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    Davis, CA

    in City Guide

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    On 2/27/2017 at 4:30 PM, ThousandsHardships said:

    @tere93 I did my master's at Davis. I put myself on the waitlist for the place I ended up living at (the Atriums) at before I even accepted my offer, and I was just about to send off the security deposit for another place when I received my notification that there was a place at my top choice. I think Tandem Properties is a convenient organization to use to secure housing, and tons of people do it without visiting the place first since all the floor plans are online and you can find videos too. I lived less than two hours away and even then I didn't really think to visit apartments. Anyway, I really liked living at the Atriums because it's super close to the gym, to Trader Joe's, to the campus in general, and actually it's officially considered on-campus even though it's managed independently, so I was able to get my car jump-started for free one time by Parking & Transportation Services because they offered that kind of service for on-campus locations.

    Hi! How walkable is the campus? For example, is it possible to get to Engineering from housing (the Atriums, or other housing) by foot? Or, do you need to bike? Do most drive? Just received acceptance and am looking in to housing, but would like close proximity to Engineering :)!

    Chemical Engineering PhD

    in Engineering

    Posted · Edited by Dontdoit2017
    Anon

    Undergrad Institution: UC
    Major(s): Chemical Engineering 
    Minor(s): Other
    GPA in Major: 3.6/4.00
    Overall GPA: 3.57/4.00
    Position in Class: Top 15%
    Type of Student: Domestic, Female, Non-traditional

    Also: Associate in Arts, Marketing from Community College

    GRE Scores (revised/old version):
    Q: 162
    V: 155
    W: 4.0

    Research Experience: UROP Research Fellowship, MDP UROP Fellowship, 6 months materials/biomaterials research at school, 1.5 years composites research at school. First author paper -- cited by national labs recently :wub:

    Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Various scholarships from UC and Community College, Dean's List most quarters


    Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Two R&D internships at Fortune 500 companies (recognizable, famous company). Previous job in Marketing at well-known characterization instrument company.


    Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Prior President of Marketing Club, Prior PR Intern for Community College

    Special Bonus Points: The Professor I work with was top cited for many years, well known/quite famous

    Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Nope

    Applying to Where:
    UC Berkeley

    UCLA

    UC Davis

    UC Irvine

    University of Delaware

    UW - Seattle

    UPenn

     

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    Springfield, OH

    in City Guide

    Posted · Edited by Dontdoit2017

    Long time lurker, made an account just for this post!!

     

    I moved to Springfield from SoCal for a bit 8 years ago. It was so depressing I returned home after 6 months. 

    Maybe it has changed, but when I was there it was no-growth, slumped economy, stagnant town. For example, I worked retail at the Springfield Mall (upper valley mall), and quite a few of the storefronts were closed. I think the store I worked at is now gone. On the other hand, that mall had a GREAT calzone place near the entrance run by a guy who sold adult toys out of the trunk of his car.

    I strongly recommend a more urban area, Anything but Springfield..!

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