abeilles

Is there a reason you're opting to do a master's, rather than working for a year? depending on what you want the phd for, the master's may not help you very much

I've been accepted to a program with a POI going through the same thing

Best of luck!

Good for you! Best of luck

extremely jealous of those who get to travel! I'm finishing up my master's (feeling pretty checked out at this point) and sticking it out at my full-time research job until at least july... then likely hanging out at my significant others' parents' house for a couple of weeks. I'm anxious to know where I'll be moving!

I know it's a good problem to have, but I sympathize!!

there's nothing wrong with that! I started the application process when my first post-grad job ended, realized I didn't have a specific enough focus, and waited until now (3 years later) to try again -- I have a much clearer idea of what I want to do, and it's made the process much easier. best of luck!

Agreed!

I haven't heard back from UW but interviewed at both -- I have to say, I've always liked having seasons but SD was SO beautiful!

maybe you already know this but 34k is totally livable in boston!

but I've heard parking near/on-campus is really challenging?

I'm closer to the orange line, so I do orange to red but at rush hour it easily takes over an hour I work at Longwood, so if I'm taking the shuttle it CAN be 30 minutes, but it depends on the shuttle schedule!

It is absolutely understandable to take some time between undergrad/MA studies and a doctoral program, and in fact some programs prefer it!

It is absolutely acceptable!

Not sure how important this is to you, but the cost of living in Minneapolis is muuuuuuch better than that of Boston/Newton

OT but I just went to up-vote AlHal's post and mistakenly voted my own instead, haha

ALL TRUE also, I commute from JP to Cambridge & it typically takes an hour

just an FYI to everyone thinking about moving this fall: in the student-heavy areas, a lot of people re-sign their september leases (or notify their property managers that they won't be doing so) in march-april, so keep an eye out!

I'm in the same place!

YES

I still have an interview coming up in a couple of weeks, so all hope is not lost!

That's a really good way to think of it - kudos!

seconding all of this!

seconded!

I wouldn't have applied to so many programs!