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On April 23 2011 04:14 Primadog wrote:
Oh no, what will happen to the scene without you? I hope you can still find time for CSL, NASL, fnatics...
I'm not going anywhere, I'll still be working as much as before on SC, I'll probably just sleep less.
Yea, I'm probably going to get something in the Adams Morgan / Dupont area, I've already found some pretty reasonable 1br places there, hope I'll get lucky again in a few months when it comes down to actually getting a place.
As for what I want to do... I don't have a clear idea to be honest. I have several options:
a) ESPORTS
b) Work, such as at a think tank or other international org
c) Get a PhD
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On April 23 2011 06:31 sharkeyanti wrote:Congrats, man. I'm receiving my BA in a month from GWU. Try to live outside of Foggy Bottom/West End if you like affordability/space. A lot of kids are living off their parents dime, so the rent on the newer apartments can be $1200-1500 for a studio. Lots of yuppies/fairly well-paid people live in the vicinity as well, so the $1500-2000 is fairly common for 1br. I receive pretty much a full-ride from the school, and I was able to split an $1800 1br in Foggy Bottom. You're probably going to have to find a roomate if you want to pay less than $1000. Using a bike makes a lot of sense, especially as rent gets much cheaper when you're north of Dupont Circle/Adams Morgan. Go to Trader Joe's, food in DC is very expensive, and there are no pizza/normal sandwich shops. Most of the food is either chain-owned or businessperson-oriented. Make sure you can find a place with a decent happy hour/specials, beers are $5 any other time of day usually. Check when stuff closes, last-call is usually 1:30am-ish, and the Metro closes early on the weekdays. DC is not an "all-night" kind of place at all. Also, GW charges quite a bit (full price for each class) if you go over 17/18 credits per semester (most classes are 3 cr). This may be different for the graduate programs, though. Just some friendly advice I wish people had given me before I came here  Have a good time, PM if you need any specific help with DC/GWU stuff, I've gone through a lot of rent/paperwork things here.
And ya, I've spent about a year in DC so I know the city quite well! :D
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nice! glad things worked out for you. I'm about to start the 3rd year of my grad studies myself, hope you enjoy!
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You'll never know (since you'll be happy this way as well), but LSE would have changed your life in ways lower tier universities simply can't. You'll be successful no matter what though so don't worry - a good life lies ahead ^^
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I visited and I'm just not a huge fan of the UK, and I have a few friends who went there and really disliked the experience.
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On April 23 2011 06:31 sharkeyanti wrote:Congrats, man. I'm receiving my BA in a month from GWU. Try to live outside of Foggy Bottom/West End if you like affordability/space. A lot of kids are living off their parents dime, so the rent on the newer apartments can be $1200-1500 for a studio. Lots of yuppies/fairly well-paid people live in the vicinity as well, so the $1500-2000 is fairly common for 1br. I receive pretty much a full-ride from the school, and I was able to split an $1800 1br in Foggy Bottom. You're probably going to have to find a roomate if you want to pay less than $1000. Using a bike makes a lot of sense, especially as rent gets much cheaper when you're north of Dupont Circle/Adams Morgan. Go to Trader Joe's, food in DC is very expensive, and there are no pizza/normal sandwich shops. Most of the food is either chain-owned or businessperson-oriented. Make sure you can find a place with a decent happy hour/specials, beers are $5 any other time of day usually. Check when stuff closes, last-call is usually 1:30am-ish, and the Metro closes early on the weekdays. DC is not an "all-night" kind of place at all. Also, GW charges quite a bit (full price for each class) if you go over 17/18 credits per semester (most classes are 3 cr). This may be different for the graduate programs, though. Just some friendly advice I wish people had given me before I came here Have a good time, PM if you need any specific help with DC/GWU stuff, I've gone through a lot of rent/paperwork things here.
Yeah, getting housing under 1k/month is nearly impossible, if you don't bike the metros fine since its right on campus, but the foggy bottom metro is on the other side of campus as the elliot school, so thats a good 10-12 minute walk one way each time.
I can't reiterate what sharkys saying enough, about food in foggy bottom -.- everythings fracking expensive its stupid.
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GW CSL team member here! im a big fan and i'm so pumped to meet you !!!! you need to coach us so we can be OP :D
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On July 14 2011 11:12 TheHunksta wrote:
GW CSL team member here! im a big fan and i'm so pumped to meet you !!!! you need to coach us so we can be OP :D
hunky you noob bumping old threads.
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I am spending one of my precious few posts on you, so you better appreciate it!
Again, congrats on grad school, and good luck telecommuniting fulltime with NASL as well. I had done that before in college, and needless to say, it was hell.
NO Pain NO Glory
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Congrats on grad school!
I'm curious to know, what was your major as an undergraduate? I'm aiming for a Masters in IR, too.
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Welcome to grad school - home of "really freakin hard" and "hooray for no life!". As hard as it's been, I'm actually enjoying it. Get ready for an intense ride!
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