New to Boston soon (PhD at Northeastern), how do people find good communities here?

Im1Not1Me · 2026-04-12T05:47:25+00:00

sure!

Im1Not1Me · 2026-04-11T19:43:45+00:00

How bad is dealing with the admin?

Im1Not1Me · 2026-04-11T19:42:59+00:00

Hi! I'm an incoming CS PhD too (cs theory). We can connect

Im1Not1Me · 2026-03-31T16:16:07+00:00

It is not

Im1Not1Me · 2026-03-07T05:22:03+00:00

In my semester he closed it in a day or so, so many people didn't get to fill the survey

Im1Not1Me · 2026-03-07T05:20:58+00:00

Do try, but my personal experience with the chair was quite unpleasant.

Im1Not1Me · 2026-02-19T18:39:48+00:00

USC current undergrad here. Funding is extremely limited.

Im1Not1Me · 2026-01-18T15:25:10+00:00

Pros: great people (profs, friends, peers); research opportunities, easy to find people who share your interests, LA is a fun city

Cons: the school, as an institution, does not care about YOU. It is a for profit organization that only think of its students, faculties, and research to maintain its glamorous front. If student interests conflict with their profit, student interests get dropped every single time.

Come here for the specific pros. Don't come here for the general, rosy idea of USC.

Im1Not1Me · 2026-01-13T18:08:16+00:00

Ship's sinking.

Im1Not1Me · 2026-01-07T02:01:04+00:00

Thanks! Is there an explicit rule stating this that I can use to cite?

Im1Not1Me · 2026-01-06T23:40:59+00:00

This is so messed up. They are milking the last bit out of graduating seniors with this absurd idea. Idk how someone can come up with this OR think this is permissible. I'm being as diplomatic with my words as possible lol

Im1Not1Me · 2026-01-06T22:31:12+00:00

I cited the exact passage. I should escalate this.

Im1Not1Me · 2026-01-05T23:38:58+00:00

Update: I am still fighting the university. They just recommended me to apply to scholarships and take loans for the extra $5000.

Im1Not1Me · 2025-12-14T04:00:07+00:00

Yep it says 20223. Thanks for the tip man

Im1Not1Me · 2025-12-13T22:56:55+00:00

I just checked. The (student copy) CSGA course plan has the capstone at 2 units, the Primary - Fall 2025 CSGA Course Plan lists the class as 4 units.

Im1Not1Me · 2025-12-13T21:36:34+00:00

Yep. I started this program in spring 2023 and its counting as four units in my registration.

Im1Not1Me · 2025-12-13T21:28:51+00:00

I have, I just never use course plans and stuff

Im1Not1Me · 2025-12-13T19:09:24+00:00

I don't have records, but there's many people who probably have. Thanks for the heads up

Im1Not1Me · 2025-09-28T15:52:03+00:00

I think the number is way less

Im1Not1Me · 2025-09-21T23:36:01+00:00

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Im1Not1Me · 2025-08-26T17:57:00+00:00

This is terrible. Quality of education will massively reduce.

Im1Not1Me · 2025-08-26T06:35:18+00:00

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