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  1. On 3/22/2016 at 2:18 PM, eggfish said:

    Accepted my offer here and am trying to figure out housing.  It seems like the grad apartments don't have kitchens, so I think I'll be living off campus.

    There are grad apartments with kitchens. I actually think all of them have kitchens, but I wouldn't over-generalize because I haven't been to all apartments.

    All Ashton-woods apartments have kitchens and I believe that all/most Orchard Downs apartments do too.

  2. Thanks. I was thinking about the option of spelling this thing out. I am considering that. I did want to submit both parts at the same time. Also, the second part (where I need to cite myself) seems more 'exciting' maybe, like it has more chances to be published. I think I will try to find a solution which will allow me to submit both, and if not - do them one at a time.

     

    Thanks again!

  3. Right. I did not think of the fact that this would reveal my identity.

     

    Basically, I am dividing my MA thesis into two parts, and I would like to try and submit them as separate articles (as suggested by my MA adviser) . Each part has a separate point, methodology and literature. The problem is that in the (chronologically) second part, I refer to the point of the first part as a given. That seems just seems like a strange thing to do, given that I have an entire separate section of the thesis that discusses just that. 

    So I feel like the options are - to reference my own thesis, to elaborate on that concept (which will also require me to reference my thesis or spill a lot of electronic ink on what takes me 20 pages to explain in the other section of my thesis),  omit that thing (which is not an option, it is something basic about the phenomenon I discuss) or just refer to this thing as a given (which might raise questions, and might not).

  4. I wasn't counting on the problem being solved by the airlines, I just hoped that if I miss my flight ( I hope not....) - this issue can be resolved. I don't really mind waiting or getting delayed myself, but I will be travelling with my poor cat who will be stuck in a bag for approx. 20 hours and i'm afraid this will be horrible for the cat.

     

    For some reason I thought  (now that I think about it, it really makes no sense) that the whole customs thing will be after the connection flight - at my destination and tried to get a flight with the shortest connection, due to worrying for said cat.

     

    Well, I hope everything will be OK. Thanks for the information.

  5. I checked about Illinois, and found out that if I am on a student visa - I can continue using my international license (unlike non-students who can only use it for 90 days in Illinois). But if I want to purchase a car and get a normal price for an insurance, it would be better if I get a local license by passing a written and practical test at the DMV.

  6. Just wondering:

     

    1. Do credit union accounts let you have a credit card without a credit history? What do they require?

     

    2. @TakeruK - why do you have two accounts? Is that a necessity or a convenience issue? 

     

    I'm just trying to understand what will be the best course of action for me (going to UIUC, it that matters to any relevant information you might have).

  7. Note sure if it's the best approach, but what I am planning to do is take some clothes that are season-appropriate, documents, toothbrush-toothpaste-shampoo and my cat with me. And send books (a minimal amount, the rest I sold or gave to friends), winter clothes, other non-urgent things via sea. And that's basically it.... I am selling/giving all my other belongings and I plan to purchase things like - a computer, additional clothes, plates and cutlery etc. after arriving.

  8. I have contacted POIs at almost all departments I applied to last year. I have checked out their work and tried to understand whether they are suitable potential advisors for me and if they were I did mention that I have read their work and that I am interested in their research; I also mentioned that I will be applying, gave information about my thesis topic and my research interests and inquired about whether they will be accepting new students for the following year. 

     

    Most professors I have contacted have replied, some simply said that they will be accepting new students, or that that they will be on sabbatical that year. Others seemed interested in my thesis topic and asked more questions about it, and one asked how do I see my interests fitting with theirs - to which I gave a reply which pleased them. One of the professors who did not reply, replied later after I mentioned contacting them (after being asked...) in my application form and said they did not notice my email when it was initially sent. 

     

    All in all - prior to doing it - I felt that by contacting POIs I will be 'bothering' them in some way, but after doing it - I realized it was a good way to introduce myself and understand if there is a basic fit.

  9. Thanks, that is useful information, and relevant to my situation - since I think i won't be offered anything for the summer and will need to be proactive about it, whether it's looking for something in the department or outside it.

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    But that's really cool! I wonder why no one's mentioned it to me yet? My department head is always trying to convince me to stay in the department instead of going abroad, and I would think she would mention something like that to me. Super cool, though

     

    I just know that it's really new. And that it's a program of TAU and HIJ, and that there are six sub-fields, I can't remember all of them. but I know that there is a usage-based concentration, which might fit your interests. And a cognitive/neuro direction which probably won't. I think you can discuss the usage-based direction and get more information from Prof. Ariel

  11. Definitely, what you stand to lose is not worth being shy about money issues.

     

    Maybe it is a cultural thing. However, I come from a place where this should be more acceptable, culturally, this is just a personal issue for me. 

     

    Also, the kind of relationship you have with your advisor plays a major role in this, if it's a person i'm in a great relationship with - I will be relatively comfortable talking about these issues. Otherwise, I would be rather afraid I would express myself awkwardly and that I might be perceived as rude/greedy/pushy and overthink the whole thing.

     

    Well. I think it will be ok and that it's good gradcafe exists to discuss such issues.

  12. Major advisor - is that the graduate advisor? Or someone else? I'm coming from a country where it's a bit different, or at least in a different language, so I am not used to the titles yet. I do find this topic touchy, but I hope/believe i'll get used to it, cause I won't have much choice.

  13. By the way, there is a new straight-to-PhD program in the Tel Aviv University Linguistics department that started this year - if that is a main reason for you searching for a program in the states, maybe you should find out more about this program.

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