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  1. (no status change for me, either) Folks who want to express dissatisfaction with the decision timeline and notification process might consider contacting OSAP or the TCU ministry level -- that's where staffing decisions are likely to be made (I don't have inside info for OGS specifically, just experience working in other academic bureaucracies): Student Financial Assistance Branch Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) PO Box 4500 189 Red River Road, 4th Floor Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6G9 Telephone: (807) 343-7260 Toll-free in North America: 1-877-OSAP-411 (1-877-672-7411) Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD): 1-800-465-3958 Fax: (807) 343-7278 https://www.ontario.ca/en/contacts/feedback/index.htm
  2. How about we all NOT call and let them spend the time not answering the phone on getting the results out?
  3. Portland, Oregon. I haven't owned a car for 3 years, and I had another 2 years car-free a few years before that. The closer you are to downtown, the easier it is. There's good public transit and ZipCar has a big presence here, in part because it bought local business FlexCar, which was one of the first carsharing companies in the US. There's also a strong bicycle presence which makes for (relatively) educated car and bus drivers, good signage, and many bike lanes. The only thing that's missing is a major graduate school, or I wouldn't be moving away! Portland State University has some strong departments but poor funding overall, especially for graduate students. Other than a few professional schools, there aren't other options for fulltime, in-person graduate study here. Oregon State University and the University of Oregon are 1.5 and 2 hours away, by car. Unfortunately, public transit doesn't extend that far (yet), and neither Amtrak nor Greyhound are ideal for commuting purposes.
  4. To deduct moving expenses from US income tax, the move must be more than 50 miles, and the job must be fulltime for at least 39 weeks during the 12 months after you arrive in your new location. http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc455.html http://www.irs.gov/publications/p521/index.html
  5. hhw

    Amherst, MA

    following up on previous poster's mention of fall rentals starting to be advertised in May, does anyone know when it's generally too late to look for something available on August 1? I currently live in Oregon and can make one trip to the area before my move. I could go either May 9-11 or June 14-16. The June dates would be a little easier on my schedule and pocketbook, but it would pointless if there's little left to rent by then.
  6. smt -- I got the identical email from UBC, but for the MA program. (after having to email them 3 times in 2 weeks before I got a response -- why didn't they just send those out 2 weeks ago when they contacted the first round instead of making us beg for an update? sheesh.) For my own sanity, I have chosen to interpret this as equivalent to a rejection (the language of the email is clearly avoiding saying that, but I think it's likely, in my case) I am curious now to see how long before an official rejection is sent, if ever.
  7. UBC (Geography) Simon Fraser (Geography) - supposedly making decisions this week
  8. Has anyone gotten any response from UBC? I've emailed twice (once last week, once this week) to ask about my status since i'll have to respond to other schools soon, but I haven't gotten any reply. My application status online simply says "received."
  9. hhw

    Amherst, MA

    I may be heading to UMass also (still waiting word on funding to be sure), and considering going there without a car. I've been carfree in Portland, OR, for 3 years. A current coworker said he had no trouble in Amherst without a car some years ago (5? I think), although I'm sure it helped that that's his preferred status. Not owning a car, I mean. I love not having the expense or the responsibility of owning a car, but I do miss the convenience. I do know that the public transit is pretty good for a non-urban area, and zipcar -- a carsharing company: http://zipcar.com -- has a few vehicles in the area.
  10. I haven't heard a peep from 2 out of 5 and am waiting to hear my funding fate on the 2/5 that said "yes".
  11. It's Massachusetts notification day, if you are me: email rejection from Clark, email acceptance (no funding info yet) from UMass Amherst. Still waiting to hear from 3 universities in Canada.
  12. I'm wondering the same thing -- I haven't heard anything from anywhere yet, but two people reported wait-list emails from one of my schools on the results page this week (nothing else has been reported for that program so far). I'm guessing that means I'll be receiving a generic rejection letter in a month or so, but I'd be happy to be told there's another viable interpretation... :|
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