a birthday present?

[nibot]

Tobin Fricke: Congratulations on your admission to the Department of Physics and Astronomy's Ph.D. program at the University of Rochester. We would like to invite you to our recruiting weekend on February 27 and 28 at our expense. The program starts around noon on Friday and departure is Sunday morning.

I applied specifically to a program at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

Edits: 1- It's worth noting that U of R is ranked second in the U.S. for "graduate student happiness" or something like that. 2- this was excellent return on investment; there's no application fee to U of R! 3- here's a question for you who have done this before (or who haven't, but are imaginative): what should I ask / look for on these visitations?

Now, only eight more schools to hear from. (-:

Comments

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[nibot.livejournal.com]

thanks. It sounds like they have their own travel agency make all the plane/hotel arrangements. But here's a Q: what should I look for / ask on these visits?

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[ephermata.livejournal.com]

What are fellow students like?

When do you pick an advisor? (Are you admitted "by" a specific person or lab group?)

Are people happy? What kind of reading groups, research projects, and conferences are they talking about? Do people know what else is going on in the department?

Where do people live? Do students seem to have interests outside work?

Things like that...