notice that GRE scores are needed for fellowships (I have an NSF GRF, but my PhD will be in social sciences with a median completion of 8.5 years). Based on all this, should I be planning to retest? If not this year, than in a few years when I'm getting ready for dissertation grant-writing? How strongly do GRE scores affect various fellowships/grants? Thanks~~
  10. I'll be working out of country for 3 months this summer. Kind of regretting/nervous about this though... I accepted a funded TA position before I knew I would actually get into a program. Got very late notice on my acceptance, and now only have 1 month to prepare. Have to tie together my whole life before I go, and when I get back in the US I will just jump in my car and leave. Sometimes life changes so fast. I feel like I'm on a log-ride, and watching the rapids creep closer and closer.
  11. Hi all, I'm a San Diego native and former UCSD undergrad. If you need any info on the Hillcrest area, I'd be glad to give advise. I currently live with a couple graduate students just a 10 minute walk from the shuttle stop here. I can say that I probably have the rarest rent, around $450 a month (I split a room with my boyfriend). Expect to pay around $650-800 for a room no matter where you decide. However if you choose to live in Hillcrest, account for living nearby the UCSD shuttle and within walking distance from grocery stores (including a Whole Foods if you really need that), restaurants, bars (including some of the best known gay/alt bars in California, the Brass Rail and Urban Mo's), and Balboa Park (where the World Famous San Diego Zoo is!). Hillcrest is also about a 15 minute drive from Ocean Beach (famous for it's bums and headshops, think Venice beach but smaller and less polish). As well, there's a farmers market on Sundays, and during the summer we host a huge gay pride parade. Honestly, I'm very sad to be leaving Hillcrest (but I'm moving up to Berkeley, so not -too- sad). I'm from southern San Diego, and moving to the metropolitan area was amazing. La Jolla is not worth the rent! You can get to the beach from campus, and you'll be there anyway so making regular trips down the cliffs to go to the beach should be mandatory (for sanity and exercise). Don't stress about living by the beach! Keep this in mind: anything metal you own and leave outside will rust within a few months, and the marine layer is real (that said, during the summer you will not want to live further inland than Hillcrest, as the micro-climates in San Diego can be drastically different, for instance 110* in South county and 75* at the coast). Also, last note, if you live in San Diego you can take the trolley -to- Tijuana. Bring your passport and explore Mexico. Baja is a short drive away and some of the best and most beautiful beaches are just south of Rosarito. Expect a 6 hour wait at the border if you're driving, though.
  12. I'm writing my CV for my application to NYU's Museum Studies MA program, Fall 2013, and I have hit a small snag. I'm taking a class at the SD Archaeological Center for instruction on archaeological illustration for research publications. Is this something worth mentioning? My UC doesn't offer an illustration class, so I'm taking this one to supplement my undergrad methodological training. However, the program I'm applying to is a museum studies program, not anthropology/archaeology. Is this something I should include? Thanks!
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