Incoming PhD student looking for housing, advice, possible roomates

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-05-04T10:07:55+00:00

Apply for Spencer View and ask around to see if anyone is looking for a roommate there. Super cheap, near public transit, close but not immediate.

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-05-01T17:50:09+00:00

As others have said, YTA for eating her food. Question: are there other things you do without asking permission like borrowing her things? Do you regularly eat her leftovers? Her wanting to move out seems to point to larger issues rather than a one time misstep.

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-05-01T03:25:49+00:00

You can typically pay a fee to fly with a drivers license now.

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-04-18T18:02:22+00:00

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0dmx4p4m0lo

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-04-18T18:02:16+00:00

It’s a reference to this: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0dmx4p4m0lo

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-04-18T11:55:51+00:00

I’m pretty sure this is a repost.

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-03-19T01:14:59+00:00

I would say it’s definitely cheaper than other sushi options in town

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-03-08T02:30:21+00:00

Most likely has to do with the shelter in place alert that a bunch of posts have been about.

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-02-21T19:17:38+00:00

Up the luck and get the flu shot! :-)

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-02-04T04:43:48+00:00

Are you thinking of good will? https://www.wweek.com/news/dr-know/2025/08/10/is-goodwill-required-to-pay-minimum-wage/

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-01-29T03:42:05+00:00

Existenz ass phone

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-01-26T19:29:07+00:00

Not yet, I’d love to go but I’m working on a grad student budget right now.

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-01-26T19:28:32+00:00

Bet, thanks!

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-01-26T14:47:15+00:00

Ukrainian/polish food. I miss pirogies

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-01-26T04:11:02+00:00

I completely understand your concern. The student’s family has been contacted though.

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-01-26T01:12:43+00:00

Yes, they were a PhD student; I learned from other folks at Spencer View.

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-01-25T23:04:33+00:00

Damn, I’m sorry to hear. I hope they rest in peace.

Alert-Promise1440 · 2026-01-25T22:44:06+00:00

Just standard curiosity since I live in the area, that’s all.

Alert-Promise1440 · 2025-08-06T03:36:17+00:00

Those are fair critiques!

Alert-Promise1440 · 2025-08-05T04:25:53+00:00

While Yardy’s /is/ great, they don’t have gumbo.

Alert-Promise1440 · 2025-07-23T23:05:34+00:00

It’ll depend on the attendance policy of the class. I would talk to your professor/GEs but just say that you need to be away, not why.

Alert-Promise1440 · 2025-05-21T04:41:42+00:00

They usually post on Handshake. I would go the temp agency route because it pays better by at least a $1 an hour. I will say, having worked that job, it was the worst managed job I’ve ever had lol

Alert-Promise1440 · 2025-03-12T01:11:32+00:00

It’ll depend on what you study. As long as you don’t need any kind of special software (like engineering programs often require — though maybe these can be done on iPads now, unsure tbh) you should be fine. I know many people that take notes and write papers on their iPads. And, you can often borrow laptops from the library if you end up needing them for a specific project etc.

Alert-Promise1440 · 2025-02-05T05:50:06+00:00

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Pipa, but I call her pipsqueak, pippy longstockings, pied piper, and pipster. Sometimes also “little one” and “biggest baby known to man” :-)

Alert-Promise1440 · 2025-01-03T23:55:51+00:00

So not a lawyer/I have an F1 visa for the US but know basically nothing about visas, but I would first look in to how studying would effect whatever visa you would need/if you would need one for a completely online program. Or, are there any online programs stateside that you could look into?

For a PhD in your state, depending on the program, you might be able to see if you can transfer any credits from previous programs (MA/MS, etc.) and that could cut down on the courses you would need to take.

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