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Hi, I'm an international student admitted to the MS Materials Science and Engineering program at UF - Fall 2009. I was browsing through quite a few apartment listings and had a doubt regarding the rent shown. Does the monthly rent indicated for 2/3/4-sharing apartments mean the total rent (in which case, I would have to pay 1/2 or 1/3 or 1/4 of this indicated rent depending on how many people I share it with) or does it mean the rent I would individually have to pay? For example, renting a 4-bedroom property at Lexington Crossing is listed as costing $399 per month - does this mean I have to pay roughly $100 per month or do I have to pay $399? Would like a quick reply, Cheers, Jay

Hey, I still haven't heard from Case Western (MS Chemical), UF, or Ohio Stae. I got a reject from University of Virginia on Saturday last, however. Looks like it's bleak. Jay

Hey, I haven't heard from these schools: 1. Case Western Reserve University (MS in Chemical Engg) 2. Ohio State University (MS in Materials Science and Engg) - waitlisted, got email to that effect in early April 3. University of Florida (MS in Materials Science and Engg) Anyone else to hear from these schools yet? Slowly freaking out, Jay

Undergrad Institution: Reputed private engineering institute in India (Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani) Degree: Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) Chemical Engineering & Master of Science (Hons.) Chemistry dual degree Overall GPA while applying: 7.60/10.0 Length of Degree: 5 years Position in Class: Top 15-20% Type of Student: International, Asian Indian male GRE Scores: Q: 780 V: 700 AWA: 5.5 TOEFL Scores (iBT): Reading: 30 Listening: 29 Speaking: 30 Writing: 27 Total: 116/120 Research Experience: Undegraduate thesis: Tungsten oxide-based chemical gas sensors for volatile organic compound detection, Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, India (premier government-funded electronics research laboratory in India) Working on Government of India-funded project on developing environmentally benign alternatives to chromate conversion coatings on aerospace aluminium alloy for corrosion protection at the National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India Worked on Government of India-funded projects to develop aqueous toxic metal ion adsorbents, exploratory research in diacetylhydrazine coordiantion chemistry Awards/Honors/Recognitions: First class Research interests: Chemical Sensing, Corrosion, Electrochemistry, Surface science Applied for MS/MSc at: Ohio State University: Materials Science & Engineering, Waitlisted, file shifted to second round University of VIrginia: Materials Science & Engineering, Pending University of Florida: Materials Science & Engineering, Pending Case Western Reserve University: Chemical Engineering, Pending Virginia Tech: Chemical Engineering, Rejected (late March) Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands: Materials Science & Engineering, Rejected (mid-February) Applied for PhD at: University of Delaware: Chemical Engineering, Rejected (early March)

Hi all, I am an international applicant from India with my undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry and I've applied to the following schools for an MS in Materials Science and Engineering, Fall 2009: 1. The Ohio State University - I've been waitlisted, and have been informed that 16 applicants offered admission in the first round have yet to confirm a decision, following which my application will be considered. 2. University of Florida - No final decision yet; a reply to a mail I sent regarding a timeline for a decision said that decisions are announced as they are received from the admissions committee and that they wouldn't correspond further until a final decision was made (no approximate date was given though.) 3. University of Virginia - No news at all; I haven't gotten any replies to repeated emails either. In addition to the above, I have applied to the Chemical Engineering department at Case Western Reserve University as well, since they have a good amount of ongoing research on corrosion and electrochemistry. I have yet to hear from them as well, despite repeated emails. Has anyone heard positively from the above schools? Also, how long should I wait till I give up hope? Growing insaner by the day, Jay