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I think it depends on the school and the program. At my university there was a really big promotion of student athletes who won academic awards, especially academic all-americans on the football team. They get way more recognition than just "winners". I've also seen some players across many sports take easy classes so as to not distract from their main reason for going to school: sports. Which is sad, but they're the ones who will have a really basic degree that won't land them a great job at the end. Not many players make it up to the big leagues, not even to the minor leagues or any paying positions. Then again I've seen girls who are not in sports or any activities on campus sign up for easy classes in simpler degrees so they can party more. It's not just athletes. Too many people go to college on Mom and Dad's dime, and think of it as just a social right of passage. They'd be better served and save money to go to a community college and work a few years to figure out their goals in life, but no one likes to hear that.

Take the money and run! Princeton hands down in my opinion

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I would visit both. Washington University in St. Louis has a beautiful campus. Plus of a big city are real though, more nightlife etc. friends of mine that went to ohio loved it, very big 12 atmosphere that can be fun. These campuses are so different, but hard to describe well here. I like both but for different reasons, thus why you need to visit

"Lol, no". Gonna have nightmares about that being my rejection email.

Yeah when I narrowed down my list of where to apply I used location as the deal breaker every time. Both had same ranking and offered my research area? Where could I actually see myself? Life is a balance and I you don't like the town it will bother you more and more even if you're busy studying.

Whiskey is helping. That and my plans for binge watching House of Cards on Netflix tomorrow.

I'm coping by eating. Too much pizza, beer, ramen, and chocolate in some kind of unholy alliance. Aaagghghhhh!

ok, so a really broad question but I'll try. I have an undergrad in arch and masters in engineering, plus years in the construction industry in the US so that's where I'm coming from with this: #1) What is your goal for a career? Do you want to work in India or in another country? If you want to work as an architect in a specific country, it's best to get your degree and then licensed there. It's very difficult to transfer a licensure from another country, even from UK to US is a huge pain and we have similar codes. If you want to work in India, I'm not sure that you'll be paid more for having a US degree. Most Arch Masters are not funded, so you would be out a lot of money that you might not get back in the workforce. #2) More modern or "western style" architecture and construction programs are considered the gold standard and also more reliable in those countries. I don't mean location, but countries like (US, Canada, France, UK, Germany, Australia, South Korea and Japan) would be considered at the forefront of architecture and construction. There is a reason that many countries (Middle East and Southeast Asia especially) pay their students to study arch or construction degrees in the US and then bring that knowledge back home. The US (and the countries listed above) have the most sophisticated codes and construction companies doing the work, and are producing student capable of joining that workforce. #3) If you want to work in the US, I would recommend studying here. Having worked in a US architecture firm, I think it is almost 100% impossible that they would hire a recent grad from an Indian architecture school. There are lots of unemployed architects already in the US, so the hiring pool is limited basically to graduates from our own schools at this point. Hope this helps!

It's the only tangible numbers that can give me hope I can afford my phd. I was accepted 2 weeks ago and am still waiting on the funding package...checking emails everyday and being impatient.

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This thread was dormant for almost a year, can we just let it die or be deleted already? Why post on it a year later? A mentally ill woman used grad cafe and other online forums to stalk and harass a professor and his family for years! People were understandably shocked by the craziness of the allegations and her behavior when it was exposed.

I would label "extracurricular research" to just "research"....makes it seem more official. Agree with all recommendations from ginagirl above too.

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Bump it up to jeans and a non-tshirt option and you'll always be safe. Girls often wear black tights with dresses (should hit top of knee) with uggs or comfy shoes and look slightly dressy while being super comfy. Or black leggings for pants and a decent shirt.

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Also depends on the degree and major. I had no interview for eng, but clearly identified poi and research topics in my sop. I think degrees with lab work often require interviews.

you'll have to ask the school if they require you to use their healthcare plan, most don't. I was working during my Masters and kept healthcare thru my employer. But I wasnt a full-time student, and that may change the rules a bit. I dont think the ACA has any restrictions against students, it's all based on income. The school is the key issue, and you'll have to ask them.

My friend works at a Big 12 University, specifically within the department that implements the school's healthcare plan. The most basic answer is that it completely depends (unhelpful I know). I believe you can get the same quality healthcare thru school or the marketplace, but you'll have to log onto the ACA website to confirm those costs. In the broad sense, school plans were already ACA style plans....a large pool of relatively healthy members who spread a low risk, thus allowing very low premiums. This means they have had to change very little to comply with ACA, as they were already very close to ACA standards. (most schools, i'm sure there are exceptions to this). One big change is the requirements for dependent children, especially child dental, that had to be added to university healthcare plans. While most students don't have young children, the ACA requires pretty stringent rules in regards to dependent children care and schools have had to quickly add these services to their plans. So, if you're a student your income is probably low enough for you to qualify for subsidies for plans on the ACA website. This could allow you to have free (or nearly free) healthcare for the next 3 years while those subsidies are guaranteed by the US government. Of course if you live in a state with a Republican governor who turned down the Medicare expansion money, you most likely have a lot less subsidy money available and it will most likely cost much more. If you're a phd student, you may have much of the healthcare cost included in a financial aid package, and therefore it would be the better option. Schools will also be more likely to go to bat for you against the insurance company providing university coverage. It is in their best interest to keep costs down for students and prevent some kind of PR nightmare where a student suffers due to an insurance company trying to not pay.

Is napping a hobby? If I have free time I like to take a nap and catch up on sleep. That and watching horror or zombie films.

So I've been impatiently waiting for my funding package to be emailed from a school which I've been accepted and informally told I will have full funding. This can obviously mean a huge difference in stipend amounts at different schools and across degrees. Despite searches here and on the web I've not been able to find much info on what to expect for my particular school or degree, probably because it's quite small and specialized. I did stumble upon this compilation of stipend averages, which at least can give a nice basic starting point or comparison: http://www.cas.usf.edu/business-services/data/osu-survey.pdf

I applied, but won't know until March. I've been there many times if you have questions though.

And also, good luck! Hope you get into both

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The good news is that UNL does not have a GRE cutoff number, although I'm sure there are rough ranges considered acceptable in the department. Probably not posted. I applied to UNL for different major and could not find any info about average GRE or GPA info, so maybe it's just not out there for the public. No matter what your GRE ends up, you should still apply. Mine was very low for quant and I still got into a 'reach' school, and now I wished I'd sent applications to a few more places!