Where Would You Go?
or where would you guess i would go?
(i ask because so many people, when i tell them i'm picking between grad programs, respond in ways that lead me to believe that they think my decision should be based entirely on aesthetics. and because polls are fun -- when people respond to them!)
pick(s)@flick(r):
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/girlfish1303/446726442/>
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/girlfish1303/446726440/>
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/girlfish1303/446726438/>
i have to know by april 15, but even if you read this after that, feel free to leave comments on architectural appeal in the comments section.
Labels: Apps and Grad School, Flickr, Me Me Me Me Me, Quizzes and Memes
posted by ~*sim*~ @ 4:18 PM
8 comments
8 Comments:
Not a clue which one I'd pick. Does that help at all? What about picking dependent on the weather?
Your going to be doing research of some sort I presume. If so, what type of projects are available to you? Are they all equally interesting and appealing to you? Maybe you will define your own project in which case, assuming you know who will be your potential advisor at each place, are they all equally nice? Some are worse than others in terms of how demanding they are. Too many times I have seen students who land up working for an advisor and regret it because the advisor was a taskmaster and they are stuck with him for the rest of their PhD career. Ask their students and you will get all the dirt. Weather and location are also critical factors.
without a doubt, the one where i used to live. :) but then, i'm biased that way, and LOOOOOOVE that neighborhood. LOVE IT. so if you do end up there, i can hook you up with fabulous places to eat, to go, to live. if not, you'll do well at the others.
p.s. it's warmer there than the one that's farther north (nearer to here) but colder than the one that's farther south. i know that is important to you.
As far as prettiness, Stanford for sure. I've always had a weakness for the Spanish style tile roofs and the southwestern coloring. Hands down. But that's just me. Any decision yet?
@mel... that was sort of the facetious idea behind putting this up here in the first place. everyone kept saying i should pick the west coast school because of the weather. uhhhhm, notsomuch, kthx.
@erin... yeah, sigh, unfortunately i couldn't pick based entirely on architecture or it would have been a contest between the two schools i turned down. palo alto and palm drive and the quad are absolutely gorgeous, but way out of the way, and not as rich in terms of resources i don't think.
@surya... weather and location did factor in when i was actually in california, but i eventually realized that in terms of projects and ongoing activities and advisors, pennsylvania had the most to offer. the advisors are great, and although it's not exactly balmy weather in pa, it's not as extreme as new england. plus i will get to see you more often, now ;-)
@megan... i picked yours, hurray!! now i have to pick your brain consistently for the next few months for places to live! :) ps i love how you stuck with the conspiracy theory and didn't actually name any names. bwahaha.
*scratching head*
So which one did you pick (since I'm not manic enough to stalk Megan to discover where she formerly lived)?
*this is like a 'figure out without really knowing' game and I just don't have an 'analytical' mind. Explains the poor Math scores, no?*
LOL
*yeah, I like talking to myself*
plus east coast is closer to London. Yeah, I have a future classmate who's an engineer wanting to do a study abroad at the all-illustrious MIT. And another future classmate from Berkeley trying to convince him to go there instead because of the sunny weather and happy people. But hey, really, who needs sunny happy people when you're in the city of the largest, most concentrated pool of intellectuals?
MIT is *depressing*. no, seriously. the school just reeks of misery (mostly self-inflicted). and i heard when i was in san francisco recently that it is the bay area in fact that has the highest concentration of phd's in the world. so, speaking easy as someone who doesn't have to make that hard decision, i would take berkeley over TFP.
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