this_isnot_here
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I've seen places going from 400-500 with anything from water + internet included, to all utilities. If you get a 2 bedroom with a roommate, you could very easily pay 400 for everything.
That's the funny thing about the stipend haha, it seems like not a lot but then you realize that housing is so unbelievably dirt-cheap, that if you factor in cost-of-living, the stipend is way more than (most) anywhere else will give you.
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Hey all. I just got into the stats phd program and will be attending in the fall. Does anybody know much about the on-campus housing options they have? Is it a bad idea to live in one of those?
It looks like 600 for an unfurnished 1BR in one of those, which looks like a good deal considering it includes all utilities and cable/internet. What have other people's experiences been? The stipend is thin of course so every penny counts.
I would pass on campus housing. According to the tenant union, the campus housing has received the most complaints of any apt complex over the last 5 years out of the options they gave me. Also, that's kind of expensive, considering you could probably get cheaper stuff a few blocks down the road.
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Hi, everybody! I'm headed there this fall as well for a chem PhD. As far as apartments go, the packet they give you is a good place to start, the classifieds and the tenant union are also good resources to verify if the places are good to live in, and then maybe craigslist as like a supplement. I'm probably looking into housing pretty soon, as well. I think if all of us join forces and pool the info together here, everything should work out ok haha.
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So, I get into UCLA, but not UCSB.
wat.
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Does anyone know anything about Cornell? If you search at the results here, there just a few acceptances, and the first visiting days are coming soon (March 2-4), so I don't know what's going on!!
thanks!I was accepted Feb. 12, and they used the words 'early admit', so who knows, heh. I thought more people would have applied there!
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What fields are you in? I'm hoping since you got into UCSD, I will, since I heard back from Northwestern... anxiously awaiting UCSD
I'll trade you Northwestern for my UCSD.
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That makes three of us. Pretty much a 100% chance of rejection, so not holding my breath.
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Wow another person from SD? Nice haha
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Accepted into Cornell! Woohoo.
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Nah dude, I am going end of March to visit.
What field you going for?
Materials/interdisciplinary. You?
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^Out of curiosity, when did you hear from Cornell?
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Nah, I think you nailed most of it. Are you going to UIUC on the March 1-3 weekend by any chance?
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Yep. Same. Waiting for Cornell and Northwestern, apparently UIUC is tied with Northwestern in my field and both are better than Cornell, so I could care less because I'm not going to go there and it's a toss-up between Urbana and Northwestern. Berkeley I've already written off as a rejection, so I just wanna know. It's killing me haha.
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Diana, which track you apply for ucsd?
Btw, to the guys who were accepted by UCSD, did you hear from the department or POI?
Department.
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Does the application status page changes once a decision is reached or is it fixed on submitted.
Almost always you get the e-mail first, before they update the application page.
I havent heard back from UCLA till now. Shall i consider that as rejection..?
January admissions were considered 'early admissions', so I infer that in February you will probably hear back.
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Is anyone here waiting to hear back from Northwestern...?
It seems like they're almost done with the application review, and setting up for visitation dates.
Heard from a friend of mine in Northwestern that the application no. is extremely high this year (500) which is 200 higher than last year...
Yeah, I'm waiting too. Don't really care at this point, because UIUC is ranked equally in chem, so I'll probably go there if I don't get in. It would be nice to hear back though!
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Called Stanford admissions to inquire about my application, was sadly told all admissions decisions had been made on Monday, was pretty dissapointed. Checked my mailbox for the rejection, and found an acceptance letter. Pessimism at its finest.
You thought the cup was half-empty, turns out it was completely filled.
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Saw a few Cornell admits recently, any of you guys mind posting your stats? Thanks.
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Is anyone else concerned that they were accepted to a higher ranked school and won't be accepted into one that is lower ranked? This raises some questions, like how reliable are these ranking systems? Some Ivy League schools are ranked lower than non Ivy League schools; can they be more selective?
I found this site also from USN: http://www.usnews.co...ities-chemistry. For example, UCLA ranks #8 in this study, whereas it ranks #16 in the one across the US. It's quite interesting how ranking affects us all, and please save the response of "Oh well you shouldn't care about ranking, just focus on the research group." While this is somewhat true, we are all looking as ranking as better job prospects for our future. We also look at cities. For me, living in a big city is important (I don't know if I could live in a city like Madison, WI).
IMO "ranking" systems are bogus, but valid to an extent. Being highly ranked in chemistry overall is kind of meaningless, since you may be doing org/syn as opposed theoretical, which means that some schools are better than others. MIT's inorganic is the gold standard, whereas Harvard (or is it Scripps, no clue) is the place to go for organic. So that comes into play as well. The best school for you may not be the best school overall. Take it with a grain of salt I guess haha.
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Pretty sure Berkeley accepts through Feb. What division are you applying under?
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People who got into Northwestern: What track did you apply in? Organic/Inorganic/Physical?
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Hehe, I know the feeling checking for new e-mail all too well. I have fortunately heard from one of my favorite schools (Northwestern) with a nice fellowship too so that has helped quite a bit. But I actually felt my research interests fit better at two other schools, neither of which I've heard from and I can't help but wonder why. This is not an easy process for anyone - for schools or us.
Was it via the gradstatus page or did they send you an e-mail? They said they got my GRE's, but on the gradstatus page it says "not received", and my app still reads as incomplete. They told me they got the GRE's and put a note in my application, but it has not been updated at all and looks exactly the same.
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I feel kind of left out
Do you think it's bad that I have only heard from two grad schools?? I mean, both were acceptances, but still!I've only heard from 3, (I only applied to 7 and 1 of them was a joke application anyway haha). I'm just happy I got in at all, now I can sleep again.
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Any more acceptances from Northwestern or Cornell? Anyone? Hopefully they are still to come.
How much money do people earn right after finishing up a chemistry PhD?
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A) Depends on what type of chemistry
B- Depends on the size of the company (larger companies will pay more)
C) More prestigious colleges will also pay more,
D) Depends on whether you want to go into academia or industry
E) Depends on where you live (cost of living affects sal
Professorship at a liberal arts college probably will not pay a lot, but if you work your way up to tenure, it's good money-ish.
A large company like Intel/3M/Bell Labs etc. from what I've heard, starts people at 90-100K. A guy I know started at 100K straight after his phD.