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Just to put this out there; also prospectively looking for a place in NY in the fall

@CappucinnoEnthusiast: Anthropology, PhD. Does anyone here know if there are any groups/communities based around figuring out housing, rent etc., with respect to NY? I'm an international student, so I won't be in the US until a little before term actually starts, so I was wondering if there was a way to figure this out online, and if so, how advisable that was. And otherwise, if anyone is taking housing provided by Columbia, are there any details on relative cost, availability etc. you would be willing to offer?

yes, in all likelihood.

@museum_geek Thanks for that! I'm applying as a sociocultural student, so the Field Museum tieup while interesting is not super relevant to my case (and specifically what I'm studying) I believe. With regards to funding, they've been stellar: I have funding for the first 4 years from a fellowship, and they've promised to extend support/help with alternate sources of funding after, as long as I don't prove to be an idiot. Still, feeling a little iffy since I haven't heard too much about the University...

Finding this forum and reading through these replies is helping to feel some sense of community in my angst... I had two questions I was hoping I could get some responses on. (1) I've been placed on the waitlist for Columbia, though I don't know how likely that is to yield a tangible result. Does anyone have any thoughts to offer regarding this? Specifically given that someone else mentioned that Columbia had already accepted students etc. earlier in this thread. And (2), I've been accepted at the University of Illinois at Chicago. I really like my POI there, and the department has been very helpful - offering funding/a fellowship, and generally being very accommodating. Does anyone here have an opinion of the UIC faculty, and their work? And relatedly, what do you think the situation with funding is going to be like in the next few years (given that it is a public institution)?