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With your business analytics studies, I'm guessing you know how to do at least some machine learning/statistical modelling? If so, I think the most straightforward option would be to find a public dataset (from Kaggle, UCI, etc) that ideally involves language or some form of NLP. Try different types of techniques and models to solve the problems and research the methods you use. Even if you don't come up with a great model, you could still have a quality research paper. Another idea is to choose a problem in the area you want to research, for instance, problems for computational models for parsing. You could do a literature review and try to implement current state of the art methods and note your results or possibilities for new solutions to the problem. Neither of these ideas are likely to be groundbreaking papers, but I think they have potential to be decent writing samples in your timeframe.

No train station. There's nothing much in the way of public transit. The area relies really heavily on cars. It's a shame because it would be convenient to cut back on the tired driving.

These are my biggest concerns really. Early mornings (when traffic is heaviest, making it even earlier) and then having to be there all day is just going to be exhausting. Thanks for your input, and I definitely didn't think to factor in the extra time getting around campus.

Wow, 4 hours every day has gotta be rough. I don't know if I could do that, but your posts give me some hope! Thanks for the ideas!

I appreciate the feedback, everyone. The reason for this is because my husband is most likely going to be working about two hours away from my university and we were gonna split the difference. I'm still looking into other options, but you all gave me some things to consider.

So long story short, I'm starting a master's program in the fall, and it's looking like I'm going to have to move to a city about an hour's drive away from campus. I originally thought it wouldn't be the worst thing, but other grad students are essentially telling me it's an unreasonable option, and I'm getting increasingly nervous about it. Does anybody have any experiences with this situation? Did it affect you, your academic work, or your social life at all?

Thanks! I applied to the intelligent systems program. I expect a rejection is coming, but at least it wasn't my first choice. It sounds like you still have a chance with Pitt based on that response, so don't lose hope just yet!

I also haven't heard from Pitt yet. I sent my program's graduate administrator an email a week ago and no response. I had pretty much already decided on another school, but I still think a response would have been decent.

Disclaimer: I've never actually been inside either of those apartments, but honestly I think they're pretty similar. As far as location, they're pretty close to each other. The main difference I notice from the website is that University Village will be open during school breaks like Christmas and spring break. I think there are options for people to stay in other residence halls if theirs is closed during breaks, but you may want to take that into consideration if you would like to stay in your apartment throughout the school year.

That'll vary by program. There may be some information on the food science website on assistantships and advising for registration, but you could send someone from the program an email to ask. I'm personally not very concerned about registration just yet. I'd expect some more information in the next few months.

I actually went to UGA for undergrad so I'm familiar with a lot of the areas, so it makes it easier for me to do from a distance. I don't plan to live on campus, so I keep checking websites like rentathens.com. If you are interested in University housing, which might be your best option at least for the first year or semester as an international student, you can register on the Dawg House. I'm not sure which site you were checking, but https://housing.uga.edu/site/register_famgrad has some information about it. That website mentions the three areas that are most common for grad students, but I think you can also choose to live in other residence halls if you want. There is a UGA bus that goes to family and graduate housing that makes it fairly convenient to get to campus. Alternatively, there are quite a few apartment complexes around Athens, some of which have their own buses/shuttles to campus, and some are on the Athens transit bus line. If you have any questions or want to know about a certain area, I'd be happy to help!

Hi, I'm going into the MS in artificial intelligence program. I didn't attend the last event. However, I am already familiar with the campus, and I have been told by other grad students that the accepted students day wasn't particularly helpful. They say that they basically tell you what to expect from grad school and that it's a lot of work. I will go to the one in June if I'm able to, though.

If anyone hasn't yet heard from Brandeis or has been waitlisted, I was accepted and will likely decline the offer. I just declined an offer from CUNY as well as they said they had many applicants on the waitlist. Edit: I also was not interviewed for either of these programs.

