I received an offer from IUPUI

[plarq]

They accept me for the enrollment in their Physics Ph.D program in Jan. 2012.

 

[bhsup]

Congrats! Had to look it up to see where that was. In case anyone else doesn't know, it is...

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is an urban campus of Indiana University and Purdue University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Indiana University is the managing partner. IUPUI offers undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees from both universities, and lays claim to being "Indiana's premier urban public research university".[3]

IUPUI is one of only 22 universities in the US[4] to complete a $1 billion comprehensive campaign, and ranked 3rd by U.S. News and World Report in "Up-and-Coming National Universities" for Spring 2011.[5] IUPUI was also cited as a top pick by high school guidance counselors, and recognized yet again for programs in service learning, first-year experiences, and learning communities

Not too shabby

 

[tycoonist]

Grats! What are you doing your PHD on?

 

[civver_764]

My dad teaches there!

 

[aelf]

Congratulations, you emerged with a win from the waiting game! I hate waiting games

 

[Cheetah]

Congratulations.

I remember how you were struggling with trying to get accepted at a Western university, but it looks like everything worked out.

Even with that girl?

Congratulations, you emerged with a win from the waiting game! I hate waiting games

Yeah. Waiting to know if you've been accepted or not isn't much fun.

 

[Integral]

Congratulations! With funding?

 

[Gigaz]

Congratulations! With funding?

Aren't Ph. Dd. students paid in America?

 

[_random_]

Aren't Ph. Dd. students paid in America?

That depends on a variety of circumstances. As I understand it, you normally have to pay tuition, but a lot of grad students can get jobs in research and/or teaching assistance.

 

[Integral]

Aren't Ph. Dd. students paid in America?

Depends on the school, department, and a few other factors.

I'm given a "standard" package in my department - tuition remission + a small stipend in return for working as a teaching assistant. However, not everyone in every school is funded in the first year in economics; as such I'm curious about the situation in Physics.

 

[Cutlass]

Congrats!

 

[amadeus]

A Chinese physics student at an American university? You'll be quite the rarity.

Oh, and, congratulations!

 

[Tee Kay]

My dad teaches there!

Small world, huh? (or big CFC?)

Anyways, congrats plarq! The Land of the Free beckons!

 

[Joecoolyo]

Oh wow, you're moving very close to me. Even closer if I end up attending IU at Bloomington.

Congrats

 

[plarq]

That depends on a variety of circumstances. As I understand it, you normally have to pay tuition, but a lot of grad students can get jobs in research and/or teaching assistance.

Normally you don't have to pay anything and you can have a stipend for teaching/researching assistantships. Unfortunately it is Spring Semester so the assistantship comes later in Aug.

A Chinese physics student at an American university? You'll be quite the rarity.

Oh, and, congratulations!

On the contrary, it is quite common to see foreign students studying physics and other science disciplines, especially in graduate studies.

 

[SG-17]

On the contrary, it is quite common to see foreign students studying physics and other science disciplines, especially in graduate studies.

You might want to look for a course on sarcasm too.

 

[plarq]

You might want to look for a course on sarcasm too.

I ignores the smilies

 

[Hygro]

Even without the smilies....


Congrats!

 

[uppi]

I'm given a "standard" package in my department - tuition remission + a small stipend in return for working as a teaching assistant. However, not everyone in every school is funded in the first year in economics; as such I'm curious about the situation in Physics.

In Europe you get paid for doing a PhD in Physics. Not enough, considering your education, but enough to live.

 

[plarq]

In Europe you get paid for doing a PhD in Physics. Not enough, considering your education, but enough to live.

That's why third worlders swarm into those PhD vacancies. It is enough for third worlders but not enough for first worlders.