superbygk

green grass

mate

Hey guys, there's a chance I may be accepting my offer to TAMU in Communication. I checked the campus out about a month ago for a recruitment weekend. I was actually pleasantly surprised, as the city was bigger than I thought it would be. Thanks for the link to Padmapper, @Benzene! It looks very helpful! In terms of housing I've been looking at craigslist and checking out the College Station thread under City Guide on this forum. Looks like Treehouse Apartments is a pretty affordable place to live, though it is very close to campus, so I don't know how y'all feel about that. There were others listed in the City Guide that I tried to google, but there wasn't much helpful information. When I visited we had a grad students only outing to a place called Murphy's Law in downtown Bryan. It's literally half Irish and half German (one side of the restaurant is Irish and the other German). I was told that's one of the places grad students may hang out, and that Bryan in general is where you go to get away from the undergrad riff raff (hehe). The big sports events should definitely be exciting, and I'm told that folks go out to Houston or Austin on the weekends to hang out, so it seems there are things to do if you look for them.

My job keeps me pretty occupied. Otherwise... Running (prepping for an upcoming 8K race; it's also a surprisingly great stress reliever) Pleasure reading Playing video games Checking up on fantasy basketball Checking apartment prices in cities I may end up But I also spend a fair amount of time keeping my mind on the wait =)

long house

dwarf planet

sleeping mat

bubble boy

roman candle

causes

tapioca pearl

polar opposites

midnight train (going anywhere~~)

maybe

gene pool

@Saviya, no, I haven't received word about being waitlisted. You and one or two other folks have been waitlisted, yeah? I suppose that's better than an outright rejection; I am prepared for a rejection but of course am hoping for better news. We'll see. And yes, not too broken up about NYU as I think I would be a much better fit in another program. Too bad I will miss out on Broadway and delicious food, though .

received rejection from NYU on Friday. not too broken up about it. still waiting on USC and a couple of international schools. i can feel myself getting closer to a decision...

big salad

beef jerky

brancan, I have heard back from two programs (one accept, one waitlisted), and am still waiting to hear back from four (two are international, one of which has a reputation of notifying WAY late and the other of being sporadic), so I am also in the same boat in terms of waiting. Congrats to all accepted, and good luck to those who are waiting.

mother earth

dragons

I've applied to the iSchool for the PhD in Information Studies. Have not received word, and application status on the website still says 'Under review'. To be honest, though, unless the funding package is too good to turn down I probably wouldn't accept the offer; I got another offer from a school that that fits my research interests a lot better. Have you heard anything, @steeloatmeal?

alternate worlds

self worth