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Thanks for the answer on the measles requirement! I'll just scan in my form ASAP then.

Has anyone submitted their measles requirement form yet? I'm a little puzzled, because as far as I can tell from the form, it only needs the dates of my measles requirement (option A on the instruction page), but not any kind of verification from my physician? Does anyone know if I need to submit a lab report or a physician's signature even if I check choice A?

I'm just going by what I've seen in online housing ads, but you might consider subletting something for July and August- there are a ton of students going away for the summer who are looking for people to sublet right now. Then you could go out in July and look for something more permanent that starts in September. From what I've seen, there's not that much out there right now that starts in August, but that could change later on. Again, this is only what I've observed from looking at several different online housing listings. I'm also planning on arriving in Seattle late July/early August, so I'd welcome any advice anyone has.

Definitely don't spend the money on taking the GRE again. I'm pretty sure that's just the graduate school's requirement that you have at least a 4 on writing, and 50th percentile or above on each section (I got a 163 verbal, 153 quantitative, and 4.5 writing, and I got in just fine). I don't think the school of library and information really looks at the GREs, it's just sort of a requirement UNC itself has. My main advice for the SOP is to just make it clear that you understand and are knowledgeable about what the field of library and information science involves. Basically, make it clear you're not one of those people who thinks librarianship means reading books all day (and I can tell from your post you're not). I talked about why I was interested in going into library and information science, especially in the Internet Age, and some about my specific career goals. Then at the end I touched upon how the specific program matched my goals and interests. It was a little over a page( single-spaced block paragraphs). It was around 650 words or so. I got into UNC- Chapel Hill, UW- Seattle residential, and University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign, so I guess my SOP/personal statement worked pretty well. As far as applying for the spring, I'm pretty sure some programs - specifically UW- Seattle - only accept applications for the fall/you can't start the program in the spring. Someone correct me if I'm misremembering that. Hope this helps!

You might consider not so much name recognition as whether the program itself will actually better prepare you for your field... do you think that U of T truly has a better program and is best suited for your interested, or are you going on the school's overall reputation? It seems like as long as University of Manitoba has opportunities and courses you think will prepare you for what you want to do, it would be just as good to go there (I'm assuming it has equal accreditation and such). For my part, I desperately wanted to like CUNY Queens, as it's a dramatically cheaper, in-state option for me. However, my experience with them through their website and the application process pretty much convinced me I wouldn't get the preparation I needed for a LIS career. I don't know if this helped at all, but from everything I've heard, it's generally better to go on the program's individual strengths rather than the more-expensive, big name option.

So far, most of the housing posts I've seen have been for either April, May, or summer sublets. I've seen a few promising posts of places pre-leasing for fall, but it looks like for those ones you need to already have your roommates arranged. Has anyone made any headway on housing? And I'm just curious when everyone is planning on moving out to Seattle.

I was accepted to the UW residential program as well. That's where I'll be attending in the fall. Do you know if that's where you're going?

I've decided upon University of Washington. I'm kind of in the same boat as Grimm101... I'd eliminated UNC (out-state-tuition is insane) and CUNY Queens (several negative encounters with them through the application process). I'm more drawn to Seattle than Urbana-Champaign as an area - for one, I'd prefer not to have a car. I also got a very nice personal call from the program chair at UW, and haven't really seen any such gestures from UIUC. Thus, I've decided to commit fully to UW, even if neither school has given financial info yet - I doubt I'll get much funding beyond loans from either school.

Thanks for the advice! That sounds like an ideal option for me, so hopefully I can find something. For those who've actually accepted their offer, UW does have an off-campus housing office where openings for students are posted (http://housing.asuw.org/system/). You do need to set up your UW Net ID in order to access the listings, though. There aren't that many listings right now, but this seems like it might be a way to connect with current students. I've also been checking U-Loop as well though I don't know its credibility. What've other people been using? I've heard Padmapper and craigslist are the popular choices. I've also discovered this really neat tool through the city of Seattle's page. It's called "My Neighborhood Map" and you can use it to check specific areas for certain things, such as libraries, landmarks, parks, and so on. You can even check the crime rate concentrations. Hope this helps!

Thanks for the info, Soaps. I'm definitely looking at Wallingford, so it's good to know it's an area with groceries, bars, and restaurants and such. Luckily I've only ever lived in places with very little public transportation, so hopefully Seattle will be a step up. I'll probably have to. Luckily my parents have offered to drive me out so that I don't have to worry about shipping my stuff/plane fare, but that means that I can't go out until at least August. I'm wondering if it would be possible to sublet something just for August, and apartment hunt for something for the year during that month or so, or if it would be better to try and find something earlier when I'm still back here. So, in short, I still have no idea how to go about it. I'm coming straight from undergrad, so I'm not exactly the most experienced at cross-country moves or apartment hunting.

I haven't heard anything from Illinois either. I received a really nice call from UW telling me to call if I had any questions, but haven't had any contact with Illinois since they e-mailed me to let me know I'd been "officially" accepted by the school (as opposed to recommended for admission by the department). It's good to know that UW is sending out scholarship/departmental aid info next week. Hopefully I'll be able to view my loans and such then, too.

I heard from them about a week ago - mine was pretty much entirely loans, though. Hope you have better luck! Has anyone gotten financial info from either U of Washington or Urbana-Champaign yet? I'd really like to make my decision official, but I'm holding out until the financial info comes through.

