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Dont give up until april 15th!

@Pink Fuzzy Bunny How are you going to decide!?!!

Thank you @Neist Theres still hope! Maybe theyre holding out for funding!

Got my funding letter from penn state yesterday and i almost cry everytime i see it. Shit is real, yall. I would have never thought a student job would ever lead me to this.

Congrats to all of the day's acceptances! We just have to make it to April!

Im at my ucr interview weekend and i cant tell if i have a roommate or not. The 3 hr time difference means im super sleepy right now even thoughits only 8, but ill be pissed if a person wakes me up i the middle of the night. Im getting really anxious about moving. Thankfully my parents are gonna help me do the move, but all of my friends are still in ga. My biggest fear is that i pick penn state and my sister has to move to the westcoast bc of the military. I dont want a whole country bn us

I have a middle schoolers proficiency playing the cello. I got an electric one off amazon a couple months ago and am trying to pick it back up. I've never been so thankful for an instrument you can plug headphones into. 2/3 of my schools have roller derby teams really close by, I kinda want to make that a grad school hobby. You all are so accomplished in non-academic stuff!

What stress relieving hobbies are you guys going to have in grad school?

Funding is so nerve wracking In a perfect world, id be able to save money in grad school

Recruitment day #2 is coming up. I think Penn state is becoming my new #1 choice bc i get along grat with the other grad students, the PIs, and even the departmental people. And i got to meet the diversity affairs people and they are pretty prominent. I have no idea what im doing

@Pink Fuzzy Bunny i feel ya! rental prices are really swaying me away from ucr. i'd love to be able to SAVE some money in grad school!

@Neist There are a nice handful of actual specific "entomology" programs. I think there are some tacked on to biology or horticulture programs. Here are some rankings http://www.phds.org/rankings/entomology

Just invited to UCR for recruitment day! My trifecta will soon be completed! I think it's mostly to check fit, but since I got to visit in November I think it's going to be more of "hey, remember how you loved me last time?"

Got through PSU Recruitment Weekend unscathed! Coming out very hopeful!

@piglet33 but they nominated me for a fellowship so maybe thats why!

PSU creamery is closed for renovations! Everyone else is meeting the adcom in groups. I had them all to myself. I can't tell if they liked me or not. No pressure...

I will say this, I'm not as stressed as I was on my first visit here. Maybe because I know I'm already accepted. It's more about reminding them why they liked me instead of performing for a spot.

I contacted 1 to 2 people per school, but we only exchanged a couple of emails. It was more so that they would recognize my name when I applied. The only poi I regularly talk with is my UCR one, but that seems a little out or the ordinary. Note: made it to penn state. took a 3 hr nap. Was invited to trivia, but don't feel like getting lost at night in the cold. ordered cheesesteaks. Now doing some recon for my interviews tomorrow.

Regardless of how the school is ranked if you KNOW you won't be happy, then apply next year. But make damn sure you actually improve your GRE score. I'm not sure how well transferring during grad school goes, but you could always try that. Also, how are you basing your ranking? off undergraduate stats? because once grad school hits, it's more about the program and less about the whole school

Food allergies have to be the worst! Especially when eating out. My dad is allergic to shellfish so has to be super careful that utensils dont cross. And my sister cant have eggs! Makes me happy im only allergic to cats even though i love those fluffballs

Had a dream that i got into ucr with AMAZEBALLS funding AND won the grfp. Woke up and almost cried. But my dad made pancakes and my dog only farted on me once, so ive got that going for me.

Just got my Penn State Visit Itinerary! Good note: they're getting us waffles!! Angsty note: 8 interviews in one day. EIGHT!!! I'm about to be shuffled around like a deck of uno cards I just want one more acceptance to round out my grad school triumvirate! Please realize that I am the chosen one!

This magnificent beast is Leo! He puts up with so much of my shit! He's a pug/beagle mix, so I got the snuggles and the howls! (super late reply, sorry!)

Animal photos! Im taking my dog with me to grad school. Hes been the family pet for 8 years but he's definitely my lil Bubba boo. He sleeps in my bed and get the last bite of most of my food.

Sorry about that @Justwaitingforneuro. Hope it all works out!