socialpsych Posted March 1, 2009 Posted March 1, 2009 I most likely will. Not 100% sure yet, but close!
Hevan24 Posted March 1, 2009 Author Posted March 1, 2009 Awesome! Are you planning to visit? When is your Admit Day(s)? Have you visited Stanford before?
socialpsych Posted March 1, 2009 Posted March 1, 2009 Yep, my admit day is next Friday, 3/13. And yes, I've also visited before -- gorgeous campus! What about you?
Hevan24 Posted March 1, 2009 Author Posted March 1, 2009 My Ph.D. Admit Day is on the 10th (Tuesday), but I'm arriving that weekend. I've never been to Stanford, or anywhere in No. Cal, which is sad since I'm a native So. Cal girl. I've been all over of the country, out of the country, even did my undergrad in NYC, yet I've never managed to make it to the northern part of my home state What did you think of Stanford when you were last there (atmosphere, students, Palo Alto, etc)? It does look very beautiful from the photos and videos I've seen. If you do attend, are planning to do student housing?
dino88 Posted March 1, 2009 Posted March 1, 2009 Hi, I was accepted to a PhD at Stanford too and will be visiting the week of the 9th to the 13th. Not sure exactly when, but most likely near the end of the week. I'm driving up from Southern California. We don't have an admit day, but I am interested in student housing and possibly touring the campus if anyone has any relevant information.
socialpsych Posted March 1, 2009 Posted March 1, 2009 Maybe your dept can help set something up for you? Like, check whether a current grad student might be willing to host you? If they're in student housing, you could get an inside view on that, plus it would be helpful to get a chance to talk to a grad student, period. The UG admissions office does tours of campus all the time; I'm sure on the website you can find a schedule and make a reservation.
dino88 Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 Yea, unfortunately I don't think they have anything formal and I'm paying out of pocket for travel and the hotel. But, I was able to connect with a grad student in my program who will give me a tour. I'm really interested in the graduate student housing. I'll look into the UG tour as well. Any other suggestions are appreciated!
JMehl84 Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 Hi! I'll be attending this fall.. studying towards MS/PhD in EE. Never actually been out there, but I think it'll have to wait until I get there at this point. Does anyone have any tips / thoughts on the graduate housing? It looks like I could live in Escondido or Lyman for engineering, but I guess EV is the bigger of the two... After being out for two years and living in a normal-sized apartment I am not looking forward to dorm-style living again. Jeff
socialpsych Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 Does anyone have any tips / thoughts on the graduate housing? It looks like I could live in Escondido or Lyman for engineering, but I guess EV is the bigger of the two... After being out for two years and living in a normal-sized apartment I am not looking forward to dorm-style living again. I don't know about Lyman, but EV is definitely not dorm-style at all...much more like living in an apartment. Actually most people who are disappointed in EV wish it were more like a dorm, so it may suit you fine.
andyxlee Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Hey guys... Anyone know... How hard is it go get graduate housing?
socialpsych Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 I think you're guaranteed housing on campus your first year if you want it. After that, I'm not sure.
socialpsych Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 Just bumping this thread! Officially going to Stanford next year...anyone else?!
dino88 Posted March 15, 2009 Posted March 15, 2009 I'm still thinking about the PhD there - I can't make up my mind. I'm really split. You definitely can't go wrong with Stanford - congrats. Yea, I looked into it - you can get a studio for about $1000/month in graduate student housing.
doctoraldude Posted March 15, 2009 Posted March 15, 2009 So this is what goes on in the "meet & greet" forum ! Never ventured here before oh, and me too
lightyears Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 I'm headed there next fall for civil and environmental engineering.
medianerd Posted April 3, 2009 Posted April 3, 2009 Visiting next week. Staying in the 'Hotel California'. Teehee. Should I be worried about that? (Based on the song lyrics- not anything about the hotel.)
kate_ellen Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 I'm coming to Stanford too...from the UK for a PhD in Art History! Visited a couple of weeks ago when trying to make a decision and found the place to be pretty overwhelming. I'm excited!
medianerd Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 I thought my husband and I might be able to afford a small house SOMEWHERE in the bay area. I must have been high. Now I'm actually considering married student on-campus housing. That is, if they allow dogs. p.s. I am currently on the Sford campus and I have no idea how I got where I am right now because I lost sight of the clock tower. What a gorgeous campus though.
doctoraldude Posted April 8, 2009 Posted April 8, 2009 Hey i'm on a visit too ! it's an impossibly confusing campus
socialpsych Posted April 8, 2009 Posted April 8, 2009 It's not bad at all once you've spent some time here, I promise!
SuperView Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 medianerd- did you find out if any of the on-campus housing is dog-friendly? my impression when i was interviewing was that none of the apartments are, so i've been looking for somewhere off-campus, but that would make my life so much easier if they had someplace pet-friendly on campus. thanks!
twizp Posted April 10, 2009 Posted April 10, 2009 According to the housing website (and the booklet they sent us) - graduate housing is not pet friendly. Check out http://www.stanford.edu/dept/rde/shs/pd ... _HA_RA.pdf Ah, yes - I'm coming to Stanford. Horrah.
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