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Question fellow Ecology people !! Can someone explain how TAships work with tuition??? You get paid ~12k a year but then do you also pay tuition for the courses? or does this ~12k get directly applied to your course fees? I'm so confused!!! It might be a totally dumb queston but I had to ask.

I've been accepted to my top choice and want to respond to their admissions offer, do i need to be formal? or can I just say YES ONE MILLION PERCENT YES! Thoughts??

It was from a PI whose lab makes their own decisions about students, no university input whatsoever. I only applied to work with him and nobody else. We've met and have developed a relationship over the past year so in my email I'd like to write something at the end about how I look forward to collaborating in the future or something like "let's stay in touch" but more professional sounding.

Hello All! How does one respond to a PI who lets you know they have decided to go with another applicant? I want to keep a relationship with them but am unsure how to end the email. Any thoughts??? Thanks!!

Which program did you apply to within UC Davis? Animal Behavior, Ecology, etc??

Decaf, I'm thinking of emailing and doing the same thing to a few places. What did you say in yours? Or do you mind sharing an abridged version? THanks!!

I am editing my personal history statement and I generalize my research interests. do i need to explicitly state them in detail again in this essay? or can i save that for just my SOP?

ALSO just thought an important note to add is I have already met with both of these professors IN PERSON.

Hello All! I have already spoken with two professors at the same university, same program and really like both of them for potential MS advisors. Should I put them both in my SOP as listed faculty I want to work with or chose 1? I don't want to deter my chances of getting in by putting both of them and having them feel like I'm playing the fences making neither want me! What should i do????