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Those would be a concern, but I think it is offset by the fact that you have first author publications at recognised conferences or journals. I still think you'd have a good shot at top schools.

It's not a silly question as I imagine that a lot of grad students (and future grad students) think about this. People meet in grad school and end up marrying so it is very possible to have a dating life in grad school. I guess like everything else in grad school, it comes down to you having to make the time for it. Then again, I don't know what your dating life was like before grad school.

I think it probably helps if you are able to attend without funding, since that would mean that they could give financial aid to someone else they also want and offer you both admission. However, I don't think it hurts your application if you answer no. In either case you should go with what your financial situation allows, since you don't want to say you can go without funding (and it would be a struggle) and they offer you an admit without funding, expecting you to be able to pay.

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Hi redant, It's usually one essay called a statement of purpose, but usually you want to focus more on your research experience and interests than on your life story. However, and this is where it gets confusing, some programs (I'm not 100% sure about Anthropology) ask for two statements - a statement about your life background (usually called a personal history statement, or statement of diversity or confusingly, a personal statement) and a statement of purpose (or statement of academic purpose). So you just need to look at what the program asks for. If its one statement (even if they call it a personal statement) they want a statement of purpose about your research. If they ask for two, then one would be the personal history statement and the other would be the statement of (academic) purpose. As for how long it should be, 1000 words is usually a good estimate for the statement of purpose. Sometimes the programs list a size limit, so you really need to check. If the program wants 2 statements, usually each would be smaller, but again, they sometimes list how long they want it so just check each program's requirements. I hope this clears it up for you!

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Have you checked Kijiji? It's like a Craigslist for Canada. http://vancouver.kijiji.ca/ There's a section for roommates in Vancouver, so perhaps you could find some place there.

You mean Berkeley? Sorry I'm not too familiar with Berkeley.

At least you would be able to list it on your CV as submitted and you will be able to describe the research in your SoP. Also, in January, should the paper be accepted, you could mention this to the department - it is probable that they wouldn't have made their decisions by then.

If it comes down to a choice between getting a paper published and doing the subject GRE, spend the time to get the paper published. This will help your application a lot more than the subject GRE. The very top schools don't pay much attention to the subject GRE, so if you can get your paper published in a respected journal/conference that would be the way to go.

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I think the Dean would be ok. He is able to speak about your research potential/experiences and that is what is important.