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Tuanis

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  1. Not at all. You should definitely ask for the offer in writing. Happy decision day everyone!
  2. Congrats to everyone who was accepted and will be attending Stanford! Where are people planning on living?
  3. Hello everyone. The rent is cheaper in Knoxville than most cities in the US, which is really nice. If you want to be really close to campus there are a lot of houses and apartments in the Fort Sanders area. From anywhere in the Fort, it is only at 5-10 minute walk to campus. There are a lot of nice houses, a lot of very livable houses, and a lot of houses that are in terrible condition. Nearly every undergraduate lives in the Fort, so it can be a loud party scene. If you move out of the Fort, rent gets even cheaper. Assuming you want to be away from the undergrad party scene, a lot of people live in North/South Knoxville. There are not a lot of apartments, but you can rent multibedroom houses on the cheap. These houses tend to have yards and parking, so it is really nice. If you move west of campus, things can be pricier, but there are also a lot of nice options. In my opinion, renting a house is the best option. It can be cheap, and you get so much more than apartment for the same price. Downtown is starting to get a lot of new loft-style apartments. If you are interested in that, look at Sterchis Lofts and a few others. Downtown Knox is suprisingly fun, so living there could be nice. The 4th and Gill neighborhood just outside of the downtown area has a lot of Victorian style homes that are usually in great condition and rent for cheap. If you search craigslist for housing downtown you will get results for immediate downtown area, the Fort, North Knox, South Knox, and some West Knox. If I've repeated any information, I apologize. Just wanted to give my input. Best of luck on the search! And welcome to Knoxville. It's a great city with a fun music culture, lots of outdoor activities, and awesome people.
  4. I received my acceptance from UMN on Feb. 22. I know that they spread the acceptance invites out over several weeks, and that many students that interviewed did not receive an admission offer. Looks like you were accepted to some other great programs though!
  5. I really think getting some kind of bench work would help you the most. You can also ask the admisson committees what they think would help improve your application for next year. Best of luck!
  6. You should definitely contact the PI. If they asked for an interview, they should give you an interview
  7. There are still several Phd postings everyday on the ECOLOG listserv. You should check it out!!
  8. You should sign up for the ECOLOG listserv. There new are postings for field tech jobs every day.
  9. I've heard back from three schools, though two were in biology departments (profs with EEB focus). I know the admissions committee for one of my schools doesn't meet until the last week of January, and it seems as if a lot adcoms have only started meeting this week, or won't be meeting until next week. I definitely wouldn't worry about it yet!
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