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I am going to Cornell in the fall. The program is a good thematic match for me, and I very much liked the department when I visited. I am sorry funding didn't come through for you, and I hope things go better next year. Hopefully everyone is happy with the decisions they are making.

I have lived in Durham for years and can't say enough good about it. Not only is the weather an undeniable plus, but Durham is full of things to do: a wonderful farmer's market, good restaurants (check out www.carpedurham.com), bike trails, and the world's largest documentary film festival, Full Frame, every April. You are just a bus ride away from Chapel Hill/Carrboro. Beyond that it's helpful to have a car, and most places are not particularly accessible without one. If you will have a car the wider area provides a lot of additional things to do-- including wonderful Indian restaurants and a first-run Bollywood theatre in Cary. Durham also has an interesting labor/class/racial history, and is an incredibly rich and diverse community of people working on issues surrounding that history. ...All that being said, I love Boston. Cost of living is higher, but there is so much there and great public transportation. Not only do you not need a car, but you wouldn't want one. Boston is on the smaller size of American cities and is suprisingly compact-- and walkable!-- and it's a really beautiful area (both Cape Cod and Western Mass are feasible day trips). Of course Boston is diverse and full of interesting communities, as well. I'm not sure this is very helpful because I would happily live in Durham or Boston, but for different reasons.

I called and spoke to someone in the anthro office today. He said he expected to receive the decisions soon and would be in touch by the end of this week/early next week. I haven't heard anything from them since submitting my application. Were there interviews? If I didn't get one does that mean I should expect a rejection? I have basically decided on attending another university, but would still like to hear back from Johns Hopkins.

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Anyone planning to go to Cornell?

I have no idea...but they did say they expect the cohort to be 8-9. I wonder if that includes all the subfields of anthropology?

I am one of the people who posted an acceptance on February 10th, though I'm not sure I have much information to add. The offer was made by phone by the DGS and followed up with a formal offer/letter. There is a departmental open house in a few weeks, so I assume that all initial offers have been made by now.

This is some very helpful information! I am going up to Ithaca for a departmental "open house" in a few weeks, but I have already decided to attend Cornell in the fall...so I'm hoping to start scoping out apartments/houses then. I've been to Ithaca before and like the Fall Creek area a lot. My biggest consideration is that I have a large dog, and would love to find somewhere with at least a small fenced in yard which will be very helpful on those cold snowy mornings when a walk is not very appealing. Ithaca strikes me as a dog friendly town, but how difficult is it to find pet friendly housing? I will have a car, but don't plan to drive it to campus (apparently not a good idea and very expensive: as several people have pointed out in this thread). Other than the Fall Creek area, where is laid back, grad/community oriented (i.e. not many undergrads), and accessible to campus by bus?