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Are you looking for a home for the 2016-17 Summer or School Year? The Santa Barbara Student Housing Co-op (SBSHC) is a non-profit cooperative housing provider in Isla Vista. Our purpose is to provide low rent co-op housing for students, staff, and faculty of the University of California at Santa Barbara, and other local institutions of higher learning, regardless of gender, race, social, political, or religious affiliation, and thereby influencing the community to eliminate prejudice and discrimination in the community. We strive to engage in continuous educational programs that further the principles of cooperation through mutual, self-help living at a minimal cost. Members make all the organizational decisions - there is no landlord. Decisions concerning topics such as development, hiring, budgets and rental rates, are made by our membership. Members participate in regular house meetings, shared chores, groups meals, committees, gardening, education and social activities, and more! Living in a co-op is more than just a place to sleep. We have five houses in the Isla Vista area: NEWMAN (apartments/studios), MANLEY, DASHAIN (vegetarian/vegan themed), BIKO (people of color themed), MERTON (interfaith themed/low-income). More information about each house can be found here (http://sbcoop.org/?q=node/7). Our newest house, the MERTON House, is 100% low-income. UCSB undergraduate students that qualify may also qualify for a scholarship through UCSB Financial Aid. More details here (http://www.sbcoop.org/?q=node/19). Applications will be available starting January 8th at 8pm on http://www.sbcoop.org. From January 25 through February 5 we'll be hosting informational sessions, tours and house events. We'll announce room placements around the second week of February. Spaces in the co-ops are limited and competitive but we maintain a Waitlist. Spots are offered on a first-come first-served basis. We offer both a Summer Contract and a School Year Contract (possible partial contracts for those studying abroad). SUMMER: June 19, 2016 - September 15, 2016 SCHOOL YEAR: September 18, 2016 - June 22, 2017 The co-op offers a unique, lower-cost, communal, sustainable, social justice orientated living experience. You can find more information at http://www.sbcoop.org and questions can be directed to josh@sbcoop.org. In cooperation, Josh Redman (Member Services Coordinator)

Hello Everyone: Rent is expensive here. REAL EXPENSIVE. The best place to live, by far, is the housing cooperatives. You definitely want to live in these and not on campus housing. Apply quickly, first come, first serve. They save spots for grad students. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Barbara_Student_Housing_Cooperative Good luck!!!

I am a student here. Cohen and Bimber are freaking amazing. Just real down to earth amazing people with tons to offer. I don't think that political economy is a possible sub-field, but field papers are really strongly encouraged, so you would probably do that. It should help prepare you for your dissertation. Congrats and feel free to PM me if you want.

New School definitely has money issues. Good department, impossible odds of getting funding. I recommend UC- Santa Barbara. Norris, Digeser, and Anderson are great. Bruhn is great for Latin American stuff.

LSU offers funding for MA students. Sarkar is a Descartes expert and a great teacher: http://uiswcmsweb.prod.lsu.edu/hss/prs/People/Philosophy%20Faculty/item41245.html

Howdy Ho Folks! I am just hoping to mine information from students in the discipline about UCSB. I got an offer with funding. However, I am not really from a Poly Sci background. I have a couple of other offers form my home discpline, but am kinda thinking of rejecting them. Those of you who are in the know what sort of info can you provide about UCSB? Reputation? Quality of life in the department? New hires? etc.? Any other accepted parties out there? Thinking of accepting? Well good luck, congrats on the season, and kick some butt when you get there!!