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    Carbondale, IL
  • Application Season
    2013 Fall
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    Communication Studies

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  1. ldmay

    Carbondale, IL

    We live ten minutes south of campus in a nice neighborhood of duplexes called Rolling Meadows apts. Landlord (older man) is brusque but quick to respond to any issues. We've lived here for three years without any problem. Very quiet neighborhood, but it's near nothing except a school. I definitely recommend a car, although limited bus service exists, both school sanctioned and public city transit is lacking. Thankfully transit is cheap (Saluki express included in student fees) and one dollar per ride for not students. There is a nice daycare center behind campus for parents called Rainbow's End. If you need to live near campus, I recommend The Metropolitan and Ambassador Hall (recently renovated) though there will be a lot of undergrads. There are also a number of cute houses for rent near campus but it's mixed with undergrads so "partying weekends" (homecoming, St. Patick's, etc.) tend to result in sleepless nights. Evergreen Terrace (SIU family housing) is very popular, especially with international students. Cost is very reasonable and is great for people with young children-- school bus pick up on site. Regarding the culture of Carbondale: For a small town, it has a fair bit going on. The SIU theatre works hard to bring in national shows (we saw Spring Awakening) along with a variety of other shows (circuses, stomp!) and local theatre, chorale, and dance performances on and off campus. I'm not generally one for night life but it is bountiful within walking distance of campus. Be prepared to see all of the undergrads you teach. I enjoy making a trip to St. Louis (a short 2 hours west) at least once a semester for shopping (Galleria Mall, Trader Joes, Container Store) or for cultural purposes (Fox Theatre highly recommended.) For those of you who are outdoorsy, Southern Illinois is a beautiful place for a nature lover. Tons of hiking, especially at Giant City which is a 20 minute drive from campus. (If you can't go that far, you can hike around the campus lake). Finally, there are quite a few vineyards and B&B's in the area which can be a fun weekend outing or day excursion. If you want more information, I'd be happy to answer other C-Dale questions.
  2. I e-mailed Ohio University Comm Studies department on Thursday as it's getting close to the April 15th deadline. The DGS replied by email stating that my application is still under "active consideration" and that sometimes their final offers go out as late as June. Here is how he described the offer process: "What we do is, in late January/early February, we make offers of admission to a few people. As we hear back from them and know the make-up of the class, we admit a few more additional students to have a balanced and rounded class. As we hear back from them, we adjust our admissions further. This process is further complicated by the agreed upon date for accepting or declining an offer across all graduate schools in the country (April 15), so we sometimes don't hear from students until that date draws near."
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