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Hey I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions about housing in the Temple area/ How bad is it really? I am starting the PhD program at Temple Medical School in the fall and I've only been to the city once (when I interviewed). I am moving from across the country and have never looked for a place on the east coast before. I know the system is a bit different over there. My brother lives in New York and keeps talking about broker fees etc. Will I need to go through a broker or will craigslist and other listings work? If I go through craigslist should I still expect to pay a broker fee? I loved the city overall, walking around downtown, by the art museum, south street, the colonial area, I would love to live in the historical district if I could afford it. However, I am definitely sure I do not want to live near the Temple Medical School campus... However, I keep seeing a lot of options for housing near the main campus and I was wondering if that area is just as sketchy. Is it safe? Walkable? I am basically looking for a place that allows cats, possibly a studio or 1 bedroom that will be accessible by public transit (I like to bike, bus, walk or subway it) to the Med school campus. Does anyone have suggestions of other neighborhoods I should consider? I get the idea that at least the eastern half of University City is pretty accessible to the Temple campus, but I'm not sure.

I did my undergrad in Liberal Arts (Great Books Program) and I am going into a BioMedical PhD program in Genetics and Cancer. I did two internships in Genetics and Bio Medical while completing my undergrad- which probably helps. My fiance also did the same great books program, and is now going into Urban Planning, she also did 3 urban planning related internships during the summers. Our course load was heavy in everything, math, science, social sciences, philosophy, language, etc. However, we are still going in completely different directions from our undergrad.

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Thanks again everyone, I know I came off kind of brisk at first because I felt kinda disheartened after getting rejected at my filet mignon (I love the analogy runfastmalachi) and I appreciate the consideration. I also felt reassured hearing that further research will define my career just as much, if not more then my graduate research. My father is the only one in my immediate family with a PhD and his career has been almost entirely on the same problem his dissertation addressed, and I wasn't sure how much that is universally true. My decision is obviously colored by the LTR but I think I will be taking the offer! And honestly, I feel more psyched about it after hearing your responses, so thanks for the advice.

Thanks for the advice and assurance. My partner thought I should point out that a large factor in my application to this school was her interest in a school in the same city (she subsequently did not get an offer at that school)- so the program and research there was/is interesting to me, but not as much so the other programs I applied. I definitely recognize that funding is limited, positions are difficult to come by, and I am grateful I received an acceptance at all. Just feeling a bit of cold feet. I guess my biggest concern left is the research, and the pressure on Cancer Genetics, rather then Gene Regulation and Genetics (which is my research interest). So I am not certain this program will launch my career into the direction I want to go, and may compromise my career into purely cancer research.

So here is my story. I applied to 6 schools and have heard back from every school. (except a UK school that was a long shot as they only have 1 non EU funded spot and I doubt they will give it to an American over an equally good candidate from a common wealth country) I have 1 acceptance. It is from my last choice, a bio-medical research PhD program at one of the top 50 medical research schools in the country (although low on the top 50 list). I just found out today that I was not accepted off the wait-list at one of my top choices because of limited spots this year (I visited the campus and the admissions office mentioned they would have extended my an offer to interview except funding was cut this year, so I ended up on the wait list instead). I have no other wait-lists looming in my future, and I have mixed feelings about the resolution that I will be attending my last choice institution in the fall. My Background: I received my undergraduate at a small liberal arts school that is recognized as very, very difficult and graduated with a decent GPA, I have a (I think) decent GRE (1290), two summers of research experience in related labs, letters of rec from the president of my undergraduate school, my last PI ( who is a recognizable name in his field), and a professor who was on my senior thesis paper committee as well as my instructor for a year. However, despite taking 3 years of science courses and 4 years of math I graduated with a BA in Liberal Arts. I figured my greatest weakness as an application was the lack of hard science classes, and have been taking a few higher level applied science courses at the local state university and so far have all A's. Pros: The PhD is fully funded with a good stipend (over 26,000 dollars a year, full tuition and health insurance). It's an interdisciplinary program, which I mostly like, it is in a city that I like, there is no required undergrad teaching, which I like (I am leaning towards entering industry- not academia), and they have a record of graduates getting associate professor jobs and post docs at Ivy Leagues, as well as getting positions in industry. Cons: However, the undergraduate school is NOT highly ranked, they graduate some PhD's with only 1 first author paper ( with emphasis that they are in top journals) but I was under the impression you should have 2-3 to be competitive after graduation, and the graduate PhD program was badly ranked (bottom 50 percent in some polls) 5 years ago and has jumped up to top 30 percent since- I am just not sure if it's the best program- or a good enough program for me. I am confident I could continue to take classes, take a GRE subject test, and be a stronger candidate next year, however the application process was hell and I am not looking forward to the idea of doing it again. I am also very ambitious and anxious to start my career sooner then later. So is it worth it to reject this school, rally my forces and reapply to schools I have more confidence in next year? Or should I throw myself into this program and do my best to publish awesome papers and make it the PhD of my dreams? I would love some advice, words of caution, or assurance that I am over analyzing this school and it is a good opportunity. I know at least part of my anxiety about attending this school is the fact that it was my last choice from the beginning and is the only school where I was offered a position. Thank you for any and all help, I am sorry if that was a bit too much explanation.

Deffinitly, but not this year. I would travel for a few more years instead and pursue it in a bit since I wouldn't have to worry about careers.

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1 acceptance! Hell I'll be honest, first acceptance! Still awesome, they want me they really want me!

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