University of Minnesota (Twin Cities/Duluth)

[ArcherSterling]

Good to hear!  I'm sure you'll get an opportunity to speak with the staff.  I think the thing I'm most worried about right now is finding housing.  Probably a bit premature for me to be so antsy, but we'll see...

[GeographyOSU]

Still no word from UMD...hopefully I'll hear something this week, the U of M system spring break is next week I think. Maybe we should have a GradCafe meet up in the summer or fall?

[Inka dreams]

Wow, I have just been offered a spot in the MA-HRIR program at Carlson. They did not say anything about funding/aid yet. Just received the email from the Director, and no official mail from the department. Though the decision has been uploaded in the applyweb system.

 

Lovely school, hope I can attend.

 

What about the 29th March program? I was not told about it at all! Not that it makes a difference. I cant attend it without a Visa. LOL

[ArcherSterling]

@Inka dreams,

 

Congrats on your acceptance to Minnesota!  I can see that you've also been accepted into Cornell, nice!  Do you have any idea which school you want to attend?  March 29th is Admitted Student's Day: it's for incoming students to get a tour of the school, speak with current students, alumni, faculty, and the HRIR staff, and a hear little bit about life as an HRIR student at Carlson. 

[Inka dreams]

@Inka dreams,

 

Congrats on your acceptance to Minnesota!  I can see that you've also been accepted into Cornell, nice!  Do you have any idea which school you want to attend?  March 29th is Admitted Student's Day: it's for incoming students to get a tour of the school, speak with current students, alumni, faculty, and the HRIR staff, and a hear little bit about life as an HRIR student at Carlson. 

@ArcherSterling,

 

Thanks. I have not decided on the school as without funding it would be impossible for me to attend. I would think Cornell and Minnesota are my top 1,2. Cornell has no funding for me. Minnesota I don't know yet. If Minnesota throws a few dollars my way I will definitely take it!

 

How did funding info come to you?? Did the dept send you a separate mail? Or did the director or the grad school say anything about it?

 

And Congrats on you joining Minnesota. I am envious No:2 in the world in my opinion.

[ArcherSterling]

@Inka dreams 

 

I received my fellowship offer via email from the director shortly after I was accepted.  Maybe wait a couple of days and see if you'll get an email? 

 

And thank you!  I'm excited to be joining Minnesota as well! 

[Inka dreams]

@Inka dreams 

 

I received my fellowship offer via email from the director shortly after I was accepted.  Maybe wait a couple of days and see if you'll get an email? 

 

And thank you!  I'm excited to be joining Minnesota as well! 

Thanks... Will wait. Extremely nervous though... Congrats again!

[crazycat]

Although I'm waiting on my alternate positions for PhD programs, there is a good chance I'll be attending UMD's Masters in Psychology -Clinical/counseling concentration! I'm originally from south-central MN but currently go to St. Louis for undergrad and I'm not very familiar with Duluth's housing options since it has been 10+ years since I've visited! I was wondering if anyone had any advice for areas to look at for housing (1-2 bedroom) or about the Duluth area/UMD in general! 

[Easy-joy]

Does anyone find the apartment for 2014-fall ?

[limmerz]

@Inka Dreams Congratulations on your acceptance.

 

@Easy-joy Yes, are you going to be attending the Twin Cities campus?

[Easy-joy]

@Inka Dreams Congratulations on your acceptance.

 

@Easy-joy Yes, are you going to be attending the Twin Cities campus?

 

@limmerz . I will. Not sure which site is better west or east. 

[Easy-joy]

One more question for HRIR program. What is the tuition fee for first academic year for 24 credits ?

[limmerz]

@Easy-joy here is a guide to kind of assist you in looking at apartments in different neighborhoods.

 

Neighborhood: Uptown 

This neighborhood has more of a younger, late-college-to-late-20s vibe. There are a lot of bars and restaurants mixed with coffee shops. One positive is that three express bus routes run from Uptown to the West Bank of UMN (where all your classes will be, at least initially).

