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    The New School for Social Research

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  1. It's safe around compus. The high crime is concentrated in certain areas but you still need to keep alert at night when you're around town. If you live in Oakland you'll be fine in R'side. I've often walked around campus at night by myself and felt totally safe. There's a fantastic free shuttle service that will take you to places to live around campus too and the buses are free to students as well. There is no snow in the winter. You should see if the people in your prospective lab will talk to you. They'll give you the best feel for the department and their experience in the area. Good luck!!
  2. Riverside has a high crime rate and there's not that much to do in town. Downtown is nice and there is some nightlife but it's not a college town like Pullman. There are some bad neighborhoods but also some really nice ones too. The pollution is high - visible in the summer. I kept cleaning my glasses until I realized it was the air that was dirty. Hot, Hot, Hot (over 100 degrees) in the summer but I think Pullman is the same. Be ready to pay high electric bills when it's hot. Students were always friendly to me. I made a lot of friends there. I'm sure in a graduate setting it might be different but everyone is pretty close in the psych department. I'd try getting the Undercover Boss episode from Hulu. Let me know if you have any other questions.
  3. Sorry, I just noticed that you already talked to some profs at UCR - see if they can put you in touch with some students in the lab. And one more thing - find out what people are doing after they graduate.
  4. I would call the departments at each school and talk to the Graduate Advisor and see if you can get in touch with current students in your department or lab. Doing that has helped me make a decision more than anything else. Ultimately I think you have to be happy with the work you can do at the school and who you'll be working with. I just graduated with my undergrad degree at UCR in psychology. I had a great time there and met a lot of amazing, intelligent people. I don't know anything about the other sciences but I'll tell you a little of my experience: UCR is the fourth most culturally diverse campus in the country. It's not a big university but it's part of the UC system so as a student you have access to what the California system has to offer. Because it's not big, you can get personal attention. The staff and faculty care about the students. The campus is fine. There's a decent gym and I think they're upgrading it. They've done a lot of work to improve the look and feel. It's really nice to be on campus. BTW - I haven't seen it but they filmed an Undercover Boss there. You might want to watch that. The professors in psychology are doing amazing work. Some are really important figures in the field. The undergrad and grad students are friendly and people are generally nice. Riverside is a pit BUT there are nice places to live and it's cheap! Some of my professors live in town so there are some good areas to live. The campus is safe. I was there for two years and often walked to my car or home by myself at night. It is also a bit of a commuter school so many students live off campus. Just make sure you're not in a high traffic area if you decide to live in another town. Hopefully that helps
  5. I'm looking for information from current or former students about their experience at The New School for Social Research. I've been admitted in the MA program in psychology and intend to pursue a Ph.D. there. I have a choice between this program and a Ph.D. program in Chicago. Aside from room and board cost (I get that NYC is vastly more expensive than Chicago), is there any compelling reason to choose or not to choose The New School? Any advice that would help me make this decision will be greatly appreciated.
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