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Grad students with significant others are much more likely to finish grad school than those without... I find it strange how you assume that only those in grad school could understand hard work or long hours. My boyfriend certainly works hard and works long hours at his job. We're both advancing our careers and are able to support each other through it. It's really nice to be able to come home when you're really stressed out and don't have a lot of time and dinner is cooked, dishes are done and laundry is washed and folded.

I went on a similar visit. I dressed casual, dark jeans with a button up shirt and blazer. Some people dressed more formal, but I was comfortable with what I was wearing. Looking back on the visit it was such a blur and I feel like I could have asked many more questions, but at the time it was very overwhelming. Make sure you ask everything you want to ask so you don't feel similarly overwhelmed!

I would let your profs know all at once and give them as much notice as possible. Having had to miss a fair bit of school in the past for sports related things, the earlier you tell them, the better.

You'll probably want to ask each school. I took a single study abroad course, and I received credit for it which was noted on my transcript at my home university. However, the grade was not recorded, so some schools wanted a transcript. For most schools a photocopy was fine or they said they would want to see my official copy when I got there if I chose to attend.

Not to be super cheesy, but if it was truly meant to be it would all work out. Long distance, moving, staying, whatever. When my boyfriend and I started dating he had to make some pretty big decisions regarding his plans the next year. I had a year of school left, and if I wasn't in his life he would have just moved right away to start work. Instead he stayed behind a year, making the decision even though we were a relatively 'new' relationship. When I graduated I then based my applications on where his new job was.

Ugh. I just spent the last week not doing any work because of a medical emergency involving my boyfriend. A while ago I had planned to take a few days off next week to go travel to a rugby tournament. So now I'm just missing way too much time and procrastinating this weekend because I feel overwhelmed and nothing is working properly.

What I bring every day: Lululemon bag to carry stuff in Water bottle Lunch Notebook Pens That's the basics of it. I could probably get away with no bag if it wasn't for all the food I carry around with me.

My tuition for this year (September to August) was $8041. So I will second that its 'per year'

I applied to U of T and Ryerson and found out much earlier than April (I think February or March). That was just for the official acceptances. I received a number of 'unofficial' replies from faculty members.

Definitely true. I'm a Canadian who only applied to Canadian programs and I was so confused by this forum at first.

I would start with someone in your department. If they suggest you go to the international office, tell them that you did and did not receive help. If they don't know where you should go, try somewhere else. If all else fails, go to the international office and deal with the staff.

Why did emmm get downvoted? Strange... Anyways, I agree that you should not withhold information. When they ask for everything, give them everything, and perhaps try to explain in your statement of purpose what happened.

I have found grouchy administrative staff at almost every university I have dealt with. Especially my undergrad. Still had a great experience.

Typically it doesn't matter which you are awarded first, it matters which you accept (if there are restrictions). Funding can be difficult to navigate, as some allow you to also hold other funding, while others don't.

I would just contact the schools and ask. I wouldn't worry about them knowing you're going to more than one interview weekend, they know people apply to multiple programs. Once you have all the information you can make the best decision

My advice? Ask somebody else to write you a letter. The fact that in person conversations have yielded no result is concerning

My dad: "What will you be researching?" Me: Something about CFD and modelling My dad: "OK, I'm going to tell my friends that you're moving away to pursue modelling"

I think if I had found this forum earlier I probably would have freaked out. I think Gradcafe creates stress and insanity. The only stressful part of my application process last year was deciding which offer to pick (not to sound like an arrogant person, but it's true). If I had been on here earlier I would have for sure started doubting myself.

It completely depends on the school and program. That's why you've heard different things. Some are serious interview weekends, and some are more like recruitment weekends to convince you to come since they already want to accept you.

As said above, I will agree that this discussion has to be done very tactfully. I see absolutely no harm in asking them to confirm what your funding will be, as that is something that you should expect to know. When I was applying to my programs, one program offered significantly more money than the other program. I had several questions about how the funding would be distributed at the lower funding school, so I e-mailed them to clarify. In my e-mail they must have sensed that I had received more money elsewhere (they're not stupid, they know where I was applying and where they stand) and apologized for not being able to provide more. The fact is most schools have a set, equitable stipend for all students.

I was not asked to pay a deposit until soon before the program was due to start. However for my undergrad a deposit was required. I don't know how common deposits are for grad school

Incredibly interesting. I seem to think I followed the professor's advice.

It's certainly possible to take undergrad classes in my program, but I focused mainly on grad classes. I wouldn't mind taking a few undergrad classes or just auditing them to get a general overview of some subjects I don't know too much about

I can understand the frustration as well, as I find due to the frequency of InquilineKea's posts and the nature of them I often just roll my eyes at yet another vague question that will have a vague answer. I suppose I just find the posts to be very impersonal.

I knew my application made it past the internal process and was being forwarded to NSERC when I was asked to include the contact information for the person uploading transcripts and to finalize my references online.