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Anyone have any advice for good places to live for a PhD student starting @ UConn in the Fall of 2010? Any advice/suggestions are welcome! I think Manchester may be a solid spot, because it is still close to Storrs, but also has a decent amount of stuff in close proximity

Hello All- I am heading to UConn for the Fall of 2010 for a PhD in Psychology. Anyone else headed to Storrs? I am trying to figure out good spots to live, any advice/tips are welcome! GO HUSKIES!

UConn, PhD in Psychology, Language and Cognition (PAC)

I have been a full-time paid RA for about 1.5 years and I plan to head to grad school next year. Just form my experience, these jobs typically go to somebody who knows somebody. If that doesn't happen, and they have to go outside of that circle, they then consider the people who have taken the initiative to either email a scientist at a lab, inquiring about if they need help. Most of the time, the scientist will be happy to have the extra help, however most of the time, you will have to start off as a volunteer. Many times, after 'proving yourself' the scientists are able to scrounge around and at least find you some money to pay you part time, however securing a full-time position, especially in this economy, is definitely a hard task. I did this, and I feel very lucky, and I think the job market has gotten more competitive within the time I started at my current job. Best of luck, hope this helps. Long story short: start emailing people whose research you find interesting, and see if you can start as a volunteer, get your foot in the door, and see where you can go from there. Volunteering is probably better than working an irrelevant job, just for the paycheck (unless you need the $$$).

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Any people accepted to any of these places (UMass Amherst, UConn, Northeastern), and not planning to go/still deciding? I am on the waitlist @ all 3 schools so I'm basically in limbo. Any information (extended an offer, accepting an offer, turning down an offer, etc) would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to PM (personal message) me if you feel uncomfortable posting in the public forum. Thanks!

@Bumblebee, is the school you are talking about UMass Amherst? Who was the POI?

LadyL---were you accepted into the Language/Cognition track?

I got waitlisted, but I think they are only accepting a few people this year. I was notified initially of waitlist status maybe 2 weeks ago or so.

Is Brooklyn College, or its surrounding area a solid place to live?

I emailed CUNY today. They said that they couldn't reveal decisions over email, but that letters were mailed out this afternoon. We should all know in the next day or two, depending on how far you are from NY.

Any word from UMass or UConn yet, cogpsychgal?

Anyone hear anything from UConn, CUNY, Northeastern, UMass? Time is running out!

Yeah UConn is still looking over apps. I guess most state schools are taking longer than usual this year when making decisions because of the money crunch this year.