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  1. Thanks @MarineBluePsy. So, there's definitely no chance I'll be needing them again?
  2. Did anyone hold on to their GRE prep materials (textbooks, flash cards) when you started grad school? I'm thinking of donating them or giving them to a friend but wanted to make sure I wouldn't need them again.
  3. Hi and congratulations! I came to the US after high school and did my BA here. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. I've had one open house, and will visit another one in a couple of weeks. Then it's decision time, unless I get taken off the one wait list I'm one. I haven't made a decision yet, but it's great to hear that you might already know where you're going.
  4. Great, I'll send you a PM!
  5. Hi everyone, If anyone else is currently in Syracuse or is going to be, please let me know. I have an acceptance from Syracuse University and I'd love to chat about the weather, housing, etc. I'm originally from Sri Lanka, and I've been in California for six years so the idea of cold weather in particular is making me anxious. Thank you!
  6. @Anghellix, thanks! That's exactly right - not all programs require it. I would second what ExponentialDecay said about other aspects of your application as well. If I had the time and resources, I would have paid more attention to my GRE prep, but instead I did the best I could and worked on the rest of my application. Mainly, I chose schools with professors whose work honestly got my heart racing, and who could support the project I outlined in my statement of purpose. If your application does not show that you are a good fit with the specific program, meaning that your interests are not something the program specializes in, or there are no professors who could advise you on your project, then your GRE scores may matter very little.
  7. @persynanōm and @Little Earthquakes, Hi, I worked at the International Programs department at CSU Channel Islands and we had a similar policy. I could not, for instance, tell a student they were admitted even if I had that information. Once the Dean's office had letters with decisions ready, I could send them to students. Mostly this is to avoid logistical errors and other issues, and in worst case scenarios, human error. I think UCR does something similar. My UCR offer came in the form of an email from Graduate Admissions that did not explicitly state that I was accepted - it was extremely confusing. But attached was a letter from the Dean's office explaining my offer and actually stating that I was in. Still confusing, though. Either way, good luck. And congratulations on your other schools!
  8. Whoops, I realize you asked about the GRE as well. I did not pay much attention to the GRE, to be honest. I took a six week prep course offered at my undergraduate campus (the classes were four hours/week) during the summer. Then I completely stopped prepping once my semester started, and started again about a month before my exam last October. I ran out of time to study much math so I completely ditched it and scored a 150. I kept getting consistently low (<160) on Verbal in my practice tests, but got a 164 on test day, and got a 5.5 on Writing. I bought two test prep books (Princeton Review and ETS). Feel free to PM if you have any questions.
  9. Hi Anghellix, I applaud your efforts! I am from Sri Lanka and graduated from CSU Channel Islands in December. I applied to 12 Ph.D. programs (some very prestigious), all of which did not need the Lit GRE. I simply could not afford the test, the anthologies, the prep books, or the time to cover the traditional canon (CSU Channel Islands is a very non-traditional program; they don't focus much on traditional Brit/American literature). I have been accepted into UC Riverside, and am waiting to hear back from 6 remaining schools. Feel free to write to me if you have questions about applying, etc. Good luck with your prep!
  10. Hi pbnwhey, I called Emory to ask about my application after getting accepted to UC Riverside. The Program Chair got back to me to let me know I was not admitted. Very prompt, too, so I appreciated that. Good luck.
  11. Do you have any idea why campus housing isn't popular? My friends here are amazed at how much cheaper on-campus housing is compared to CSU Channel Islands and other UCs. They're thinking is that it's so cheap I don't even need to consider living off campus, and I'd have the added benefit of having the university to lean on if there are any issues. I'm also a bit of an introvert so money spent on getting a space all to myself is worth it to me; my alone time is how I re-energize after interacting with others. Are on-campus options unappealing because of cost mainly, or are there other issues/experiences that I should become aware of?
  12. Hi lizardclan, I will most likely be attending UCR this Fall, and I'm wondering if I can PM you with questions regarding on-campus housing. Thank you!
  13. Also, thanks for the advice about waiting to hear from other schools. I guess I'm worried about how fast housing fills up, but perhaps I should direct that to the housing department anyway.
  14. Hi rdsull89, Thanks for your response! I don't have to worry about tuition because it would be taken care of through the fellowship I have been offered. So, housing is the only real thing I need to get squared away. Tina Feldmann mentioned the studio apartments, for instance, and a couple of other options, that I then explored on the UCR housing website. I can definitely make the prices work. Is the housing department different to the "housing connection" that you mentioned? Could you clarify what you mean when you say there's no housing per se?
  15. Hi everyone! I have been accepted into UCR's English PhD program. I'm SO thrilled and SO overwhelmed about my next steps. I'm a newbie to this website as well as to the whole graduate school thing, in that, until last year I did not even know that I could attempt a fully-funded PhD after a BA. So my questions/assumptions/musings might be extremely naive and/or strange. Bear with me, and please feel free to respond with any and all advice! A little background: I'm an international student from Sri Lanka. My parents sold our home in 2010 to send me to Ventura College in Ventura, CA. I graduated, worked for a year to save up for CSU Channel Islands, and just graduated from there as well. I live with wonderful host parents who have made it so that for the past six years, I have only had to worry about paying tuition. No rent, no bills, no groceries, nothing. I worked to pay for tuition, but that means that I'm arriving at UCR with no savings. With that in mind, my main concern is keeping myself alive in or around UCR with the stipend I'll be receiving. And that is impacted a lot by housing, so that's my main concern right now. I have no reference timeline for how fast housing gets filled up; does anyone have a date that they feel like would be the cut-off point after which you would not risk waiting to accept the offer of admission? I'm waiting to accept because I still have to hear back from UCB Rhetoric, Columbia, University of Michigan, UC Davis, Syracuse University, and Stony Brook University. A few of them are going to have the Program Chair/Director contact me. Syracuse said 3-4 more weeks, and the graduate coordinator at Columbia told me the favorable comments faculty in the field have left on my application (apparently the committee hasn't met yet?). I'm so confused! I never assumed I would be admitted anywhere - honestly. Considering my parents sacrifice, and the tight budget they have been on for the past six years, I just wanted some peace of mind knowing that I gave a free education my best shot before I went to CSUN for an MA. As a result, I never ranked my top choices. I counted how much money I would have left after paying my last tuition payment at CI, found programs that got my heart racing, and applied to 12 schools, thinking if just one came through, it would be a miracle. And now that that's happened, I'm wondering whether I should grab this offer, secure housing, and start planning my finances, or if I should stick around to see, for instance, what Syracuse says in another month (although the stress from that would drive me nuts)? *going to look through program websites again to find fault with remaining schools now* Thanks for reading my long post!
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