aliko54 Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) Hello everyone, I've just got accepted to SUNY Buffalo Complit They offered 13,600$ with tuition waiver..Now, I'm from Istanbul, Turkey, and I really need to know whether you can live decently with that kind of money in the US / in Buffalo..And if there's anyone out there who knows something about the program and its professors, please do write something!! PS. Sorry for the reposts! I'm new to the forum Edited January 22, 2012 by aliko54 fedupofthewait 1
fedupofthewait Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) Congratulation Aliko54 . That is superb news. I am sooo jealous. It seems so early for decisions. I am not too sure about the professors at Buffalo, but it sure is a great program. Just wanted to send you cheers!!! Edited January 22, 2012 by Marxist_feminist
fedupofthewait Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 By the way, how did you hear about your acceptance? I am just curious as it is Sunday here in the US. I have applied to Buffalo as well, and it is making me oh sooooooooo anxious now (to say the least ). Thnks Aliko54.
aliko54 Posted January 23, 2012 Author Posted January 23, 2012 Thank you Marxist_feminist! They sent me an e-mail last week..Good luck!
pel Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Hey, I am also from Istanbul but I went to school in the US (for college). I'd say one could possibly live with that money under certain conditions but if I were you I would definitely find a job on-campus - a job that pays weekly. Congrats indeed! Pelin
aliko54 Posted January 23, 2012 Author Posted January 23, 2012 Hey Pelin! Thanks ! They already offered a teaching assistantship, and this is the price they are willing to pay..I might get a presidential award, dunno yet..I'm from Bogazici btw, and it sure feels odd to write this msg in English instead of Turkish..
NinjaMermaid Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 I can tell you that that is about the average stiped that humanities grad students are offered at SUNY Buffalo. The city itself is cheap and you "can" live on that amount but it might be tough. Some grad students live on campus at special town homes and occasionally the cost for this is included in a stiped, but it is not common. I have a friend from India who got a stiped around $15,000 + tuiotion and he managed to make it by not having a car and living cheaply. The bus system is decent here, especially if you find a place close to South Campus. Your classes will be at North Campus - but don't worry the buses run in between them, every 15 minutes. He got a room in a house that housed about 4 other foreign students and he said it was a fun experience (and cheap). If you accept your SUNY offer please feel free to message me any questions you have. I can try to direct you to websites and let you know what areas of Buffalo you should avoid. -- there are many-- As for you US students - most don't hear until March so don't stress!
Ying Chen Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Well I just received acceptance from UB as well - but in chemistry PhD. As far as I learnt living in Buffalo is not as expensive as in NYC which I lived. But it's very cold there. Lots of snow during winter and long snow-time too, If you are from Turkey and if you are sensitive to cold weather, you may need to watch out. Compare to NYC, Buffalo is somewhat boring - not a lot of entertainment, and a lot less cuisine you could dig out after class. SUNY tuition is not very expensive, but you need to manage your living expenses. So congratulation on your acceptance in UB!
STG Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 I applied to Buffalo as well (MLIS) And am now very anxious............
NinjaMermaid Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 PS - Every department is different of course but I emailed the Anthro department on Feb 23rd (of my application year) about some random question and they told me the good news in a reply. It was one full week before the letter came in the mail! Our applications were due around Jan 16th I believe. So maybe this info can help ease some of your fears.
aliko54 Posted January 25, 2012 Author Posted January 25, 2012 Thank you all for the most helpful comments..NinjaMermaid, thanks a lot! I will definitely send you a msg if I accept SUNY's offer. There isn't much to do fight now other than waiting for the other unis I suppose..
aliko54 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Posted January 31, 2012 Hello everyone again! Pelin, I applied to USC, Northwestern, Columbia, SUNY Binghamton, Duke, Yale, Princeton, Rice, Umass Amherst and Indiana...I've just learned that I got a yearly extra $4000 for Buffalo, so I believe it's a good offer now..
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