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The iPad2 is also more expensive because it uses a superior (and thus more expensive) IPS display, which calls for way more robust viewing angles without distortions of contrast (this wouldn't be so important to me if I weren't a professional wedding photographer, too, where having consistent viewing quality is paramount). Anyway, I'm a huge fan of the Kindle DX. I spend all my day at work viewing a backlit LCD and my eyes are worn by the time I get home to read some papers. E-Ink is a marvelous technology that people are too quick to discount thinking it's just black-and-white LCD.

After all the commotion, I actually didn't get my favorite Philly from either Pat's NOR Gino's! It was some shack whose name I forget. I ordered cheesesteaks wit' whiz, peppers, and onions at all and the latter topped them all!

I was pretty much in the same situation... though I ended up going to choice B after having spoken to a myriad of professors at my school for advice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL9mx8haGFo This heavily factored my decision on which school to go to next year.

Cosigned. I had absolutely 0 marketing experience (aside from co-owning a small business, I guess) and 0 marketing/business coursework and got into programs that I would have figured to have been 'reaches' for me going into applications. Basic research skills is heavily weighted in business doctoral programs, ESPECIALLY in the behavioral disciplines (CB marketing, OB, management, etc.), so don't sell yourself short. No professor during interviews/admit days mentioned my lack of coursework/experience being a detriment or a weakness in any way. They really focused on my research experience, pubs/presentations, and my research interests and left it at that.

Same epiphany struck me. I'd be doing the same research as I would in Social Psychology, but I'd get paid more and wouldn't have to fight for a job after graduate school. It's a little surprising to see those salary figures since a lot of my peers are actually making close to that as doctoral students.

Can't the same be said about Northwestern and Chicago?

Well, just sent in my intent to register yesterday. Go, Wildcats

Heck, there are some programs that even try integrating more prominent and broad sociology themes to business academia, like: http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/Programs/DoctoralProgram/Programs/ManagementOrganizationSociology.aspx There are others definitely available, but I knew of this off the top of my head since I just came back from their admit day.

Your professor told you this? Wow. That's an excellent way to burn bridges and to smear your name across your discipline. This isn't undergrad -- transferring is seldom done, and usually for very exceptional reasons. I'd be careful about telling anyone this strategy as it's a bit reprehensible and irresponsible.

Another Clarks endorsement here. I have maybe 3 pairs of different style Oxfords and they're all extremely comfortable (I used to be a wedding photographer, so standing/walking around continuously for 12 hours was the norm). Wait for one of their BOGO 50% off sales and pick up a couple.

I mean you'll probably be somewhere in South Chicago by campus (Hyde Park and the like). I just don't think I'd be happy living in Evanston, so I've been doing more research on the city than most.

This thread encompasses my dilemma exactly. I have an admit day at my dream school (a priori) next week, but have visited a few programs that are very compelling and will be difficult to turn down. The prestige school is chock-full of well-known professors, but one of the schools I'm really heavily considering has one of the most well-known professors in the field who's interested in working with me. Both are in locations that I'd love to live in (albeit completely different from each other), so I can't really parse out other subjective factors from my decision as easily as I'd like to. Hopefully my visit next week will be extremely awesome or extremely negative to aid in my decision

I'm a fan of your verbiage. I think this school actually thinks you may just be overqualified for them and are likely to pursue other higher offers (that's my impression; take it with a grain of salt), and they really are gauging how likely you are to consider their offer and not just take up space in their waitlist. As someone else suggested, I'd e-mail once a week and report any news and use language implying that you really want an offer from them.

Well, at least you're definitely NOT alone. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome

It's a bit later in the admissions cycle and was wondering where people are at in terms of decisions and choices. I've been interviewed by a good number of schools and if anyone has any specific questions about this process, feel free to ask here or PM me. For the most part, it's a straightforward process (define your research interests and why this particular school!!!), but some people may not be in the know of some nuances, so I'm happy to provide some information on that matter.

Look at the NSF GRFP for entering doctoral students and 1st year doctoral students. You'll have to apply next round (deadline November). $30,000/year fellowship with waived tuition (though you'll _most likely_ lose the university-provided stipend). File your FAFSA soon. You qualify for federal loans, though the amount of subsidized vs. unsubsidized depends on when you file, your need, and other factors. Regardless, this is an option if you need to take out $20,000~ or less per year to live with a reasonable interest rate -- and since you're doing a Marketing Ph.D., I'd consider taking out loans since you're typically looking at making minimum $90,000/9-month salary coming out, and this is even if you're placed into a non-research university. Check out the DOCSIG website for details, namely here: http://docsig.org/FinalWWW2010.pdf Federal 'grants' are not available, but numerous amounts of fellowships are. Check out NSF for those opportunities (you'll probably have the best luck under 'SDS' or 'Social and Decision Sciences' for a marketing Ph.D., regardless of whether you're quant or CB, and if you're quant, check out their Applied Maths sections, too, since you'd probably qualify for some of those awards as well. Lastly, there should be available funding at your institution (if you're attending a 'research university') during the summer that will let you work as an RA under a professor. For schools offering 9-month stipends, the lowest of these awards I've seen is $3,000/summer support, which (albeit not great) should be enough to survive on. Best of luck and let me know where you're headed to next year! Maybe we'll run into each other at the AMA conference or something

Congrats, man. Chicago for Econ is extremely impressive. I'll most likely be going to Northwestern, but living somewhere near Streeterville/River North in Chicago next year.

http://hdh.ucsd.edu/arch/gradhousing.html Haven't been there, but they look pretty nice. I actually don't know anyone who lives in either, so I don't have any hearsay or anecdotal experience with them.

I live in One Miramar -- fair pricing ($990/2BR 1BA), but it's really small. Amenities are alright: coin-operated laundry, gas/water included in price, bike racks everywhere, communal study rooms, on-site cafe (though it's about to go bankrupt), etc. The walls here are pretty thin, so you can hear a lot of noise. Mesa is bigger, older, not as attractive, but yeah. Not bad either.

Oh! And if you're going to NU for Af-Am Studies, I actually have a friend (going to be a 3rd year in the fall) already in the program! I can introduce you two come the beginning of school.

Awesome! Yeah, I think I'm going to opt to not live in Evanston -- at least for now. Living in Chicago proper seems a bit expensive, so I've also been eyeing the neighborhoods in between. Rogers Park seems to be a good neighborhood with lots of cheap 2BR housing. I guess I don't really have that strong a preference as long as the apartment I stay in is no more than 5 minutes walking to the train/bus (don't want to have to traverse through tons and tons of snow during the winter!). And yup! I'm a city boy, too (born and raised in LA; San Diego for undergraduate), so it's paramount that transportation to Chicago is convenient.

I highly recommend this movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504300/ Most of (if not all) the employees featured in the documentary were graduate students. Great movie. Great people. Really funny stories.

Hey! I'll be coming here in the fall to start my Ph.D. in Marketing! Just wondering if anyone else has decided on going to NU Also is everyone planning on living in Evanston? I'm a city-boy, so I might just live in downtown and take the L everyday (or just bike up Lake Michigan in the warmer months).