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  1. you definitely don't need a car if you're living around bu. it depends on what your definition of "affordable" is. studios and one bedrooms will be $1000+. A nice room, with two or three roommates, will probably be $650+. avoid allston (undergraduate ghetto).
  2. i had one publication where i was 7th (!) at the time of applications last year, 2 first author posters, and a couple of other posters where i was second author. i was accepted into 4 phd programs for psych/neuro. having the publications certainly helps you, but i think what is most important is how your recommenders can lavish your hard work resulting in the posters with praise, etc. talk it up in your personal statement too! i think what is most important is not that you have posters, but that you have a thorough understanding of the scientific process and that you're able to produce good work in your research area. this should be reflected in your recs and your sop, and should (i hope!) make you a stronger applicant. if you have these things, are a good fit in your lab of choice (have contacted potential advisor, etc), and you have luck on your side, hopefully something positive will happen
  3. You're fine. I had a 3.5 general GPA in college, good GRE scores, and two years of research experience post undergrad. I got into a top ten program and a few other respected programs. Your research experience trumps that C+ or B- you got in some random class your freshman year of college.
  4. your advisor is ridiculous. go visit your dying grandmother. you will regret it if you don't. maybe fly there and back if your advisor is desperate to have you back.
  5. you can get a gallon of milk at any convenience store. you can take public transportation to a shaws, a whole foods, and a trader joes.
  6. yes. you can always look for a research assistant job after graduation if it doesn't work out.
  7. Inman is a nice area--maybe a 15 minute walk to the Harvard Campus. I would say a studio would be at the very cheapest about $1000/month, and a 1 bedroom would be higher than that. You'd probably be better off having a roommate--from my experience the Harvard Square area is the most expensive place to rent in Cambridge, but rents taper off the farther you go down Mass Ave. And by taper off I don't mean you'll be finding a cheap 1 bedroom or studio. But a $1500/month 2 bedroom apartment might become a $1400 2 bedroom apartment the farther out you get. Also, and this might be obvious, the closer you are to the T stop the more expensive your room will be. No need for a car!
  8. Commuting from Porter to Kendall is nothing. You will be fine. 20 minutes at worst, if you have to wait for a train. I would rather live in Porter than Central Square, but that's just personal preference. I've lived in Boston for the past 6 years, and have never felt unsafe anywhere. Somerville is awesome in general. I lived in Allston for a year and it was awful (undergraduate ghetto, etc).
  9. Hmm...does anyone know how long it takes after officially accepting via the website to getting the info about setting up a Brandeis account?
  10. I was accepted to CMU's cognitive program in early March. In the acceptance letter they mentioned a waitlist, and I would assume that those people were in the know about it. CMU had two interview weekends, both in late February. So they're probably just being crappy about sending out rejections
  11. why are you sitting on three waitlist spots? you can only accept one...
  12. Anything Tufts related happen to anyone lately? I saw that someone had gotten a rejection letter : ( I woefully remain on the waitlist. It certainly is coming down to the wire this year, isn't it?
  13. That was Princeton's rejection email this year as well. I bet they send it out every year.
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