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lovenhaight

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  1. I'm waitlisted at NCSU, so definitely let them know if/when you hear about Washington.
  2. No one pays attention to the writing score...you don't say "I got a 1324.5". You'll be fine.
  3. If I remember correctly, your big state school is LSU, right? One of my profs here is an LSU grad, and she really enjoyed her time there. I also wouldn't worry about being stuck in your home state after graduation...it is very rare indeed that PhD graduates end up working in the same location as their alma mater. Congratulations!!!!
  4. I'd like to encourage people to post their decisions on this thread...it could be incredibly helpful in keeping up with where people are going and who might be in each school's cohort so that we can start making connections.
  5. I'm not too concerned about the travel reimbursement being a sign of any trouble in the department. Budgets are tight everywhere, and we're nearing the end of the fiscal year so departments are usually watching their pennies pretty closely - particularly state schools. Another part of my inability to get out there is that I teach and this was the week after Spring Break...and my students have an exam on Tuesday, so I couldn't really have someone cover lest the students melt down and blow up my email account. I'm hoping to get out there as soon as classes are over to look around, but it may happen that the first time I see Eugene is when we actually make the move. I'm fine with that though, since everyone I talk to that has any experience living there seems to adore it. I've also heard nothing but good things about the department.
  6. I hope everyone is having a good time at the visit day! I wish I could be there. :/
  7. No not at all - I was referring specifically to the applications that are flat-out rejected. Wait-listing is an entirely different story.
  8. In my experience, there are some programs that don't send rejects until their Graduate School decides to send an angry email telling them to get the damned things out. I know for a fact that UNC does this - it was a fairly common occurrence that was discussed in many a staff meeting (since the staff/graduate coordinators were the ones to send them out). I wouldn't be surprised if this is the case at other schools.
  9. I've been told by several reliable sources that Stanford is another program that encourages the cutthroat mentality...
  10. That makes more sense...usually when people mention more funding they're looking for a bigger take-home paycheck, so that was what my comment was based on.
  11. I think that the high/low impact journals designation should probably be fleshed out a bit more. ASR is obviously high, but the regional journals seem to have their own hierarchy as well. I suspect that some might be lumped into the higher categories with others in the low. My personal take on the weight of a journal tends to relate to how easy it is to get something published. If they take anything or they take the initial submission right away, they probably aren't a heavy hitter. Again, that's just how I've come to think about it - others might have a different perspective.
  12. Definitely submit to a professional journal! The worst they can say is no (and they often do, so don't take it personally if that happens), THEN move to an undergrad journal.
  13. Maybe other grad students can back me up on this, but original research is somewhat expected in a grad program. Other than possibly getting some funding specifically for your research, I've never heard of a graduate student actually getting paid to do what they're supposed to do.
  14. If departmental funding isn't an option, ask about work opportunities in other departments or administrative offices. Those don't usually come with tuition waivers, in fact I'm not sure I've ever seen one come with a tuition waiver, but you should definitely email your POI and/or the administrative person. Sometimes they'll have alternative sources that they can point you to.
  15. Usually it will depend on the school. Some places don't want you to work outside of the department, while others might be fine with you picking up an extra university job. In my experience, many schools include student jobs on the HR website. You might want to contact your department and see where they stand on it. In some cases, asking could get your stipend bumped up a bit. (I've seen it happen for a few people, different universities)
  16. Their visit days are the end of this week, but they still haven't sent out all acceptances. This is info from their graduate coordinator. I'm in the same boat with you though, I'm waiting for some kind of response.
  17. UNC places very, very well. I'm not sure I'd call them a "hidden public school gem", nor would I apply that to Texas or Washington, since those names carry weight in the field and thus in my mind don't qualify as hidden. I think that if you expressed that sentiment at UNC, they would see it as quite insulting given their ranking, faculty, and record.
  18. Washington hasn't sent out all of their acceptances yet.
  19. I can definitely relate! Part of the reason I applied to the schools that I did was because we are planning to move as a group with another couple. We've moved a lot, and finding friends who we have so much in common with is rare. I also have an issue with the move because my husband works in a really, really small field and jobs are not easy to come by. Everything needs to align in a workable way since we can't survive on my stipend. So many concerns...getting an acceptance was really only the first piece of the puzzle.
  20. @Slum - I've been accepted to Oregon, so Eugene would be the town I'm looking at. I definitely don't have the money to vacation - I'm married, so vacationing for two gets a bit expensive. I'm definitely going to take the advice that you and others have suggested regarding contacting current students to see what they would suggest. I'll also probably do some course reading, but I do intend to give myself a bit of a mental break since I've been going full force in my MA program.You're right about being lucky going from east to west...I'm excited to have such an extended break. It just means that I'll be ready to start fresh in September.
  21. I was just wondering if anyone else is trying to figure out when to actually move to wherever your PhD program is located. My issue is that I graduate in early May, and with graduation comes the end of employment; however, my PhD program is on the West Coast and runs on a completely different schedule than I'm used to. My classes wouldn't actually start until late September. So what to do in the interim? I don't want to stay in the town I'm currently in any longer than I absolutely have to, but I'm hesitant to pack up and head west without some kind of income waiting for me when I get there. Thoughts? Anyone else in this boat?
  22. I'm really hoping that Washington sends out their responses today or tomorrow...I have one answer, now I need the other one so that I can make the best decision possible. Even if it is a rejection, I'd feel better knowing that everything was settled.
  23. I'm going try, but finding an affordable ticket from the opposite coast with only a few weeks notice is going to be a chore. I really, really want to go though.
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