My favorite bookstore is downtown on Jackson St. I think it's called Jackson Street Books, or something of the sort. It's one of those secondhand bookstores with books stacked everywhere and a little bit of everything. There's another local bookstore a little north of downtown on Prince, but they sell new books and I don't find it quite as exciting. The local coffee chain is Jittery Joe's and you'll see those everywhere, but to get a different experience, you can check out Two Story on South Lumpkin St. Also, Walker's is downtown and it's a coffee shop/bar, and it's one of my favorite places to go downtown. The downtown area is very small (just a few blocks) but there are a ton of bars and restaurants and some vintage stores, and the Georgia Theater where concerts are held. There are several good parks to go to if you like outdoor things. Memorial Park has a trail and mini zoo; and the botanical gardens have a few trails. There's really not much else in Athens aside from some shopping centers and a small mall.

That I don't know. If you look into the courses in their curriculum you could check and see if they have any math prerequisites. Or send them an email to make sure.

They have a lot of information on their website about admissions and prerequisites. You do need to know how to program to apply for the one year program. The pathway for linguistics majors allows you to complete the prerequisites and complete the program in two years, but you still should know how to program. You have a year, so take an intro to programming course and a statistics class if you haven't already. Focus on learning either Java or C++ as well as you can in the next year, but you don't need to be an expert as it is expected for the 1 year applicants.

Alright, thanks. I guess I was just overthinking it because it didn't say to round it so I thought maybe I was to truncate it.

Stupid question but my overall undergrad GPA was 3.89. One application I'm filling out now asks for GPA to the tenth. Obviously they can find my exact GPA by looking at my transcripts anyways, but is it okay to round up in this situation? I don't want to look dishonest but going down to 3.8 seems like a foolish thing to do.

What programs do you plan on applying to? Some will tell you a minimum TOEFL required. My husband is applying for an MBA and needs anywhere from 70-100 for the programs he's looking at. If the programs don't specify, this website can be helpful in getting a general idea of what's expected. though it's not program specific or for grad school admissions. If there isn't a minimum score required, it's less likely that a score of 80 alone will disqualify you from a program if you have a strong application altogether.

It's not uncommon for people from other backgrounds to go into linguistics programs, and you'll see all of the programs you look at will require you to take courses in syntax, semantics, or phonology, etc., so it's really not that big of a deal that you haven't taken these courses yet. Have you taken the GRE? While it's not necessarily indicative of a strong application, better scores obviously will give you better chances. I don't know much about sign language linguistics programs, but a friend in my undergrad program was interested in Boston University and University of Texas for this. As far as the schools you mentioned, they're obviously highly-ranked programs, but it might not be too much of a reach for you. You already have some research experience and you have some time to put together a strong application.

I wouldn't be too worried about it. It's one thing to do poorly in an important class or tank your GPA in the last semester, but (depending on the program/number of withdrawals, etc. of course) generally, I don't think a withdrawal in an unrelated class would hurt an otherwise strong application. On top of that, after already being accepted to a program, I would think one withdrawal would be even less significant. I would, however, feel uneasy about asking the schools how it would affect things, but of course, that's the only way to know for sure. The next best way might be to find a current student or someone familiar with the admissions process at these schools and see if they could give you any more specific information/advice. If it's of any comfort, I have several withdrawals on my undergrad transcripts, and none of the grad programs I applied to ever even mentioned them or asked about them in interviews.

I don't have specific places in mind for you to look, but I know the area well. The main campus is in Oakland and there are quite a few housing options there. Shadyside and Squirrel Hill are very close (easily walkable to campus) and often more affordable housing and many students live there. Pitt IDs also function as a port authority pass, so busses are free and fairly convenient in the area. Bloomfield is close enough and there are decent places there. It's got a bit of a reputation as hipster territory. Beyond that, there's Garfield and East Liberty, which I'd generally advise to stay away from. South Side is close across the river but very expensive to live in. It's an area with a bunch of bars, so it's a big party spot on weekends. It's very much a college town with several large universities in the area, so there's always events or something going on and there's a lot of cool cultural things to see around the city. I'd say it should be pretty easy to find your scene and make friends in the area.