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I'm not going to lie to you...it'll take some getting used to. My now-wife moved from SoCal and lasted exactly one winter before wanting to leave. Still, dress warmly and in layers and you will get used to it. I lived in even colder Wisconsin for a part of my childhood so the city was actually warmer. As for snow, Chicago isn't one of this country's snow capitals by any stretch of the imagination. The air is usually too dry to allow for major storms and it is on the wrong side of the lake for Lake Effect blizzards. Thus the most snow falls are USUALLY well cleared. Usually... Every few years, the city will get a major snowfall (my experience was in 1999 when we got 18 inches in a day) that will really screw things up. But by and large, I found winter in Chicago to be less disruptive than around DC which comes to a grinding halt with more than a few inches of snow. But don't despair. Chicago spring and summers are very nice (variable weather and all)

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I remember that...I was in 9th grade when that happened, it was discussed in my science class. How about this for age...no child in my daughter's elementary school has memory of the events of 9/11/01 when they occurred. They were simply too young to form memories.

Yes. She will. She's a teacher with sought after credentials. I don't see how I could support a family myself at this point. Still, going to be nervous until she has a job lined up.

Yeah thats cutting it close. When did you submit your fafsa?

How some NYU'ers do it: Rich parents or trust funds. Of course not an option for many folks. Far more realistic is splitting a unit or subletting with someone...should get you around the credit check deal, especially if other person is in already. Don't forget that while HOUSING is more expensive in the city, transportation is cheaper, far cheaper if you ditch your car (assuming you have one). We have two cars and even with a modest amount of driving, they're still pricier than a month pass on the subway, a share in ZipCar and the occasional bus and train tickets. So we're going to sell both and stick that money in the growing savings account.

I will be a non-traditional student come next fall. I am in my mid thirties with two kids in elementary school. Although I am not sure yet which school I will attend, both will be in NYC. Of the two, I got the impression that Baruch had more folks in my demographic (their average age is higher than NYU's). Not that a student with a family is unheard of at NYU, it appears to be less common. Keeping my fingers crossed that this will all work out.

considering that many schools make all students take the same core classes, I expect to make my decision on MPA or MPP after the first semester. This flexibility is allowed.

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Go for the job. Related, professional job experience can only help. Enough experience will eliminate the need to take whatever school you attend's equivelent work for those straight from undergrad. As for other "adult" obligations, yes, that can occur, but even those can be accomodated. It is possible to return to school with a spouse or even a family. Its harder though

Been a Mac User since 2006. Joro's right, they've got better than average resale value, particularly the non-laptops. My two cents would be to get an iMac and make comfortable work space for you at home and keep the laptop for on the go as long as it keeps going. Three years isnt too bad since it most likely has an Intel processor. You'll want to replace it if it didnt. If you have a need to use applications that use a 64 bit processor, you'll want to upgrade.You could do some easy and cheap maintenance work like completely erasing the hard drive and reinstalling the OS. If the battery sucks, you could get a spare. Otherwise sit tight. Back to the home computer. Have you considered a MacMini. They're cheaper and have the added advantage of allowing you to hook your laptop up to the external keyboard/mouse/monitor that is shared with the MacMini. You cant do that with an iMac. Of course you could also just get an external monitor/mouse/keyboard only and keep using your laptop. THat would the cheapest solution to improve work at home while allowing on-the-go computing.

I visited last fall, got in two weeks ago and still havent made my mind up yet. Too many factors yet to sort out. Those meet and greet events are nice though. Wagner's (Public Admin School) day is April 9 so I have a little longer to make up my mind Update: decided not to go to visiting day or attend the school

Thought I would throw this out there as I have been ruminating on it for a while now. Are the Big Name private schools really worth it, particular in the professional sector. I've seen the discussion for those looking for jobs in Academia, but this time I'm more focused on the MPA/MBA and other professional programs. Will the NYU's, Columbia's or Harvard's open more or better job opportunities to justify the extra $38K I will spend compared to the public school with a similar program? I'm very comfortable with the idea of $20K-30K in debt as I have practically none of any type, but when I get up to the mid 60s, it gives me pause. Yet if that tuition opened doors not available at a Public U, it'd totally be worth it. Thoughts?

Option 1 is pretty viable. I got into both my schools with only professional recommendations after 12 or so years. It may be different in your field though.

One of mine has a visiting day, the other doesnt mention one. I've both schools I have been accepted to on a pre-application basis, but for the school that doesnt have one, I'd feel a lot more comfortable if I visited anyway--they shouldnt have any issue with that right?

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There's a got to be some sort of waiting list to determine how many of the early recipients are responding back. Given that a number of folks (yours truly included) received no funding they must not know how many of the first wave(s) will respond back (my deadline is April 15) so they stagger based on responses. As a personal note, I am going to wait practically until April 15 until I return my response. I'm not trying to be an @ss here but it looks like its going to take the full month to figure out if this will work out financially (NYU aid packages arent due out for another week) and how it compares to Baruch. If things look moderately positive, I will attend the accepted students visiting day. Who knows. I certainly dont. I apologize if that makes the wait longer for someone else.