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Azrou

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  1. Azrou

    Denver, CO

    To echo the last poster, the weather is for the most part great, but also totally unpredictable. If you can handle that then you will be fine (think four seasons in a day from time to time). There have been years where a big blizzard hits in October with 12+" of snow, then the rest of the winter we won't get more than 12" combined and it's into the 60's on Christmas. What you can rely on is that there will be 300+ days of sunshine, it will be fairly dry year-round (good if you are prone to asthma/lung problems), and cold snaps will last a week at most. If you are into any type of outdoor activities like hiking, biking, camping, skiing, etc then you'll be in one of the best spots in the US. Even if you aren't, the proximity and access to those means you might pick up a new hobby. There are also a good number of natural hot springs up in the mountains which make for good day trips/weekend excursions. For beer lovers there are the already mentioned microbreweries as well as this: http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/ An added benefit is that Denver International Airport is very accessible with direct flights to nearly everywhere in the country. United, Southwest, and Frontier are the main carriers. It's a minor thing but really convenient that you don't need to drive 2 hours to the airport whenever you have a trip.
  2. I pretty much took it to the wire on the application deadline, submitted it the night of Jan 17. Got the verification email Jan 24 and preliminary acceptance email Feb 3. I was really surprised at how fast it happened, as GPPI was more or less the last application I submitted but the first school I heard from. Not sure if there is any rhyme or reason to the order in which they go through applications. My acceptance email asked for a scholarship statement by Feb 8 and mentioned the admissions committee would meet for the first round of funding today. I'm supposed to get a decision by the 17th, but judging from previous years' posts I shouldn't hold my breath on that and it could be another week or two before they get around to it.
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