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Thank you! I will try

I don't have my key yet

Can u show me the link? I am looking for a roomate too!

Congrats! Does ur program not fund u?

I'm looking on Zillow for apartments. There are so many fake posts on craiglist! What are people paying for apartments? I'm thinking about around $1000 for a studio/one bedroom or $500-800 for 2 or 3 bedrooms (with roomates)

I want a condo in center city too! Do u mean you haven't accepted Penn's offer yet?

have you heard from your POI? the offers were given long ago to me and another guy

If anyone is looking for a roommate or knows someone who is looking for the coming semester in Philly please PM me

Hi ^^ I am doing house hunt too! Found any good deal?

Anyone else going to UPenn or know someone is going? I need to find roommates ><

Thank you!

By the way, can you guys advice on how to reject an offer?? I have to respond to the email sent by my POI. Is it a good idea to say what school you are attending instead?

And yes! I am aware that even if I go to UPenn for PhD i can still take courses at other schools. I would definitely love to study at Harvard at some point

thanks haha. that is what i think too! i just can't bother with another application process and the extra moving. Plus i have had enough studying for the sake of good grades and an impressive application.

My advisor at Harvard emailed me but got my name wrong =_= not sure how to reply

Yytk Thanks for the input. The situation with UPenn is that my advisor said he mostly will be able to get full funding for me (I need extra funding bc I don't have a MA) but there hasn't been a formal offer or package yet. UPenn seems to have some financial trouble this year and they need to work to get students funding. If they get me the funding I'll take it but at this point i still need back ups and am exploring other options in case the offer and financial package don't come through

Omg! If you do we will definitely see each other because I will be in East Asian Languages and Civilizations! Please do update me your choice!

I have a PhD offer from UPenn. It's definitely the easiest way out and me and my adviser's interests match really well, but the Harvard RSEA also sounds so tempting because Harvard is just so good for premodern China studies. What do you guys think? =)

Actually, it might be too late for me to consider a M.A. program at this point. I already slacked so much this semester that my grades won't be stellar =/ Does your final semester's grades matter if you are applying from MA to PhD？？？？

Sukasa, Georgetown's M.A program is incredibly generous to offer you that package! Most North American M.A. programs, even the top top Ivy League ones, giving no funding at all to most M.A. students. I just got my acceptance from Harvard RSEA!! =) Such a great honour. I kind of lost confidence in myself when Berkeley MA rejected me early on lol. I guess fit is very important!

Hello everyone! Can any of you advice me which part of Philly is the "Asian" area with Asian restaurants and supermarkets? =) I really want to live near an Asian supermarket because I cook for myself everyday.

oh haha! i applied to study the Song-Yuan period and got rejected. i contacted my POI before applying (a historian of the Song) and he said he really liked my qualifications =(

Hello everyone! I have been silent for a while because I accepted a PhD offer quite a while ago and was asked to keep secret. I think it has been long enough and there is no point in hiding anymore. Let's just say the university is in Philadelphia I am so happy to finally be able to leave Montreal!!!!! (I did my BA at McGill) I cannot wait to live somewhere with NORMAL weather = = I think I'll go crazy if i have to deal with Montreal any longer How is everyone doing? I think the American PhD offers are pretty much out? I have a classmates who is waiting for Canadian and British schools and they seem to be slower. Is anyone travelling to China this summer?? =)

I recently decided to go to UPenn and want to meet some people. =) I will be a PhD student in East Asian Languages and Civilizations, probably with a focus on Buddhism. I am currently finishing up my BA at McGill. I was from Toronto and China. I am looking for a buddy to travel to China with in the summer; is anyone interested in? =)

Congrats! You mean Yale PhD right? I applied to Yale M.A. Do you know if ,M.A. offers are being sent out too?