Plannerlady

A bit of a rant, but honestly universities who list "International Planning" as one of their specializations when they only work or do research in one other country and don't consider any other geographical location when admitting students shouldn't be having it as a specialization at all. I applied to many universities who claim they do international planning only to be told "Sorry, we don't actually have experience in X region". Like if you only consider China and India to be your "international planning" say so before one wastes an application. What's more frustrating is that I have previously talked to each of the universities to make sure they would be willing to work with me if I applied and I always got a positive response. They literally only cared about the application money and increasing the number of applicants.

You really cannot go wrong with either so don't stress too much about it! I suggest you ask the departments to connect you with current students so you can ask them questions about their experience (especially students specilizing in housing or real estate). I would just warn against Michigan weather, it gets very cold and you'll be suseptable to seasonal depression so just be careful

I hate the idea of living with other people tbh XD that comes with a hefty price right now! (one I'm strangely willing to pay so long as I can make money during the summer too). Funny you should mention that, immigrants and refugees are the area of my research interest so thank you for giving me an idea of where I could potentially get an internship or even volunteer when I have the time. I'm excited for FSU though, thank you again for easing a lot of my worries.

Thank you so much for your reply! It seems to be a similar case for summer funding in my department as well so it's quite the relief. (The rent has shot up to crazy amounts) Oh gosh XD sorry my phone decided to autofill it. I just meant internships in general. Thank you.

Thank you so much ! This was a really thorough response that eased a lot of my worries! Can you share any experience you had with summer funding? I didn't get guaranteed funding in the summer and don't know how easily funding is accessible during the summer (through assistantships). If not, do you know if internship interviews were avaliable?

Hey, I'm a new perspective graduate student at FSU and was wondering if anyone has current/up-to-date insights on the city. Is it best to live on-campus vs off-campus? What's the general Cost of living there? Will I need roommates or can I find studios or one-bedroom apartments that are affordable? Is the city safe? I would appreciate any insights on the city and Uni

Tbh, all these universities are great so you couldn't go wrong choosing any of them. Don't stress too much about prestige and consider other factors in your decision (UCLA vs NYC weather is very different for example) and don't just take tution into account, consider living expenses and transportation costs too.

Hello Everyone! Does anyone know of MUP/MURP/MCRP programs that give full funding ? Specifically research ones. I'm looking for more research based programs. I already have a MURP but it was pretty technical, I want more theory based master's but I'm finding it quite difficult to diffrentiate between the 2. (I will apply to PhD programs but want to also have a backup plan too)

Not Worth it AT ALL. Go to where you are given a full ride imo. NYU is a great school too! It's amazing to have a chance to do grad school for free

Congraduations! It's a great choice honestly. All the best

Congrats!! That's awesome. Will you be going there or still waiting on other decisions?

Has anyone else heard from UNC? (for PhD) there was an acceptance posted yesterday

For those who applied to UCLA there were a couple of updates today through the portal

I honestly don't know if they're doing the interviews later than previous years (they usually do them late Jan, early feb). I tried emailing the department but only got (decisions will be out by beginning of March and didn't get an answer regarding interviews)

Any PhD applicants got an interview invite from the university of Michigan? It is my top program so I want to know if I should just lose all hope. Anticipating things hurt and I would just rather know I didn't get an interview than wait.