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And Portage isn't bad. Traffic can be a bit much at times, but I definitely think it's possible on a grad student schedule.
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If you're willing to drive a little further, look into Gull Lake.
Stay away from Concord Place and pretty much all of the apartments on the eastern corner of KL and Drake.
The apartments on W Main are much quieter than those a little closer to campus.
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So is it safe to assume that everyone has a "home" for next fall?
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I was considering it until I saw there is no "partial" participation. I have a prior engagement the weekend that it occurs over. So unless you get the weekend off, I can't attend. It's a shame--it looks like a great program.
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Well, I'm bumping this thread because I was also accepted to WMU and am considering going! I love the program I was accepted to, and I'll be visiting in a few weeks to see the town and campus in person.
I'm just curious (if anyone around here knows...) when do students usually start looking for or signing leases for the next academic year? Where I am now, students sign leases for the next year from January to March, and most apartments are signed for by April, but it doesn't seem the same for Kalamazoo. I did a bit of browsing, and at least the rent seems cheaper than what I'm used to, so that's a huge plus. Do most grad students really live in those campus apartments/dorms?
Is it necessary to have a car in Kalamazoo? I do have one and will be bringing it, but I don't really like driving to campus and hate the hassle of finding parking. Or is this not really an issue here?
Also, does anyone have any experience with WMU and changing to Michigan residency for tuition purposes? They advertise that they allow this, but it seems like it might be best to wait until the second year to try this.
To answer your questions:
- It was my impression that mostly international students lived in the campus apartments/dorms. Rent is pretty cheap, but stay away from the big complexes (like Copper Beach). They tend to cater to undergrads and have a lot of drunken, useless, crime. The "student ghetto" isn't bad, but usually best to stay away from there, too.
- It is necessary to have a car. The bus system is horribly unreliable and has very limited hours. Parking can suck at times, but as long as you're not running extremely late, it's doable. Parking permits are expensive, too, so that might be something to consider. There isn't much walk-able housing that isn't exclusively undergrads either.
- Getting residency is pretty easy. If I remember correctly, you have to prove that you were residing in the state for a year or two. I didn't even change over my license or registration from my home state. I just provided pay stubs and rent receipts for the two years.
Overall, it's a nice little town, not the greatest, but nice. If you have time to go out on the weekends, there are a bunch of nice breweries and bars. There's a really swanky cocktail bar/restaurant that used to (not sure if it does) do $4 martini Thursdays. Top shelf. It was amazing. The "food scene" is also really great. The school of music's jazz program is phenomenal and they do a lot of shows downtown, so if you're into that sort of thing, there's always something to do.
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Any advice for turning down offers? Particularly with a university with which you have been corresponding?
It came down to school A and B and I've been emailing back and forth with both, but decided on school A. I don't want it to seem like I was simply "leading them on," especially since I'd still like to work with one professor in the future (they're in my subfield).
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Harvard rejections ARE up. I missed the small "a decision has been made" link.
I never thought I'd be so excited for a rejection! I'm accepting my top choice now
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So it's looking like Harvard has sent out rejections to other programs within the GSAS. I checked my status and it still says "submitted" -- is this the case for everyone who applied but hasn't heard from them?
Even though I know I've been rejected, I still want the official rejection so I can accept my top offer and turn down the others!
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Also I'm sort of desperately waiting to hear from SUNY Stony Brook about their History/Theory Master's. I feel like I have a great shot of getting in and on their website they mention that results come out in mid-February... but I haven't heard anything yet. Have any of you guys seen or heard anything? Nothing music-related from Stony Brook has popped up from 2015 on the results list so far.
I THINK someone I spoke to in an interview mentioned they had already been accepted to SUNY Stony Brook, but that might have been ethno. This was over a month ago and I am not too certain.
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Thank you all for your kind words of encouragement. Just a few moments after I wrote that post, I received an acceptance phone call! So happy about NYU--the faculty are wonderful, the fellowship package is extremely generous, it's part of a consortium that allows for studying at Columbia, NYU, CUNY, Princeton, etc., and it's in Manhattan. Hoping that each of you gets a call from your dream school soon.
Congratulations! I'm happy to hear that something worked out for you. Not getting in anywhere was my biggest fear.
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Is there an etiquette for receiving a form letter acceptance? Should I be emailing someone in the department to acknowledge being accepted, or should I just wait until they contact me about funding? (they said it would be "soon")
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Finally got an acceptance!
5 rejections plus another school that is giving me a final decision late March (did not get invited to interview, so it is a presumed "NO")Hope everyone else is getting some type of good news!
Congratulations!
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Has anyone seen the Carnegie Mellon screw up? That's my worst nightmare! I heard that happened at the University of Michigan a few years ago with a few performance areas, too.
Whatever rejections will inevitably come in this week for me, I'll be thankful that (hopefully) won't happen.
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Interesting -- Stanford never used to do interviews... Good luck!! :-)
Thanks, though I'm assuming no news is bad news. Everyone I asked about the interview was kind of surprised, too. I don't how many "finalists" they pick for interviews. Does anyone have any idea?
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Hey-- yeah in my book those 4 interviews totally outweigh the 1 rejection! Congrats!
Where are you interviewing?
Eastman, Indiana, Stanford, and University of Michigan. Waiting on results from all four--three were Skype--but I am not the one who got the acceptance to Stanford, unfortunately. Congrats to that person though!
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I got one rejection this week--not a surprise--and four interviews.
The rejection isn't the best way to start the rejections/acceptances(hopefully) emails, but at least it's not getting my hopes up with anywhere.
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Good thing I'm not in it for the money
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Just came back from interview at IU... They said in most cases those who are accepted would be offered AI (TA,GA) position. The same person also said "there's no reason why you would not be accepted".... so waiting for a happy news from IU. Anyone know the financial package at IU? What the monthly salary is like?
I've heard it's not amazing (at least for Theory), like there's a chance you'll have to get another job to make ends meet at some point. I've also heard of them giving 95% tuition packages, but I think that's what you get if you don't win a fellowship/TA position.
Edit: Keep in mind these are all "I've heard"s.
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I didn't apply to any music theory programs but I have a friend of a friend (I know this sounds shady) who has been rejected from Indiana and Eastman.
Congrats to the Brown ethno admits!
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I completely agree SirTom! I've become more and more nervous this week, as it appears most schools to which I applied will notify of acceptances soon. It's making it difficult to get work done!
The interviews are even scarier. It'll really be rough getting a rejection from schools that have interviewed me...knowing that I was that close.
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That is really exiting Lacho! Hopefully it's a good sign!
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According to the results posting, it should be about two weeks until a lot of schools start sending out their first rounds of acceptances! Anyone have any news yet (good or bad...hopefully good)?
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Officially submitted all applications! Now just on to following up on materials being received and waiting for the results!
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I got an interview notice for Indiana last week.
Since Eastman's interview date is on January 30th (I think?), I expect they'll be notifying before the holidays as well.
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Yes, I am! I'd rather not say where I'm going, but it's certainly far away from here. And cheaper...