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Best of luck with the U-Mich interview!

Also, keep an eye out for sales with stackable discounts (google search for manufacturer coupon codes) the stack an educational discount with it. My ThinkPad was ordinarily ~$1600 but I got it for $1100 (+ tax), upgraded battery included and free shipping.

+1. I love my Lenovo W520 ThinkPad. Discrete video card (although the thing will get VERY hot if you try to play a game), 4 RAM slots (because blowing money on RAM overkill is fun!), virtually no bloatware, durable build quality.

An acceptance to the University of Wisconsin Industrial and Systems Engineering Ph.D. program was posted. Would that happen to be one of the people in this thread?

Be patient. Sometimes a funding offer will come much later than the acceptance.

Interesting thread. I've been thinking about this same thing.

Funny, I was wondering the same thing today. Based on the results from previous years, most programs had sent out the big wave of rejections by the third week of February.

With young school age children, living near campus isn't really a feasible option. Off the top of my head, I'd recommend Grosse Point, Royal Oak, Livonia (listed in order of expected commute time, from lowest to highest).

I'm an undergrad at WSU, finishing my BS this semester. I have worked in Detroit for over a decade and I have attended WSU since 2011. If you have any questions that haven't already been answered, feel free to pm me.

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Where are your interests? tcs? Scientific computing? Coding theory?

Inspiring.

behnam1 - You heard back officially from Michigan?

He posted it on the first page of the thread.

Wow! Congratulations shiraziaseel!

Senioritis is creeping up on me but I'm trying to keep it managed. Before, I would throw myself at homework and projects. Now they seem like an insurmountable mountain. Only a few more months to go...

34, turning 35 before I begin my Ph.D. program.

Friend: Heard back from any of "those Ph.D. programs?" (in quotes since there's usually a bit of a (perceived?) snide tone) Me. Yes, I've received one acceptance so far. Friend: Oh that's cool. So does that increase your chances at (local school that's highly ranked in my program)? Me: I wouldn't think so, really. Friend: Well I know you REALLY want to go to (local school that's highly ranked in my program). Would you be okay going to that other school instead? Me: (tired with the conversation by now) Of course. If I wasn't interested in attending, I wouldn't have gone through the trouble of sending in the application and paying the fee. Friend: Oh okay. Just trying to look out for you. Me: ...

Wayne State University has something like what you're talking about. It's not completely remote, but it features most of the work done away from campus.

Back in January, someone posted an invite to recruitment weekend. Not receiving such an email would be an early indicator of one's chances, I would think.

Looks like the Columbia notices went out...

Congrats on the USC acceptance, shiraziaseel!

Ugh I'm sick of some of my friends treating my grad school decision like picking through so many travel brochures!

This really isn't the forum to ask for homework help, but this should help you out -> http://bit.ly/YN8YCA

Yup. Full schedule, research project, plus work.