Sumac77

One other thought for reducing paper usage, and I'm not sure if this works for you, but I convert my PDF's into MP3's. Sounds crazy, but there are a few programs that you can buy that do it. I went with NaturalSoft, which has a free version (not cool) and a basic version (very realistic voices). It takes me an hour to convert all my pdf's for the week into a read-aloud version, and then I put it in my ipod and listen to it on the train, in the car, while I walk, whatever. If I'm on the go, I stop the playback where I want to take notes and use my voice recorder to tape them. Later that day, I open up the computer and put my thoughts down in organized fashion into my notes. The process could probably be simplified by someone with better knowledge of the app world, in fact you could probably do all of the above with an iPhone. The only downside is that, as a visual learner, I have no reference for what the articles look like, so if I actually need to go back and read a few I have to search through my notes for the author's name first.

One other thought for reducing paper usage, and I'm not sure if this works for you, but I convert my PDF's into MP3's. Sounds crazy, but there are a few programs that you can buy that do it. I went with NaturalSoft, which has a free version (not cool) and a basic version (very realistic voices). It takes me an hour to convert all my pdf's for the week into a read-aloud version, and then I put it in my ipod and listen to it on the train, in the car, while I walk, whatever. If I'm on the go, I stop the playback where I want to take notes and use my voice recorder to tape them. Later that day, I open up the computer and put my thoughts down in organized fashion into my notes. The process could probably be simplified by someone with better knowledge of the app world, in fact you could probably do all of the above with an iPhone. The only downside is that, as a visual learner, I have no reference for what the articles look like, so if I actually need to go back and read a few I have to search through my notes for the author's name first.

I've been out of the student game for a while, so when I heard that companies like Amazon give discounts on things like shipping for current students I got excited:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200500380


What other discounts or websites are there to help out new and returning grad students?

Got an email from the edd program that was,an unofficial acceptance to the program, and it is also reflected on the check status page. Yeah!

Also curious!