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rack_attack124

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  1. I have lived in Boston so I am definitely entitled to have an opinion of it. Not everyone likes Boston. You don't need to go on a diatribe.
  2. yeah well it's not for everyone...
  3. ok, I didn't go to Duke. I went to UNC but I would start looking now if you haven't found something already. People are looking already for August leases. I'm sure Duke has a housing website or your program director could give you some resources. Some people have found roommates on Craiglists but I usually go on the school's housing website first to see if there are roommate boards. There also might be a Facebook group for Duke off-campus housing and I would check there as well.
  4. Who's going to UNC in the fall?
  5. Where did you decide to go! I was admitted to UNC health informatics master's program. I've lived in Boston before too and I really don't like it!!! I would consider cost of attendance, location, and job prospects afterwards and then choose the one that interests you more. I will never live in Boston again for anything. I'm trying to migrate all the way back down to south Florida where I was born lol. I am interested in STIs as well. The American Sexual Health Association headquarters is in Durham, NC.
  6. I went to UNC undergrad. Chapel Hill is great. I've also lived in Boston. And I've been to Baltimore. It's true there is crime in Baltimore. But I wouldn't let that limit you. Boston you will be in for a brutal winter. Maybe that doesn't bother you but I hated it. I wouldn't let crime deter you. It's everywhere. The best thing you can do is ask someone at the university where are bad areas you should avoid. You could also take self-defense classes. I think it's common sense to not walk around alone at night. Some of the crime alerts I got at UNC were when people were doing that but a UNC professor was also mugged and beaten to death in broad daylight. Crime can really happen anywhere, anytime. I carry pepper spray and it makes me feel slightly safer. I make my decisions based off of location, cost of attendance, and job prospects. It all depends what you're looking for and what's important to you.
  7. Yeah, I wanna know this too. been waitlisted since march 29th. wtf.
  8. Ok, so I finally have 2 acceptances. Money aside, would you choose applied quantitative research at NYU or health informatics at UNC? Thanks for any input.
  9. actually. it does. that was the deadline that Wake Forest gave me and they stuck to their deadline.
  10. I heard it's an amazing city. I know it's really cold and I hate winter. I believe there is also a lot of crime there. I mainly didn't want to go because of winter.
  11. Just found out I was rejected from Wake Forest MA in psychology. I was waitlisted then this. I'm guessing it had something to do with my GPA and lack of research experience.
  12. I messaged you. it depends what you're looking for. I haven't been to Hillsborough personally. I lived in Downing Creek one year. My ex boyfriend used Acorn + Oak property management I think for his place. I didn't live with him. http://www.acorn-oak.com/en/ He lived on Cotton Street one year. I didn't know anyone who lived that far away from campus but I wasn't a grad student. Another year he lived on Brookside Dr. Both are close to campus. If you want to be more part of the college town atmosphere, then I would probably live closer to the campus. Like I said, I have never been to Hillsborough so I cannot comment on it. @kwils76
  13. I lived in Florida for 6 years. Yes, it's going to be hot and humid. The humidity can make your hair look bad. It might be an adjustment for you if you're from Boston. I prefer hot, sunny places and I was born in Florida. I really liked Florida and consider it the best state I ever lived besides Arizona, which was hot without humidity. But Arizona had no beach. Could you maybe visit Tallahassee? I was accepted to FSU for undergrad but attended elsewhere. I am also interested to know what FSU is like. The only things I've really seen about it were the Jameis Winston rape case. And I never visited. I do love Florida though. I just think you will have to adjust if you go because you are worried about hot weather. It depends what you like. I lived in Miami and Boca Raton. You can try to prevent some crimes and ask locals about bad parts of town you should avoid. I carry pepper spray for safety. I also try not to walk alone at night. You could also take self-defense classes. My mom always wanted me to do that. I actually lived in Boston before and hated it. It's interesting to see people's different living preferences. I can't imagine anyone hating hot weather or loving winter. It's so opposite of me. In winter, I get annoyed having to put all these extra layers on just to go outside. My dream is to go back to Florida. FL, AZ, and TX are the only states I want to live in. Maybe Cali.
  14. Good luck everyone! Patience never been one of my virtues. Lol
  15. @MarkMc this is the article I was talking about. http://www.gmac.com/why-gmac/gmac-news/gmnews/2009/september/dont-let-the-gre-tool-mislead-you.aspx I mean I read another thing from ETS that standard error was 54 or something which is still not good. They are different tests and you can't make them equivalent. I think people should just use percentile to measure GRE and not try to convert it to a GMAT score.
  16. I read it somewhere. I'll post the link if I find it but I have no wifi where I am. How much different were your scores and what kind of programs are you applying to? I never took GMAT but now I'm thinking about it in case I did better on that than GRE. I already took GRE twice and I'm not happy with my score because I'm not getting into schools not to say that's why I didn't get in but I think scores matter.
  17. It sounds like you're the one judging me. I don't think this is the place for that and everyone is entitled to their opinion. There's no need for you to continue to make these kind of comments to me. I don't think people go on the forum to hear you chastise other people like that.
  18. I never said that my friend was a PhD student and for the record she isn't but I hope you are happy in Washington and find a place that you like to live! She lives in Capitol Hill. I don't know Seattle but I think Capitol Hill is trendy so maybe it costs more. I went to Seattle once in 2007 and my impression was that it's expensive. I haven't been to Texas. Clearly you want to go to Washington lol and I hope that you are happy!
  19. And you seem pretty rude. It's pretty ridiculous for you to accuse me of not doing research. I thought this forum would be a supportive environment but I see now that it is not.
  20. No my parents are not veterans and I will say this again most masters are not funded. Maybe you guys are all talking about PhD which is funded I know. I have not gotten anything I want with a psychology degree which is why I want a master's because if I study the right thing there will be better job prospects and the debt will be less than the salary I get when I'm out. UNC is $13,000 in tuition that's why it is a good place to apply. Chapel hill is a lot cheaper than NYC. I don't think I can justify $87,000 in debt from Columbia unless I'm going to make more than $87,000 after graduation...
  21. Maybe you're in a different program but you haven't been talking to the schools that I applied to and they told me that most people pay with loans. Masters are not funded so that's why people have to take out loans. I don't have serious health issues and I'm not buying a car. People do have to take out loans to pay for it.
  22. Stop I'm dying lol ???? nah we were driving at there was this one hobo like in the middle of traffic. I wanted the light to change lol. I'm happy to contribute my time or money to charities but not to hobos.
  23. To each his own I guess. I'm not really in favor of affirmative action. I don't think ethnicity should be asked on applications at all. And regarding racism I HIGHLY doubt that you could generalize that at just Texas. Racism happens everywhere. Texas would have been cheaper for you lol. Seattle rent is outrageous my friend paying like $2100 for a one bedroom there.
  24. Yeah no one wants to pay debt but do you think I'm gonna work in a restaurant the rest of my life? Hell tf no. The point of pursuing graduate study is to get a better job than I can right now. And if I have to take debt to do that then that's what I would do. I don't set the tuition of universities but most kids have to take loans to pay for grad school. UNC is the most affordable option that I will have if I'm admitted. I don't think you fully understand my circumstances and also maybe you didn't realize that I was being facetious about being a millionaire.
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