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From what I know: 1. It may or may not matter. If he does, he should say where it's from if asked. A lot of people who have more than one account aggregate the money to one account and that's okay, you just need to say so at the interview. 2. The VO wouldn't know, but I guess it's better not to withdraw too fast. 3. I don't really know about that... 4. If you guys look similar and have the same last name, it's easy to see that you're brothers, LOL. 5. If you schedule the interview together, you go together. If his interview is separate, I'm not sure if they'll let you in during his interview.

Link to his response for anyone interested: (dropbox pdf). Interview with the PoliSci professor from Emory University by Daily Bruin: (link). Edit: Bonus: Similar fraud in cancer research not too long back. http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/9/8749841/science-frauds-potti-lacour

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A cockatoo!

LaCour reminds me of a guy in my undergrad class. Back in our 2nd year, one of our professors (actually a lecturer then) made us write about a topic of our interest in groups of 4-5, and then present it. So this guy in my friend's group never showed up when they wrote their group assignment paper, nor when they discussed the presentation. Then on the day of our presentations, he comes in looking all dashing and well-groomed and stuff, goes through their paper and the presentation slides, and gives the most magnetic and charismatic presentation of the part that my friend's group assigned to him, scoring the highest marks in their group. The guy knew how to present any given material. The reason I mentioned this was LaCour too seems to have a ability to persuade you to believe in his data in his presentations. Usually, you'd expect a person with falsified results to not be able to prove themselves or present their data well enough. Additionally, there would be a sort of internal feelings of guilt pulling them down. You don't usually see people so eloquently boasting their empty/corrupted containers. I found this part of his character important. Sounds like a good politician.

You're worrying too much, IMO. Being lonely and miserable isn't a good idea. Stick with B. Convince yourself that everything is going to be all right. Try to collaborate with POIs from A if possible while at B. Do your post-doc there afterwards.

Umm, what about a good messenger bag for less (<$50)? $100+ is a lot, $50 or less fits my price range better. Or does this require a new thread? LOL. Wyatt's Torch suggested Mobile Edge. Any others?

Exactly what rising_star said. Most programs I've come across allow you defer your admission to a later semester. You have a valid reason to defer, do that.

Have you checked airbnb?

I've done a bit of my own research on this actually. From what I found, Samsung seems to sell different models for different regions, so unless the regions have carriers offering the same bands supported by the phone, it won't work. e.g. My dad's Samsung GS4 mini works fine in Bangladesh.

Peruse the universities' websites and see if they have faculty members with research interests that match with yours. If they do, go through the admission requirements and average admitted scores (that's a good enough GRE score btw) and see how they compare with yours. Apart from your scores, you have projects and internships to back you up. You may want to try and contact a POI at the universities you wish to attend and see how they respond. I'm not sure how the Indian grading system works, but you can address the reason for a low GPA on your SOP. Also note a lot of institutions weigh your performance in the last two years of your undergrad more than the first two, so that usually helps if your earlier semesters were a bit bad. About applying now or later, it's actually up to you. If you plan on raising your GPA in your final year, it might be a better idea to apply next year instead. A lot of universities have a 3.0 threshold, so a "safe zone" is going to vary depending your your university. (option 2?) Another option is to apply to a lower ranked uni (that has research in your area of VLSI), and then apply for a higher ranked uni for PhD. That way you'd have an MS to make up for a bad undergrad (I guess that's what your no. 3 is?)

I never backed my documents up in too many different places, which I guess is what I should've been doing all along. Anyway, most of undergrad research documents remained unaffected since they were usually either docx or pdf; however, some of the lecture notes/slides that our professors gave can no longer be accessed.

Yes, of course. That's included in "Your ability to pay all costs of the trip." Well you could guess a rough amount for how much the trip is going to cost, and as long as you have more than that in your bank account, it's all good. Sometimes, your salary statement (as proof of employment) is enough, in which case the bank statement won't be needed. Either way, it's still better to take everything you can show. As for ties to home country, you may show evidence of property, and that you have family.

Yep, this is better. It's also why I'm doing a MS and not a direct PhD or MS/PhD.

I finally decided and got myself a laptop to use for my grad studies (using it right now!). It's a HP Pavilion x360. I realised that I didn't need a very high end computer for my productivity needs, so I went with a mid-level convertible laptop. If I had the money to spare, I'd have definitely gotten the Surface Pro 3, but that's going to remain a dream for now. Also, my previous idea of getting a Surface 3 + a good laptop/desktop would have costed a lot more.

I would recommend not having a constant sync on your pc for google drive/one drive/dropbox. When you're done, upload the updated file via a web browser. Around half a year ago I got a the "fake" cryptolocker (i.e. not the original cryptolocker that was later taken care of) ransomware on my pc that corrupted all of my office 2003 format files, jpg, mp3, and mp4 files, including the ones backed up in my google drive because they were always kept in sync. I was using Live Essentials + McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for security, but after that disaster, I quit using them both and started with Malwarebytes instead. So far so good.

This topic is pertinent to me. I've been doing a couple of courses online from nanohub.org. It's a site run by Purdue University focusing on nanotechnology (primarily nanoelectronics). Although it's self-study, the courses archived on this site are real courses being taught at the university, along with their assignments and exams. If someone were to complete one of them and mention it on their SOP or resume, would they consider it like a MOOC on EdX or Coursera?

Awesome, thanks!

I'm looking into buying Sony Xperia Z3 Dual, which I found out that it supports all networks. It's gotten cheaper now, plus it's a dual sim phone.

How did you go about studying/practising for quant? Manhattan (I hear it's good, no personal experience though)? Since your real exam is really close, here's hoping you'll do better there. I don't know about private tutoring, but for me personally, Magoosh helped a lot.

I found a link that could help: http://collegeapps.about.com/od/collegerankings/tp/colleges-for-beach-lovers.htm By livable towns do you mean small college towns?

You could talk with some of the professors at your uni from earth sciences who could probably shed you some light into how the field is, and explain to you its various directions. Also do some research on your own in the summer months, looking out for currently popular research areas. Go through the websites of the top earth sciences programs (top 20-25) and take note of which areas are stronger in each. In addition, start prepping for the GRE. After you've gotten an idea of which direction you want to go (through your research and advice from professors), choose universities that fit you in terms of your research interest and GPA and start getting everything for the application ready. If you want to go into a PhD program (or MS/PhD i.e. MS leading to PhD), you're going have to show enough research experience. Talk with a professor into getting a research assistantship and try to get something published in your senior year. Good luck!

Combined MS/PhD programs are usually funded, just like PhDs. MS admission is usually easier to get than a PhD because you'd need higher credentials for a PhD admission, especially so if you're going for a direct PhD. You'll need to prove that you're capable of performing research through publications and previous research experience. An application for a MS/PhD program would need to be as strong a direct PhD application.

A lot of people live their friends/fellow cohorts in grad school. There's no problem as long as you can get along. Besides that, NYC isn't the only place with soaring rent :insert too damn high meme:. When I was accepted at UIC, I looked at the available university housing, and found out that Chicago has a very similar situation to what you described--you'd have to live with 2 or more roommates to get the rent to a moderately affordable range.

Yes, you are right about the above, except that the marriage certificate may not be as important. Source: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/visit/visitor.html#documentation