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  1. NerdyKnitter

    Atlanta, GA

    Is it possible to get around Atlanta without a car? I don't drive and I'd rather not start now. I can deal with inconvenient, but is it reliable and safe? I was accepted to Emory and would want to live in the city rather than the suburban-type area near the campus.
  2. Hello all, I have a PhD interview soon. My M.A. advisor told me to prepare for the question "Would you come here if we accept you?" The interview is at my second choice school, but by a very narrow margin. If I was accepted to both my top two schools, I would have a lot of trouble choosing. If I am asked this question would it be better to be honest ("I would need to hear from one other school to make an informed decision"), or to "commit" earlier. Keeping in mind that competing offers are becoming quite rare in this economy, I am unsure of if it is wise to be vague. Realistically, would it be a serious offense to "commit" in an interview, but end up choosing a different school (on the off chance that my top two schools give offers)? Or are faculty used to the fact that they might accept students who are entertaining other offers?
  3. It's acceptable to abbreviate, but spell it out the first time and put the abbreviation in parentheses. As in, University of California, Berkeley (USB). Check the dept's website for their preferred abbreviation.
  4. Hello all! I am getting ready to turn in applications and everything is going well except for one little snag in a SoP for one school. At the encouragement of my former advisor, I am applying to the school where I did my MA. While there, I worked closely with a professor at another university through the graduate consortium and this prof. is a major reason why I'd like to do a PhD at this location. Should I mention him in my SoP? As it stands, in the section where I talk about why I want to go to this particular school, I have a sentence along the lines of: "In addition to X University's faculty, I would be interested in continuing to utilize the Graduate Consortium to work with Dr. Y in the area of..." There is one additional issue to consider: While my former advisor really supports working with Professor Y, the director of graduate studies really dislikes Prof. Y and made snide comments about him when I was working with him during my MA. I know it's silly to worry about infighting/professor's egos, but I'd rather not blow an application because of something like this.
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