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Congrats!

I am currently living and going to school in San Diego, and I live in La Jolla and don't mind it. There are several nice apartment complex within walking distance of UCSD. Since it's 70 degrees all year and only rains 10 inches a year, the ability to walk to campus is worth a lot. I would argue that it's worth paying a bit of a premium on rent (which you will) and being a bit isolated from restaurants and nightlife (which it is). You will be a pretty short bus ride to the nicest beach in town (La Jolla Shores). If you suspect that you'll be spending your Friday nights in the library anyway, save yourself some trouble and live in La Jolla. However, if you're the type of person who likes to go out a lot, I would second the Hillcrest recommendation. A lot of people with families live in Clairemont, and this is a pretty good idea if you don't want to pay La Jolla prices but would like to be relatively close to campus. Clairemont is an inexpensive, quiet neighborhood, and from north Clairemont you can get to campus in 10 minutes or so. This assumes you're going to UCSD. If it's SDSU, Hillcrest and North Park are the way to go either way. You can find a cheap apartment within walking distance of SDSU (in Talmadge, for example), but it's not a particularly desirable place to live -- not unsafe, just pretty lame.

Question from a non-theorist: What is poststructuralist theory?

Political Science. You?

I got a similar call about a month ago from Columbia, so don't get too excited.

Yup. I would say there is a very high probability that I will be attending.

Good idea--I am making note of this for when I'm on an admissions committee...

In all fairness, I'm pretty sure nobody hated on the theorists.

Good information. Thanks!

Congrats on Duke! Say hello to Coach Krzyzewski for me.

Thanks. I finally feel like I can relax a bit.

The email was sent about two hours ago. I assume it was a form email, since it started "Dear applicant" and was pretty long and formal. Looks like a couple more were sent out.

Yup, in at WUSTL!

I do not think discrepancy has nothing to do with budget fluctuations. I'm pretty sure UCLA's funding packages are quite a bit worse then Cal's in any year. UCLA does not even fund all students. I think funding packages have to do with the University's standing in the CA legislature (not as good for anyone else as it is for Berkeley), percentage of faculty with grants, and a number of other things. Although, SF is also more expensive than LA (though probably not THAT much more).

If we can believe that the gradcafe results from last year are reasonably representative, then, P(Admitted to UCLA | Not rejected in the first round) = .5

Or they read gradcafe and saw you coming.

Good to know. Thanks natofone.

I concur. Terrible day for me.

Was it just sent? edit: quote added for clarity

Were you notified by email?

Well, that's a bit drastic, I'd be happier if he/she stayed alive, and I just got off of this waitlist.

Never! I just want everyone to make an informed decision, and plisar should know that you can see the ocean from the Social Science Building at UCSD, that Madison, Wisconsin is one giant beautiful lake, and that Seattle was ranked one of the best places to live in the United States, along with San Diego. http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/seat ... 160660.asp I don't think this should affect your decision.

Can any of the NYU people reveal themselves?

Nice, plisar. Not to sway you one way or another, but at UCSD you can see the ocean from the social science building! I'm just saying...

Strange that these UCSD and NYU letters are rolling in and nobody is speaking up on the forum. Surely some of you are the recipients of these acceptances. coachjrc, I'm looking at you!