Neighborhood: Dinkytown 

This is the primary area for undergraduates, so it has that type of feel. There are a lot of bars and restaurants here too, and when the weather is good, you can definitely walk from this area straight to classes.

Neighborhood: Loring Park 

Loring Park is essentially between downtown and Uptown. It’s clustered near the Walker Art Center, which is a fairly famous museum. You can get to school really quickly via 1-2 buses. It’s not really walking distance, but you could pull it off in spring or fall. It tends to be a bit more expensive than Uptown and Dinkytown, but you’re close to virtually everything.

Neighborhood: St. Anthony’s 

This is a little bit past Dinkytown. It has its own flavor and things to do. Not a ton of ’14 students lived there – most were clustered in Uptown, Loring Park, downtown and West Bank – but you can get affordable rents and be close to everything.

Neighborhood: West Bank/Seven Corners 

This is where MA-HRIR classes are; it’s the west side of the Mississippi River. There are 1-2 apartment complexes here, and a couple of bars frequented by UMN grad students (law, business, and policy). It is very close to school, so you might want a healthy distance there … but from a convenience standpoint, you can’t beat it.

Neighborhood: Downtown 

This is what you’d expect from a metro downtown. Bars, restaurants, shows, theater, all within walking distance and accessible via bus or light rail (light rail won’t run to UMN until late 2014, though). It’s a little bit more expensive but it can be worth looking into.

Neighborhood: St. Paul 

Less MA-HRIR students live in St. Paul, but it can be a good fit for many. It’s about a 10-12 minute drive to school, although if you live near a Campus Connector bus, you could take that straight to the West Bank for classes. You can look up the Campus Connector bus stops on UMN’s website.

Neighborhood: Northeast 

More quirky, “hipster”-y than some of the other neighborhoods. Really good bars, restaurants. Not very close to supermarkets in some locations, which can be a challenge; also not always on the most direct bus lines. 

 

 

In regards to your tuition question, i have no idea

[Easy-joy]

 

@Easy-joy here is a guide to kind of assist you in looking at apartments in different neighborhoods.

 

Neighborhood: Uptown 

This neighborhood has more of a younger, late-college-to-late-20s vibe. There are a lot of bars and restaurants mixed with coffee shops. One positive is that three express bus routes run from Uptown to the West Bank of UMN (where all your classes will be, at least initially).

Neighborhood: Dinkytown 

This is the primary area for undergraduates, so it has that type of feel. There are a lot of bars and restaurants here too, and when the weather is good, you can definitely walk from this area straight to classes.

Neighborhood: Loring Park 

Loring Park is essentially between downtown and Uptown. It’s clustered near the Walker Art Center, which is a fairly famous museum. You can get to school really quickly via 1-2 buses. It’s not really walking distance, but you could pull it off in spring or fall. It tends to be a bit more expensive than Uptown and Dinkytown, but you’re close to virtually everything.

Neighborhood: St. Anthony’s 

This is a little bit past Dinkytown. It has its own flavor and things to do. Not a ton of ’14 students lived there – most were clustered in Uptown, Loring Park, downtown and West Bank – but you can get affordable rents and be close to everything.

Neighborhood: West Bank/Seven Corners 

This is where MA-HRIR classes are; it’s the west side of the Mississippi River. There are 1-2 apartment complexes here, and a couple of bars frequented by UMN grad students (law, business, and policy). It is very close to school, so you might want a healthy distance there … but from a convenience standpoint, you can’t beat it.

Neighborhood: Downtown 

This is what you’d expect from a metro downtown. Bars, restaurants, shows, theater, all within walking distance and accessible via bus or light rail (light rail won’t run to UMN until late 2014, though). It’s a little bit more expensive but it can be worth looking into.

Neighborhood: St. Paul 

Less MA-HRIR students live in St. Paul, but it can be a good fit for many. It’s about a 10-12 minute drive to school, although if you live near a Campus Connector bus, you could take that straight to the West Bank for classes. You can look up the Campus Connector bus stops on UMN’s website.

Neighborhood: Northeast 

More quirky, “hipster”-y than some of the other neighborhoods. Really good bars, restaurants. Not very close to supermarkets in some locations, which can be a challenge; also not always on the most direct bus lines. 

