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whelp. If any CIPA fellows are lurking, y'all will be receiving an invitation to the official Facebook group next week. If you haven't received the email from the program, PM me and I'll forward it to you.

Has anyone found a CIPA facebook group? I'll make one today or tomorrow if there isn't one.

@iowaguy, I'm sure I could walk to Cornell from IC, but the real question is whether or not I would want to especially in the wintertime. If upstate NY is anything like Minnesota, my answer is going to be a resounding "no." And seeing as the area is called "South Hill," I'm definitely not going to want to walk it during the wintertime (or even during the rain, sleet, whatever). I don't really care about sharing a bathroom- I'm obsessively clean anyway so I'll just end up cleaning it no matter who I live with. I've found a house that has three bedrooms and two (full) bathrooms and seeing as I've lived in developing countries with far less amenities than that, I consider myself relatively spoiled. Plus having two largeish dogs (Bernese Mountain/Golden mix and a lab/beagle mix) generally means that I can't be too picky about having a bathroom to myself if it means that the place is pet-friendly.

thanks for the help! I finally found a house on craigslist- fenced in backyard, all of the utilities (plus a washer and dryer) included except internet, but it's on South Hill. It claims to be on the bus route, but would South Hill/Ithaca College be too far away from Cornell? I don't mind a half hour bus ride.

I am having the world's hardest time looking for pet-friendly places in Ithaca. Can anyone recommend a good landlord or place to look? I've tried craigslist, padmapper, and hotpads already and I've found a couple but not many people have responded to my emails.

I'm in the exact same situation as your friend, and I decided to take the money. I've gotten accepted to BU, SIS, CIPA, and others, and CIPA's offered me the most. SIS offered me 6 credits of tuition remission, but since I'd be doing a dual degree program, I'd have to add another year of tuition plus the costs of the other program. CIPA, on the other hand, offered me 30k/year and a potential job during the school year (which is really rare). I also have loans left over from my undergrad, so trying to minimize gradschool debt is really important to me.

Go with whoever offers you the most scholarship money. MPA/MPPs don't make a lot (no matter what the field) and accumulating debt should be avoided.

This thread has read my mind. I JUST got off the phone with my family and they've gone insane. I try talking to them about legitimate concerns with programs and not only do they *not* listen to me, they say things like "Oh just go to (insert Ivy program here)," when I try and talk about my issues. The worst? "Don't go to a seminary, all they'll do is proselytize you! Seminaries are just religious institutions, they aren't real schools!"

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one still waiting. Out of curiosity, how is everyone being alerted/told? I know in past years, people had to wait for snail mail and it seems like this year, it's all through email.

First rejection and it came from Fletcher.

Totally unrelated but ValarDohaeris, I raise you with a "Valar Morghulis" and a nod to your ASOIAF knowledge.

I'm a dual degree candidate (MTS/IPCR).... I've already got my acceptance to Wesley, but they're holding out *all* funding opportunities/scholarships until SIS makes their choice. Stupid bloody Oxford took so damn long with my Econ transcripts that my SIS application was a little late, and I'm freaking out that it may have affected my application.

Am I the only person on this thread who didn't get anything from SIS? This is *killing* me.

I don't want to contribute to it..... but I called them today. The answer I got was, "Decisions should be out by the end of March/beginning of April." So not much help there

I hope so! I'm going crazy waiting.