PsyK

Hi, Zeb! It was really great meeting you. *secret handshake*

Have you received the invite to our Facebook group? Dr. Clum will be sending you an email notification soon if you haven't. There are a lot of discussions going on about where to live, and from the looks of it, a significant number of people will be living closer to the city. Personally, I decided on graduate student housing in Hyde Park, but a lot of others have chosen elsewhere. It sounds like there are going to be carpools forming, so that certainly helps!

Snarky Grad Cafers..... how long to put up with them? Ironically, you condemn snarkiness, and then you employ it in your own responses here.

Yay!!!

My projected move-in date is August 15th, so I'll have plenty of time to get acclimated. I'm excited!

For those who are unusually particular when it comes to their writing utensils, let me introduce you to Jet Pens (www.jetpens.com). Feel free to browse a diverse selection of all pens imaginable. I have ordered quite a few from them with great success. Yay.

I vote for School A because there's a smiley face in its description.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! *happy dance*

Try not to worry! It's feasible that they could've evaluated the Mental Health applications before Children and Families. UIC is slow and bogged down; they don't have enough staff. They wouldn't even let me come pop in for a small visit or meeting with admissions this January/February. I had to withdraw my application because I accepted another school's offer. It was going to take forever to hear back from them. I understand where the worry is coming from, though. I was also watching people receive their decisions before me, and I couldn't help but think that it meant bad news. It was a happy ending after all!

Well, since it sounds like you are familiar with the research process and the logical order and content of an article, I would just suggest to immerse yourself in articles from your field and then write literature reviews on them. Summarize the article in a lucid and cohesive manner. Look through your field's publication manual. Make sure you're comfortable with all the details involved with writing articles and read through the samples. I think my writing improved significantly as a research assistant because I was given so much literature to review.

I'm very excited to be attending UChicago for the 2-year MA program. The primary reason for my choice is the people; I couldn't be more impressed by the faculty, their research, and the staff. I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to learn from them and participate in research that I'm interested in. UChicago also provides a diverse and inter-disciplinary curriculum with ways to design your own program. They have so many great routes you could take that, all of a sudden, I'm having a difficult time deciding exactly what I want to do. It's a good problem to have, in a sense, but I guess I need to find some direction again. Lastly, so as not to make this too long, my visit to SSA really "sealed the deal" for me. Everyone I met was warm, welcoming, and very knowledgeable. The building has everything a student needs in one place. I just felt "right" with it. Ok. One more thing. I'm also looking forward to being part of the larger community at UChicago. The events, the speakers, etc. will be great supplements to my education and my own intellectual curiosity!

Do not feed the trolls!

Research databases are your friend. Once you find a relevant article, look at what the article itself cited. You will find many related topics in the references section.

I have that app on my iPhone. I love it!

I visited in February and had a great experience! Everyone was welcoming, warm, and very knowledgeable. The weather was beautiful when I was there, too. Regarding transportation, students do not receive city-wide CTA passes, but we can ride a few buses around Hyde Park at no charge. Since I'm not from the area, I'm not familiar with all of our options for traveling to the city, so maybe someone can expand on that. Hope to see you in the fall!