I'm Planning to Visit...

[GoCardinal]

I will see you at Stanford then... ... the day after tomorrow. So soon! How seriously are you taking the reading for the seminars btw? And when are you arriving? Are you coming in from Asia?

Hey there! Just finished visiting Columbia and Harvard, so I'm not flying in straight from Asia. I'm arriving tomorrow evening. Going to classes isn't really my priority, at least not at Stanford for obvious reasons;-)

[Yes]

Hey there! Just finished visiting Columbia and Harvard, so I'm not flying in straight from Asia. I'm arriving tomorrow evening. Going to classes isn't really my priority, at least not at Stanford for obvious reasons;-)

Oh, so you are not going to the actual Columbia Open House then?

[Theoriologian]

I would be happy to! I will probably send a message to you (and anyone else unable to make it) just so I don't clog up the thread/forum will another topic.

Ooh so please throw me on your list as well. I dont know if ill make it to the Cornell weekend either and id really love to know what you think.

[kmp34]

I say just go for the snuggie:

or the baby snuggie:

LOL

[Aunuwyn]

With initial decisions now winding down, I thought it would make sense to start this thread so that people can share their thoughts about where they're planning to visit. I've decided to accept travel offers to four of the programs to which I was admitted. My schedule for the next month is as follows:

UC-Davis- March 3-5

Rice- March 19-21

FSU- March 25-27

UT-Austin- March 31-April 2

So yeah, in addition to racking up a fair share of frequent flyer miles, I'm hoping that I'll get the chance to meet some professors in person, get an overall "feel" for these departments as well as the cities in which they are located, and most importantly, get a chance to talk to some grad students who haven't been selected by professors to "sell" the programs but instead will be willing to speak honestly and frankly "off the cuff" about their experiences. I think that all of this, particularly the latter, are valuable things to figure out and can only be done to their fullest with an in-person visit.

I'd be interested to know where other folks here are visiting as well as how people have narrowed their choices. Post away!

Perhaps we can meet at the FSU event.

[APGradApplicant]

Perhaps we can meet at the FSU event.

Hey! Just in the hotel lobby now in Davis, CA and will be going to the airport in about an hour. Had a great visit and very much liked what I saw in person. I'm still definitely keeping an open mind, however, as that is the whole point of these visits. So I'll definitely see you later this month at FSU!

[Aunuwyn]

Hey! Just in the hotel lobby now in Davis, CA and will be going to the airport in about an hour. Had a great visit and very much liked what I saw in person. I'm still definitely keeping an open mind, however, as that is the whole point of these visits. So I'll definitely see you later this month at FSU!

I just decided to attend the next week of visits they are doing since there will be less prospectives.