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    Political Science PhD

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  1. Well this seems like the perfect place for me to chime in after a somewhat lengthy hiatus from my cafe musings... Hawaii, Florence, Heavan... Vanderbilt. Which one of these does not belong? Ah it's a trick question because my new Commodore they all belong. In fact, if the corollary to the old cliche that Dante forwent writing about a depth of Hell that went beyond that which could be described in mere human discourse, he surely could not have written about the beacon of Heavenly bliss that is Vanderbilt. You are about to enter a privileged layer. A school community unlike any other, for not only will you experience a soundly top 20 academic institution and all the benefits that accrue from that association, but your social life is about to upgrade 10 fold. Move over New York, Boston, Chicago, because Vanderbilt and Nashville offer you: 1) More affordability 2) A plethora of smart and beautiful people 3) A strong athletic program - basketball is some of the best in the nation and remember this is an academic school 4) Great dining 5) City life without the dirty NYC vibe, yet without the trendy nonsense... mom and pop stores still live here and you can avoid Walmart and all that it entails 6) A social life where grad students from all areas interact - Vanderbilt is unique because it has 11,000 students total with nearly half of them being graduate students so you won't be outnumbered by undergrads. I could go on, but all future Dores can contact me with questions and I'd be happy to advise. If you are a single male you are about to learn what shooting fish in a tank is all about - even dorky engineers date supermodels in the oasis of attractiveness they call VandyLand
  2. I think you'll find the girls at both schools amenable to a variety of methodological approaches to intercourse... doggy, scissors, missionary. The coed committment to pluralism should be strong at either institution, though there is something about those girls in Athens. I'd method myself down to UGA.
  3. I've been admitted to a PhD in the social sciences at BC, however, I am inclined not to go because I'm concerned that the social life within the graduate school is very bare. Do you have any positive views that you might be able to share to quell my anxiety. First, my program is small (5 in the cohort) and current students told me their is little intermingling with other grad students accross Law, Education, and other core disciplines. That is very dissapointing news to me given that the students (probably mostly undergrad seemed cool and social and attractive etc etc)... but I've heard that most grad students treat BC like a commuter school - come to class to their time then go back to their apartments and study - very little sense of social or intellectual community. Maybe its diff from program to program and maybe this is just grad school life in a city in general, but I was hoping there would be more of a social community - that's the whole benefit of academia and a career in a university no? Please please please tell me if you got a different impression. I love my program at BC, but don't want to spend 6 years with my thumb up my you know what in my apartment or wondering the streets with 2 ppl in my cohort in Boston.
  4. Hey Undrafted... thanks for the info, but per our last back and forth I'm probably not going to ND
  5. The whole point of my post was to get a handle on whether Doctoral students can date underclassmen because I suspect they will pique my interest more than the doctoral students.
  6. May I refer you to my disclaimer: (All of the above should be taken with a little grain of salt)...
  7. I did warn you to read it with a grain of salt... I just want to know whether I need to prepare to target undergrads only or whether there are a few diamonds in the doctoral rough as it were...
  8. On a less serious note, now that VandyCandy is in to grad school, the social environment of the grad student experience is of some concern/interest on my end. For those of us who are young (I am 25 and not even close to being in a serious relationship), I am curious what dating options are available to doctoral students. Any advice, especially from the somewhat cool guys on what I can expect to encounter would be great. I realize I'm not going to meet Penelope Cruz look-alike who is studying Latin American Politics in my doctoral program, but hopefully something not too far off... (All of the above should be taken with a little grain of salt)...
  9. Hey Everyone: There's a good enough chance that I may end up at ND that I've begun to look into living arrangements. I would appreciate anyone who has either lived in ND or has personal knowledge of the area chiming in on my questions. Some general things I've been told (feel free to confirm or dispel): 1) Graduate Student housing is not so hot. 2) The school bill's the area as being very low rent (400s), however the decent places are outside of South Bend and run 700s. 3) Purchasing a decent house in a safe area for under 125,000 is actually viable and people do it. What I am looking for: I really want to find either a historic loft, old apartment building, or house with tons of old world charm. A lot of what I've seen on craigslist just looks depressing and architecturally ugly. I don't want the typical yuppie nice and new condo or apartment community where every place looks just like the next. In fact, I'd rather sacrifice some niceness for charm.. (e.g. hardwoods, historic, loft, etc etc)... Can anyone tell me if this type of living arrangement exists. Any insider knowledge? How to go about looking? Craigslist hasn't been that helpful as it only has a few listings. Also, other towns nearby to search for this type of arrangement outside of Mishawaka or South Bend? Thanks
  10. Notre Dame's package this year is 16k over 5 years with a renewable 6th year in most cases. Pretty ridiculously good considering avg rents in south bend are in the low 400s.
  11. My 2 cents on the subject: Fake it, Until Ya Make It...
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