winddancer

Hi! Going through my old emails I saw that I got the admission letter on the 3/11. However I applied to the PhD program, I have no idea if letter of admissions to masters are sent on a different schedule, and that was like 2 years ago, so maybe they are sending them on a different date this year. Sorry I can't help you more :/

Hey ! I am actually a second year PhD at UoR, Biology department though, but if you have any questions about the city/university/weather feel free to ask me. =)

Hey, I'm moving to Rochester too! I 'm in the same boat as you, so I don't think I can help you that much. Have you tried emailing the offcampus housing office? They give advice about how to find a place and everything =)

I am very excited about it too

While I'm not a Physics student (I do biology) I'm very familliar with the French system. In France (and most Europe) you can't do a PhD without doing what they call Master Recherche. In France they are basically 2 kind of Master, Master Recherche (for doing a phd later) or Master Professionel (which is supposed to prepare you to work without doing a PhD) In the states what is called a PhD is a 5 year program (or often more) that includes the Master (2 years) and then the PhD part of it (the thesis dissertation) In France you do first a Master (2 years) and then you apply for research PhD (3 years or more). Also the ENS is focused on research, I would be very surprised if they have a Master Professionelle (I really can't say for physics, but I know that in Biology the ENS Lyon master is a master recherche for research), so if you go for the Master in France you would be expected to go afterward for a 3/4 year phd.