 

 

In regards to your tuition question, i have no idea

 

 

 

 

@Easy-joy here is a guide to kind of assist you in looking at apartments in different neighborhoods.

 

Neighborhood: Uptown 

This neighborhood has more of a younger, late-college-to-late-20s vibe. There are a lot of bars and restaurants mixed with coffee shops. One positive is that three express bus routes run from Uptown to the West Bank of UMN (where all your classes will be, at least initially).

Neighborhood: Dinkytown 

This is the primary area for undergraduates, so it has that type of feel. There are a lot of bars and restaurants here too, and when the weather is good, you can definitely walk from this area straight to classes.

Neighborhood: Loring Park 

Loring Park is essentially between downtown and Uptown. It’s clustered near the Walker Art Center, which is a fairly famous museum. You can get to school really quickly via 1-2 buses. It’s not really walking distance, but you could pull it off in spring or fall. It tends to be a bit more expensive than Uptown and Dinkytown, but you’re close to virtually everything.

Neighborhood: St. Anthony’s 

This is a little bit past Dinkytown. It has its own flavor and things to do. Not a ton of ’14 students lived there – most were clustered in Uptown, Loring Park, downtown and West Bank – but you can get affordable rents and be close to everything.

Neighborhood: West Bank/Seven Corners 

This is where MA-HRIR classes are; it’s the west side of the Mississippi River. There are 1-2 apartment complexes here, and a couple of bars frequented by UMN grad students (law, business, and policy). It is very close to school, so you might want a healthy distance there … but from a convenience standpoint, you can’t beat it.

Neighborhood: Downtown 

This is what you’d expect from a metro downtown. Bars, restaurants, shows, theater, all within walking distance and accessible via bus or light rail (light rail won’t run to UMN until late 2014, though). It’s a little bit more expensive but it can be worth looking into.

Neighborhood: St. Paul 

Less MA-HRIR students live in St. Paul, but it can be a good fit for many. It’s about a 10-12 minute drive to school, although if you live near a Campus Connector bus, you could take that straight to the West Bank for classes. You can look up the Campus Connector bus stops on UMN’s website.

Neighborhood: Northeast 

More quirky, “hipster”-y than some of the other neighborhoods. Really good bars, restaurants. Not very close to supermarkets in some locations, which can be a challenge; also not always on the most direct bus lines. 

 

 

In regards to your tuition question, i have no idea

 

 

 

@limmerz  the summary is great. Most of the places I checked on the map and website. This is very clear picture for beginners such as me. Now, I am trying to apply Uflats that is closed to the stadium on University street. From your experience is this an option ? Thank you.

[Inka dreams]

Did anyone go to the 29th march admitted students event?? Any MA-HRIR students??? If so, can you fill in the details of the event and your perceptions/opinions??

 

@Easy Joy - I think for Non Residents you can take abt 15.5K per semester, amounting to 31K a year. This is for 9-15 credits per semester.

 

http://onestop.umn.edu/finances/costs_and_tuition/tuition_and_fees/professional_school_tuition.html

[ArcherSterling]

@Inka dreams

 

I attended and it was great!  We were able to get better acquainted with the program, tour the building, speak with faculty, alumni, and current students, etc.  It was EXTREMELY helpful and has made me positive that I made the right decision in deciding to attend in the fall.  They actually recorded most of it and they should upload it soon, so look out for that! 

 

@Easy-joy

 

The link Inka dreams posted is more or less a decent measure of tuition, but those are for the 2013-14 school year.  Final tuition costs will be released in July and are expected to raise around 3%.  

[Inka dreams]

@Inka dreams

 

I attended and it was great!  We were able to get better acquainted with the program, tour the building, speak with faculty, alumni, and current students, etc.  It was EXTREMELY helpful and has made me positive that I made the right decision in deciding to attend in the fall.  They actually recorded most of it and they should upload it soon, so look out for that! 

 

@Easy-joy

 

The link Inka dreams posted is more or less a decent measure of tuition, but those are for the 2013-14 school year.  Final tuition costs will be released in July and are expected to raise around 3%.  

