WLC988
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Hey everyone. This forum has been useful thus far -- I've deduced that East and South Austin are two of the best areas to find affordable housing off campus, and I'll look into Cherrywood and Hyde Park specifically. Thanks! Just curious -- are group houses popular in Austin, or do most grad students look for apartments? Do most people post for rooms available on craigslist, university listservs, or elsewhere?
As a separate question, does anyone know about Austin's house show scene? I'm moving from D.C., which has a vibrant house show community (over 36 venues and counting). I've found that this is something I value greatly in D.C., and I'm hoping to learn where similar DIY artistic hubs might be in Austin. Any ideas?
The Geography 2017 Applications Thread!
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Hello! Looking for others' thoughts / opinions on acceptance offers:
I got into the two PhD programs I applied to: University of Texas at Austin (where I did my MA in Latin American Studies) and the University of Kentucky. I am interested in feminist geopolitical geography and critical geography, and plan to study migration and border enforcement in the U.S. I know that UK has a great reputation for its critical geography program, and that UT isn't as strong in that area... but UT does host lots of border and migration scholars / conferences.
What do people think? Any advice on which offer to accept? In other words: does the school's overall reputation matter quite a bit in securing job offers post-graduation? If so, would Kentucky be the obvious choice?
Thanks for the help.