KGrard

Has anyone not received the email yet? I'm assuming that means a no-go, but congrats to everyone!

Luckily/unluckly, final projects and school has been consuming my life the last week. I'm hoping that this next week will also fly! Queenskid - where are you studying? Shout out, any other New Yorkers? Next Tuesday will certainly be a very long morning at the office.

Even better, I will be stalking my email for the last few days in April. Good luck everyone, looking forward to just knowing either way!

Nevermind, I read the entire thread = antsy at work. As for the comment from the Boren facebook page about knowing April 30th, does anyone know if they have announced the recepients on the Boren fb page in previous years? Not having to rush home before class to check the mail on May 1st (or beyond) would be pretty convenient...

Hello! After looking back at the email, it is actually an email clarifying my program start and end dates. I have applied to be in Morocco for a full-year, so I responded that my anticipated dates would be staying the same. I received the email on April 2nd, and he responded thanking me for the up date by the end the same day (April 2nd). I did not receive a budget clarification email in March. I'll look back through the forum feed, but how important is the date we received these emails? Thanks! Kaysey

Moving to a new city is a challenge. I moved to NYC in 2011 and despite being an extremely outgoing individual, it took me about 6 months to settle in. However, I was not part of a graduate program at the time and simply working. After starting my graduate program at NYU, my number of local friends has doubled. You will connect with other people in your program, and universities are great about putting on mixers, students groups and orientations when you first start the program. My other recommendation is social sports leagues, kickball league was a life saver when I moved here! Take the risk because there might be a time later in life when you have to start over in a new city due to a job, relationship, etc.; so learn some new social networking skills now!

Hello, My name is Kaysey, and I'm currently a part-time Master of Urban Planning student at NYU. I applied to study Arabic (MSA and MCA) in Rabat, Morocco for a year starting this August. My nerves have been insane this month! I did receive an email from Boren asking if I had any updates to my budget. Does anybody know if fellows are required to go to DC for this orientation prior to departure? I am looking to coordinate leaving my job, taking a summer class and packing up my apartment. Looking forward to early May!