Cool!!

 

Will look to see the video soon! Did you meet other incoming HRIR students?? How is the feeling with them? 

 

I have been offered a small fellowship. Not sure it is enough for me to afford (Even loans are difficult in my country without showing collateral.. ) But still its one step in the right direction. Will join Minnesota all other things being equal.

 

Hoping to meet you guys in a few months!

[limmerz]

@ArcherSterling Yay that's great to hear that it was a great experience for you. Now i am really excited for the fall to get here. Will you be attending the orientation in August? and have you figured out your housing situation?

 

@InkaDreams Hopefully you will be able to join us in the fall

[Easy-joy]

@ Inka Dreams  Thank you. Hope to see the video. All the best and good luck to you.

[ArcherSterling]

@Inka dreams

There were around 23 of us I believe at Admitted Students Day (with 2-3 people still deciding between schools).  Everyone seemed to be really excited about the program, and more so after we all were able to speak with the faculty and the current students.  

 

 

@limmerz 

I'll definitely be attending orientation; I'll probably head over there earlier to get myself better acquainted with the area and spend quite some time at the GBCC.  I'm probably gonna go with Grandmarc (it's only a 3 minute walk to Carlson), but I'm still looking around to see what's out there.  It's definitely a nerve-wracking process! 

[Katia_chan]

Although I'm waiting on my alternate positions for PhD programs, there is a good chance I'll be attending UMD's Masters in Psychology -Clinical/counseling concentration! I'm originally from south-central MN but currently go to St. Louis for undergrad and I'm not very familiar with Duluth's housing options since it has been 10+ years since I've visited! I was wondering if anyone had any advice for areas to look at for housing (1-2 bedroom) or about the Duluth area/UMD in general! 

 

Hey, I dropped you a note in the Duluth thread as well, but I live up here, and can answer (most) questions about the area.

 

As for places to live...heck, I have a place I'm vacating in August, ironically, to move to St. Louis.  It's up nearish to the campuses.  And can I trade Duluth housing advice for STL advice?  I'm so lost...

[Inka dreams]

Can anyone help me with a little understanding of the University of Minnesota??

 

I thought Duluth, Crookston, Twin Cities are different campuses of the same uni. But US news ranks them independently. How is that?? And the Carlson School is part of which campus?? 

[crazycat]

Hey, I dropped you a note in the Duluth thread as well, but I live up here, and can answer (most) questions about the area.

 

As for places to live...heck, I have a place I'm vacating in August, ironically, to move to St. Louis.  It's up nearish to the campuses.  And can I trade Duluth housing advice for STL advice?  I'm so lost...

That is too funny!! Yes, let's trade advice! I'll message back on the Duluth thread and the St. Louis thread, if that would be more helpful. 

[limmerz]

@ArcherSterling Yes apartment hunting can really suck when you are not living in the same city as where you are looking. The Grandmarc is pretty nice looking and the 3 min walk to Carlson is definitely a big plus. Hopefully you find something soon enough. I wish i could get out there much earlier but i can't move into my apartment until the 28th of August so i will be in a hotel the first 3 days of orientation  

Also, did anyone at admitted students day talk about starting a facebook group so we can all sort of meet each other and get to know each other before we get there?

 

@InkaDreams all those campuses are part of the University of Minnesota System. U.S news ranks most school systems independently because there are certain factors that go into how the schools are ranked such as  academic reputation, class size, graduation rates, retention rates etc. Those factors can differ from campus to campus so it only makes sense that they are ranked independently. Carlson School is part of the Twin Cities Campus. I hope that answers your question.

[Katia_chan]

Can anyone help me with a little understanding of the University of Minnesota??

 

I thought Duluth, Crookston, Twin Cities are different campuses of the same uni. But US news ranks them independently. How is that?? And the Carlson School is part of which campus?? 

 

They are very very different schools.  Pretty much the only thing Duluth shares with the twin cities is moodle administration.  They're part of the same system, but not the same school--separate applications, offices, etc.  And perhaps a bit of rivalry as well, but a fairly subtle one.