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  1. These are, but I'd ask current grads and alumni as well. The POI and grad coordinator are likely to sell the good points and glaze over the bad, no?
  2. Integral power
  3. Rational power
  4. Complex power
  5. Flappy bird worked for a couple hours
  6. Sup, fellow Bruin! Well, actually I'm not going here for grad school, but I have been here for almost 5 years. I can't really speak for how accurate the crime data is, as I have never experienced crime in any capacity (with the exception of hobos in Westwood, which isn't so common but I am prone to attracting them). The apartments just west of UCLA vary. I know that a lot of people say that it is loud, but I have literally lived in or spent time at five different apartments in the area. What I can tell you is that if you live near the frat houses, you're pretty much guaranteed to have a loud number of Thursday-Sundays during the year. But apartments along Veteran or a couple blocks north (around Gayley/Kelton for example) are actually really quiet. The ones along Veteran have a lovely view of a cemetary, so if you're into that, that's something. The area is generally mostly undergrads, though. I recall one of my friends split a studio on Kelton with someone else with all utilities included for $750 a month (per person), which sounds like it's just within your budget. It was right across from a party house though, so your mileage may vary. If you really want something quiet, I could also suggest south of Wilshire (there are a bunch of apartments just south of Wilshire Blvd around Westwood Blvd). Their apartments seem to be higher quality for a lower price. With 4 roommates total, we were able to afford a 2 bedroom 2 bath at $600~ a month (per person), so that would mean I would have been able to score my own room at $1200~ a month. Plus, there's a shuttle (bruinbus) that goes from Wilshire/Gayley to campus and back (from ~7:30 AM - 7PM). I currently live in palms, and the area is fine, and really convenient (grocery stores everywhere!). I take the bus, which is about half an hour there and half an hour back, not including waiting. You should be able to find an apartment if you want to move in August/September. A lot of the time, if the lease has awkward start/end times, people sublet the apartments over the summer, so moving in early would not be a requirement. Can't say a lick about grad housing, since I have never been a grad student here. Good luck!
  7. You don't get run over, but everyone will hate you and it is scary as hell. Then again, I'm new to the biking scene. Just make sure you're visible and you should be fine.
  8. For better or for worse, once that last result comes in, I can finally unclench. *crosses fingers*

  9. I went to Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Kyoto, and Osaka on my own. Thanks to yelp-like search sites, figuring where to go and what to do was pretty simple. It's fairly easy for me to travel on my own. Then again, I'm a cis male, so I have less to worry about.
  10. Rushed
  11. I had never thought I would want so much to be Their sloppy seconds
  12. Open immersion
  13. I got accepted, but it isn't my top choice. I am ungrateful.
  14. Depends on the place really. You may want to contact the DGS to find out. For example, for the place I was accepted, the funding letter was phrased much like in your second case, where funding was only guaranteed in the first year, and additional funding was contingent on my success in the program. When I had asked about it (from a graduate student who had contact with the DGS), I was told that there was actually a shortage of TAs to the point where the department started hiring TAs from other departments (i.e. no shortage of TAships), and that funding was "basically guaranteed" even though it wasn't on paper. Regardless, that it is not on paper really concerns me. But the idea that you have to do well enough in the program to get funding isn't unreasonable. At least in my case, "well enough" means meeting expected GPA/progress requirements (quals, coursework, credits, etc).
  15. closed immersion
  16. Sample size
  17. "Patience is a virtu-" *gets shot* Has it actually been over 45 days? I think the general agreement is to wait until mid March to see. But if they have reached the 45 day mark, you may want to contact them. Who knows, maybe you're on a waitlist or something
  18. Do you think you would be content in life with non-lucrative jobs? I mean, I'm a STEM major, so I get paid to do what I love regardless. But even I know that in the long run, as a phd student, I'm making less money. And that's okay because I'd prefer to do what I love. But say you want to achieve some standard of living more than you want to further your education. Then I'd go for the professional school. Otherwise grad school is probably what you wanna do. It'll be harder if you wanna have your cake and eat it too (stable career AND grad school), but not impossible. But it sounds life you're really concerned about job stability, and unfortunately, the stigma for humanities majors is that they are useless in that regard. Maybe search for funded programs? It's all about what you want, no?
  19. Fields medal
  20. If you need other people around you to be as dedicated as you are for you to pursue your intellectual interests, you may not be as "dedicated" as you think. Honestly, so what if standards are low? You'd just transcend them anyway.
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