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anything pertaining to LL is worthy of jail time. watch out

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I am! Angry as hell! Wish I could pay Bruce Banner to 'hulk smash' some classroom windows & street lamps at these fricking schools that have eloped with my application money! On that note, have you guys seen that 'it's my money, & i want it now!!' commercial? yeah.. my feelings exactly!

Or, what if you can get out in 4 years? That would be something I would shoot for! Besides, there might be fellowships, scholarships you can apply for. I also recommend calling your PoI or the dept.. they'd definitely know more.

That's okay if the prof is passionate/adamant about you going to their program.. it's very good actually, because it tells you that they love you, and you'd probably have a great time there. That said, it's also your right to have enough time (and chance) to analyze the pros and cons of all schools you've/will hear from, and then decide. Take your time, there's no rush. Remember how much they agonized you over the waiting period. The tables have turned now, poke them with the iron rod.. muhahahaha ETA: slowly though, killing is bad

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very interesting. didn't know of this policy the banks adopt. perhaps because i haven't suffered yet. will definitely keep this in mind if i decide to switch banks or open a new account. regardless, smart money managing is required no matter the size of the bank.

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sure, the number of softwares being available for a mac is increasing, but that is mainly true for general softwares. most programs used in research (mainly in the sciences, i don't know in other fields) aren't usually available in mac. and the ones that are cut a deep hole in your pocket. i saw that you are in 'biological sciences', and from the perspective of a geneticist/systemicist/population biologist/ecologist, i can say that mac is not the smartest choice. i do use mac and unix boxes in our lab because the department bought them for us, but they have less than 10% of the total programs i run. as some people said above, if you run a lot of windows based programs, then getting a mac isn't really a good idea. you don't want to make the trip all the way from your home to the lab just because the program you want to use is in the pc in your lab. in your case, you can simply get a replacement battery. also consider the new lenovo thinkpads.. they look loaded. if you want to switch platforms, the main problem you will have is getting used to the new system, but this won't be much of a problem. if there are certain programs that are mac-specific, you might want to look at how to dual boot your machine with a unix OS. most developers who release programs for mac also release unix/linux versions (at least in biology). as for those who think macs don't get infected by a virus, that isn't actually true. the frequency of attacks is super-super-low. but the idea of macs being invulnerable to viruses is a myth.

yep, if you are attached to kids/family, then more funding is the way to go. one of my friends got multiple offers from schools mediocre to great, but he settled with a mediocre school that offered the highest amount of money because he had a wife + 2 kids. so if you think that graduating from school Y won't put a damper on your career endeavors, then by all means choose Y.

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the dude above is basically right - you need to focus more on research, and apply to schools with similar research interests as yours. you can also contact professors at those schools ahead of the the application to see if they have any grad positions open for coming fall. however, gre is also important - if you bomb your gre, it definitely won't look good on your application resume.

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