Jae B.

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This April 15 thing is confusing. One of my schools seems to imply an April 15 deadline, while the department offers until May 1. I e-mailed asking for a clarification, because I don't want to put my funding in jeopardy by waiting until May.

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I'd wait a couple more days, until it's a good 2.5 weeks, then inquire. Just because someone else has heard doesn't necessarily mean anything for you, but the school should stick to their own timeline. You certainly had to stick to theirs! Check your spam box, if you haven't -- especially if you use Gmail, which seems to particularly disdain admissions processes. Good luck!

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At least you're completely decided. And you have another chance! This is my last degree -- so I'm under pressure to pick the best conclusion to my academic career. A regret-minimizing choice. It's going to be tough!

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I joined, thanks!

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Hmm...based on what you said...I'd pick CUNY.

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I can relate to so much on this page. I'm still finishing my undergraduate senior year, though. Whenever I'm about to graduate from a school, I get really (irrationally) worried something is going to go wrong and prevent my graduation. Unfortunately, the stress almost works as a form of self-sabotage. I remember, when I was transferring from community college to my university, I suddenly froze and became horrifically terrified that I might somehow fail my chemistry final and not be able to graduate. (I had a B+ / A- in the class!) My chemistry professor practically had to talk me into sitting down and taking the final. I was actually that panicked. (I did great, though.) It is too weird because I normally function insanely well under stressful conditions. I only seem to recognize the insanity when I'm about to graduate, and then I suddenly see all that I'm doing and ask myself, "Hey, wait a second, how am I doing all this...?!" And my confidence goes poof! But now that I've been accepted to graduate school, it's even scarier. :/

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Kudos on your wise decision! That's the kind of thinking I need to chill with, instead of second guessing myself when people say, "Oh, but it's an IVY...."

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Congratulations on your Columbia scholarship! I know, hearing from them the other day got them back in my head, too. I'm still leaning Berkeley, though. I'm underwhelmed with my Columbia scholarship, compared to full funding for Berkeley. Because of my relatively modest career goals, it wouldn't be smart for me to go far into debt for Columbia.

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I like it! The software is a bit tedious if you have a computer that lags, though. In my opinion, the pen is worth the cost. I'm sure it'll come in handy for interviews. But I was annoyed when they came out with a nicer new pen right after I bought mine! No warning. The pens do use ink, so you have handwritten and digital notes, plus a recording if you choose. You can buy refills off the internet, but there are a few other places you can get them, I read.... I don't use my pen all the time -- usually only in classes that don't allow laptops or when my battery dies -- but I've had it for two semesters and I've yet to change the ink cartridge. I haven't used my MacBook for projection, but I see people do it all the time at UC Berkeley. Just have to make sure you have the right cord for the particular machine.... I'm sure someone else can speak more to this.

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Hmm, tough choice! All I know is, WashU has the name recognition, if that matters to you. Good luck!

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