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GRE 630v 550q 4.5w English major @ Auburn University- Montgomery GPA - 3.9 Outstanding Student in English, Outstanding Student in Philosophy, Regional Essay Contest winner, Merit Scholarship from AUM, writing internship Applied for MA English Rejected: University of Oregon Accepted: University of Mississippi - tuition remission + $9,000 as TA + $2000 honors fellowship Auburn University - tuition remission + $13,000 TA University of Nebraska-Lincoln - declined before hearing about funding University of Nevada-Reno - tuition remission + $14,000 TA

In Alabama, golf courses are seen as great signs of progress. :roll: I do know that it has the best public school system in the state, though.

Yeah, for English i've been offered 11K, 13K, and 15K.

Quantas, you are very brave as well - moving to another country with two young kids! Best of luck to you! I will have a $14,000 TA and told that I could pick up another $1000 as an RA in the summer. However, I will be in Reno where the cost of living seems to be pretty high (at least compared to the South).

Hi all, Good topic. I am a single parent considering moving cross-country with my 6 y.o., 5 y.o., and cat! Undergrad was pretty easy for me since I had the support of my parents. I don't know what grad school will be like (which is why I'm starting out as MA), but at least the kids are old enough to be in school now. I haven't yet quite figured out the public school system myself. I think that rules vary from state to state. Where I will be moving, children are assigned schools based on where they live, so I have to try to figure out which schools are good before I decide which apartment to rent. If you know what county you will be moving to, you can research the school district online. Many online apartment guides will tell you which schools your children would go to (at least they do for the area I am considering).

duckrabbit, thank you for all of this great info! you've definitely helped me get a feel for the town.

I didn't know about that. Neat. Hey, I think my school (non-religious(?) public) has yours beat on the Bible thing. #1- The Bible #8- The Holy Bible. It is a bit disturbing that the "Holy" Bible is only number 8. Surprised we didn't have another listing for the KJV!

Saturday Market is a lot of fun too.

I'll second the poster who said that Eugene is a good place to get around in w/out a car. Bikes are good, and the bus system is very good as well.

Can anyone tell me anything about Reno? The ecocriticism program that I really want to go to is there, but it is just too far for me to visit and see if I'd like the town. (I'd also be bringing along my 6 year old and 4 year old, so kid related info would be great too.)

I'm considering going to Auburn too (Masters English) and I have a friend who just finished her English Masters there and will start on her Ph.D. next fall. She actually commutes to Auburn from Montgomery. I have only visited Auburn a couple of times. Montgomery, which is only about an hour's drive, has the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Atlanta isn't too far away for concerts, etc. Auburn is a fairly small college town, so for big city attractions you'd have to drive to Atlanta. It is kinda funny because the other day as I was leaving Auburn on Hwy 14 I left the campus and like 5 min later I was out in the country surrounded by cow fields! Lets see, from what I hear Auburn is zoned so that undergrads can only live in certain areas, which is kinda nice for T.A.s, ect who don't want to have to live right next door to a house full of their students. Opelika, the town right next to Auburn, has even lower cost of living than Auburn. There is a nice little State Park right next to Auburn. It doesn't have miles of trails or anything, but it has a pretty creek, a field for playing frizbee, and some trails, if I remember right. That's all I can think of right off. What department are you considering? And, if you don't mind my asking, where are you from?