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I'm Googling words left and right on these forums. And yes, you should've lawyered up a long time ago. First step though is collecting ALL relevant information pertaining to your work on the research and subsequent patent. Some might suggest you try and mediate with the University; it may very well be an issue they are willing to solve. Not all errors are conscious errors.

I wouldn't be surprised. But as said, summer isn't so much a break as it is Alternative School. I would say a poorly funded internship is worth more than a nice paying full-time job (of course if you can get both, all the better).

Same as POI; just some English major's abbreviation.

The research comment is probably there to accommodate individuals continuing on into a PhD.

One of the problems with that acronym, is that it's not universal to the admission process for all disciplines. I didn't speak to a single person before sending out my application and I did fine.

At the end of the road, your English counter-parts have done the same work that you have; they just may have done it at different times in their academic careers. An instructor of mine who did his PhD in America, found the coursework easy, because the classes they were taking at the graduate level, was the work he had already done at the undergrad. I don't think it really has much do to with rigor (in the traditional sense), so much as how post graduate studies are set up. But hell, what do I know. I bet it comes more down to the topic of interest than anything else (as it should).

Hardly. There is very little that is guaranteed in life. That one should be automatically given a life of happiness because they choose to study Topic X certainly isn't one of them. A programs job is to contribute to the body of knowledge of their field, not to make sure Dick and Jane has sweet jobs lined up at the end of the road. I am personally an advocate of more intensive career services/workforce development at the undergraduate level, to help stave off people making unrealistic academic decisions. However at the graduate level, you are effectively an adult. At this point you should be aware of the risks/rewards inherent in going down Topic X's route. The program is there to make sure you're qualified should you enter the workforce, not to make sure there is a job.

Jeans, boots and a collared dress shirt. Can't go wrong.

It's a misdemeanor, not a felony. You can certainly inform them of the details, but they aren't really going to care. They are looking for specific crimes and a single DUI probably isn't on the top of their list.

The hell? This entirely depends on what kind of information you need. Wiki is a good "starting point"; no one shouldn't base their entire impression of a city on Wiki, but it's doubtful anyone smart would. To the OP, much like the general test, subject GRE is one piece of a larger puzzle. I've seen folks (from my institution) get into great schools with a score in the 30%. I would say as an applied guy, if you are grabbing above a 50% (since half the exam is Calculus) you should be pretty set (which of course carries the caveat - "depending on where you are applying").

Retake the quantitative? For a theater/drama PhD? Surely you jest. To the OP, find the school of interest and look at what the emphasize in their admission procedure. It is more than likely that a quantitative score will not be noted, but the verbal will be. You're contributing to the cultural fabric - not building a rocket-ship to Taurus-IV.

I would be wary of more than a few of those roommate finder websites. They scream SCAM. CL is saddled with the just-below-too-good-to-be-true ads as well, but they at least are easily spotted. Most programs should have a housing resource that usually includes a roommate finding listing.

Your first sentence is a bit confusing. You live 45 minutes from campus. You don't want the 2-hour drive, so you've decided to live off-campus. . .o_0 That makes it seem like you live on-campus. In any case, go to Craigslist and in the roommate section type in the name of your college AND grad: it'll show if there are any current grad student situations going on. You can certainly look for current undergrads, but yanno. . .priorities not aligned. I think you'd be better served with people your own academic speed. This is if you are absolutely set on living with roomies. I'd personally look for a studio situation.

I wouldn't worry about it. The gubment will toss the 20K your way and send you on your merry. . .way.

If you only ever want to do lower division mathematics at the CC level AND the region pays fairly good for long-term instructors I would stay put. However, and I suppose this depends on how many years you have, teaching at the university level is obviously more financially rewarding (and mentally rewarding since you get to actually USE some of the math you learned at the upper div. level).

Anyone else have to GOOGLE prevarication?

The job may not be crappy, but I think implicit in the summer funding is the expectation that you will actually be doing something - internship (paid or otherwise), research (exploration or nitty-gritty), or something along those lines. Or you can go backpacking in Thailand.

Grad students have been some of the worst dressed people I've seen. The young undergrads come to class decked out; mostly because they are on someone elses dole and can afford to spend their work cash on nice things. This is not to say you HAVE to come looking haggard. However when it comes down to priorities, new clothes, when the ones you have are fine, ranks pretty low.

The headphones they provided blocked everything out. However the proctors and staff were as silent as church mice; there were two sections you needed to go through, so all conversation was limited to the lobby area. If you felt the noise level was enough to distract you (though - again - headphones), you should send a customer service review to ETS regarding that facility.

"Hi, I am honored to be recommended for acceptance. If I have been approved for financial assistance, should I be expecting a letter from the graduate school soon - " Or something to that affect. It is more than likely you will be getting a letter outlining all this, either in the mail or through email.

The department seems fine to me. Especially if you are going into industry. For a "satellite" school, they certainly have a large student body and budget. I really don't think you need to be hung up on this schools qualifications, and instead focus on the individuals in your department.

An instructor will never give you a lower grade. I do not see why another campus wouldn't let you take the course, or simply audit - but I doubt it would do anything for you to take the class officially.

In most of my upper division course (math) they were pretty much banned. There was no reason to use them; it was highly unlikely that a student was taking notex in LaTex, so more than a few instructors have said "nope". Depending on the course I'd say "nope" to them as well, along with cell-phone use.

That's just silly.

Gradcafe and MathGre are littered with profiles of folks who were competitive; that's not in question. Whether one should hedge their bets is. The OP's competitiveness is not without question; it's obvious their academic qualifications. However, the majority of people who are going into the "To Be Reviewed" pile will have the same qualifications, and thus it is the OP's non-academic qual's that are going to set them apart.