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You're in BioE? You'll be working in Shriram right? You'll probably be closer to that building than the people on campus. You will have a somewhat harder time making it to social events, but not too much harder. The people I know who live in Sharon Grove frequently take the SLAC shuttle that picks up right outside of Shriram and runs to Sharon Grove if they're feeling too lazy/tired to bike. There is a gym pretty close to Shriram, but you might have to do some planning and bring clothes with you to shower there. Or you could just bike 10 mins back. I guess there is a pretty big hill between campus and SG though (uphill going home, downhill coming to campus). You could apply for reassignment, but I wouldn't hold your breath at this point. You're a bit late to that party - that being said, everyone I know really likes it at Sharon Grove.

wine&cheese, you'll have to define what you mean by "better" - they are closer, yes, but the off campus apartments are generally nicer by about every other metric. Seaslugs, from what i've gathered, I don't think they ever really check. It might be helpful if your partner was there when you pick up your keys, but after that I don't think they ever check.

it will depend if you're a phd or masters student. If phd, then so long as you don't leave your assignment, you can renew for 5 years (even if it is in subsidized off campus). If masters, then you're SOL after the first year

To whomever it may concern, Stanford sent an email out yesterday saying they are essentially re-vamping the way student housing works. In a sentence, doctoral off campus subsidized housing will become renewable (ie, you can stay there for successive years without entering the lottery) until the massive escondido village housing project is completed, at which point you will be able to live on campus much more easily. If anyone wants more details, feel free to PM me and I can forward relevant parts of the email (it is pretty lengthy).

We can't be certain, but this same thing happened last year, and the predictions were accurate. I'd bet the results will be out tonight/tomorrow morning.

Thanks. Could be an honest mistake. Received -> Reviewed is only a couple of letters changed..

Can someone clarify what the "troll theory" is? FWIW, mine also says "Received"

from my naive perspective, SB and delaware are probably a tier above UM, UC boulder. However, they are all excellent schools. You should go with your gut based on how the visits felt. I think academia is based more on the individual (ie, you) than the school you attend.

You can go back into the lottery, but you will no longer have first year priority. I don't want to come off as too critical -- I'm not super salty about my situation. R&DE has been building a lot of on campus housing to remedy the situation, so it will only get better with time. The housing market here is tough, but not impossible. I still have some hope of moving on campus during the spring, but it's tenuous. Luckily there are several others in my department in my position, so we may just be getting a big 6-7 bedroom house together.

yeah, for a year -- then you're on your own. You can't renew it. My off campus subsidized place is absurdly nice (and absurdly expensive). But I get kicked out in August, and that's it.

A few of the low rises are being torn down and replaced with high rises to accommodate more students. I believe I have heard that it will be done in a couple of years. EV is pretty big, so I don't think it will affect things all that much. That being said, housing is a lottery. Not everyone gets on campus (including me). If you get a good roll in the lottery, everything should work out. Otherwise, you're going to be facing the off campus housing market.

What I meant is, I have observed many people who bring their cat into grad student housing and nothing is done about it. Housing generally knows about it, but they don't necessarily care enough to crucify you for it. This may not be true elsewhere, I am simply telling you what I have observed at stanford. I think it is easy enough to get your cat registered as an "emotional support animal" at which point you would be within the rules and regulations of housing. Lots of people do this as well. I don't know what you mean when you want elaboration. There are very few dogs on campus since they are higher maintenance than cats, and have tendency to show behavior that would bother neighbors (barking, making a mess, having to go outside to relieve themselves, others).

if you get on campus housing, I have been told that it is fairly easy to have a cat. You can either just bring the cat, or you can be a bit more legit and get a doctor to say it is an emotional support animal. I'd be far more hesitant trying to bring a cat to off-campus subsidized housing.

Last year I think they sent an email out to everyone who got in on the same day. I don't recall anyone getting a phone call until after they received an email. I don't know anything about how they're doing things this year, but I do know that it varies from year to year as different faculty are on the admissions committee.

I'm not sure how they're doing it this year, but last year they sent an email out first. I wouldn't worry yet!