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Live near a metro stop. I live in North Hollywood. Takes 30 minutes on metro to get to either HSC or UPC. The metro pass is $100 for the entire semester and it's unlimited so it is very economical. It also allows you to read on the metro instead of having to devote time to driving.

I lived with about 5 different female roommates and I am a male. It is fine. There weren't any clashes, there weren't any sexcapdes, there wasn't any sexual tension, etc. Although, I typically did my own thing cause I was quite introverted, but I did hang out with them quite a bit when I lived with them. All-in-all, I prefer to live with males as roommates. I can be more of my natural self, which sounds weird, but I definitely have to have some filter when I live with a female.

In my specific PhD program at USC, we all heard back through letters whether it was an acceptance or rejection. Best of luck.

I drove 1.5 hours with my girlfriend to go to my home city to meet my mom for a crab feed. At the crab feed, my mother notified me that a letter had come from the University that I applied to. I had eaten probably 5 crabs by that point and I asked how think the letter was. She said it was very thin, one piece of paper tops. .... WHAT. I was pretty disappointed because, well, we all know that thin envelopes from admissions typically don't have good messages in them. I drove home after finishing all my crab and hesitantly opened the letter. I got in! It was a pleasant surprise. Plus, I will add that I like getting stuff in the snail mail. I'm glad it wasn't an email. It felt so real.

I joined meetup.com groups in the area that I am moving to. In my town already, I use it to meet people with similar interests like hiking, running, board games, salsa dancing, or photography. There are so many interest groups out there and it's a great way to meet new people.

When I met the right girl. That was enough to get me motivated.

I am sort of in that situation. My girlfriend and I got into the top programs for our fields, mine in Southern California and hers in Boston. My family told me, and her family told her, that a solid relationship is more important than the career, and having someone that is marriage potential will be a lifelong investment that will provide more happiness and that isn't worth the risk of losing over a career or education. We both got into the top schools for our respective fields, and we both decided to go to our schools and continue our relationship in long distance. I don't think we will sacrifice each other, but we definitely chose schools above our relationship. In my mind, selecting the right school is placing my partner as a top priority because I think of my girlfriend benefiting from the opportunities that I will get from completing school. I think if it really came down to it, black or white as posed in the OP, I would pick a relationship over a career or schooling.

I thought it was interesting that INTJ and INFJ were the highest people on here. I don't think that is representative of the graduate student population, but I think it is very likely that INTJs and INFJs are internet dwellers and would find a place like gradcafe

INFJ! I've known this since 2006!

I accepted my offer to USC in February and just found this delightful website. Trojan life, here we all come!