Hello, everyone! I checked, but didn't see a page for people headed to University of Washington in the fall. I'll be attending at the Seattle campus for a master's in library and information science. I'm already stressing out about how to find housing and make the move, as I live all the way out in Upstate New York. I'd love to connect with some other people attending there next year as well. What will you be studying there, and where will you be moving from?

I just heard back from UW as well. I was accepted into the residential program... I put "residential only" on my application, so I wonder if that had any effect? Even though financial information hasn't come through yet, I'm pretty sure that's where I'll accept. Anyone else decided yet?

I understand that most programs don't have much aid/funding for MIS/MLIS degrees. However, I'm wondering if anyone knows if the school or department ever offers in-state tuition to out-of-state residents? I'm in at Chapel Hill and Urbana Champaign so far (hurry up, Washington!), and I'm really inclined to Chapel Hill. However, their out-of-state tuition is incredibly hefty - $27,000 per year. And does anyone have any experience with applying for in-state tuition in the second year of a program?

I got in at Chapel Hill a few weeks ago... haven't heard anything on financial stuff, though. Still waiting to hear back from UIUC, U of Washington, and CUNY Queens. Anyway, my Chapel Hill acceptance didn't come with any kind of deadline, so I'm wondering when they'll need me to make my decision by. As I haven't heard about funding from anywhere (though I'm not expecting much, even something small could tip the scale at this point), I'm not sure how on earth I'm supposed to decide by mid-April! I was really leaning towards CUNY Queens, but my experience with their application and school has not been very good so far. Plus they're only additionally accredited. Thus, overall a really bad vibe. But at the same time, they're the only in-state school I was interested in, so I'm in a bit of a pickle. Sigh. Sorry for this circuitous post, but I guess my point is that I'm nowhere near close to knowing where I'll end up, and it's driving me nuts. Congrats to everybody who's gotten acceptances and funding so far... best of luck in fall 2013!

Also, I need to stop researching craigslist apartment listings in my prospective cities. It is literally the most pointless endeavor. It either makes me doubtful about my ability to afford/find a decent apartment/roommate; or I find the perfect listing, and then get disappointed because it's at least four or five months before I can actually start lining up an apartment.

I'm actually in the opposite boat. I'd read that not having an actual ALA-accredited degree made it difficult to get a job in the U.S. (even if you had a UK equivalent). I have since read, though, that it really depends on the employer. From what I remember reading, there are some places that choose not to look at degrees that aren't technically ALA-accredited... but that there are also a lot of places willing to accept a CLIP-accredited degree, and that it can also make your application stand out; so now I'm kind of wishing I'd applied to some schools in the UK. That said, I was mainly researching in regards to public librarianship rather than archives, so I don't know in that regard.

Has anyone heard back yet? I'm waiting on hearing back from Urbana-Champaign and Chapel Hill, and since their deadlines were earlier, I was hoping to hear back soon. I also applied to University of Washington, but they said they wouldn't send out decisions until late March. My CUNY Queens application is all set, except it says they still haven't received my transcript. My top choice is Washington, but unless I get some kind of outstanding financial aid, I'll probably end up at CUNY Queens, as it's my only in-state option and it's substantially cheaper. This is assuming I get in enough places to have a choice between schools!

Well, I received an e-mail today from my top choice school today: "Thank you for submitting an application to the MLIS program at University of xxxxxxx* Your application was reviewed and we noticed that you have not reported and uploaded transcript from xxxxxxxxxxxx University." It then detailed the steps for uploading the transcript, then concluded with: "We understand that the steps outlined above may be unorthodox, but this is a back-end way to update your schools/transcripts without submitting another application. Please contact our office if you have any questions about this process. Best regards, Jane Doe Admissions Program Assistant LIS Department University of XXXXXXXX" The transcript they're referring to is three-credits I earned through a college credit program at my high school. I just took this one basic English comp course my senior year of high school, so of course it never even occurred to me that i would need to include this "transcript." Of course, I was really upset when I got this, as I've finally finished my applications, and I made sure to get my application in by the priority deadline (basically the one that means I stand a chance at merit-based scholarships). Since I don't have a copy of the transcript I want, I'll have to request it, wait for it, then upload it. So I'm concerned that that will mean my applicaiton will be delayed and I won't be considered for scholarships. On the other hand, it does seem promising that their directing me to go through these extra steps, rather than just rejecting me based on what they've reviewed so far. If they want me to bother doing all this, maybe it means I got through at least one round of cuts? Or maybe I'm reading too much into it and it's just standard procedure. Good sign? Omen? Hallucination? Tough to say. Any thoughts? *I guess I'm being paranoid and avoiding using any actual names. I don't know what I'm afraid will happen if they discover this post, it's hardly incriminating, except perhaps of the neuroticism the application process is cultivating.

I applied to (or am in the process of applying to) four schools: University of Washington, University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign, UNC- Chapel Hill, and City University of New York- Queens. I mainly applied to CUNY Queens as an in-state, safety school... I'm really interested in public librarianship, specifically youth services, and neither University at Buffalo or SUNY Albany really seem to have programs suited to those interests. Plus, UB just came off of conditional accreditation. Anyhow, from everything I've heard, the most affordable option is the best. However, CUNY Queens has just been demoted to conditional accreditation. According to the ALA website, my degree would still be considered accredited. However, I'm worried the going for the degree at Queens wouldn't prepare me as well as some of the other schools would, as it is only conditionally accredited and doesn't seem as up-to-date on the tech-based side of the field. Do you think it's better to stick with CUNY Queens, as it's considerably more affordable, or should I go for a pricier but fully accredited program? What difference does "conditional" accreditation make?