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I emailed the professor that I REALLY REALLY want to work with at UM asking whether I could do a rotation in his lab, and this is his reply:

Hi Anne,

I was thrilled to see your name appear on the "Accepted" list! I will absolutely hold a rotation slot for you - either for the summer or fall.

Jason

Gleeeee!! I'm SO happy and relieved and excited. I REALLY want to work in his lab, he's so brilliant and the lab itself is gorgeous and the work is so cutting edge. It even sounds like he was hoping I would ask him! Yaaaaay.

*twirls*

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So apparently a tornado has been sighted 30 minutes from here. Heading for the College Center basement.

o.O

Apartment searching! Help!

So I'm sitting here unsure and a little confused and then I realize - hey! My flist will be able to help! For they are Wise and Worldly and have Rented Apartments Before.

For that is my next challenge: to find an apartment. Which I have never done before, not like this. So basically - how does it happen? Particularly, how does it happen when you live many hours away and won't be able to get up there to visit until very close to the actual time you want to move in?

I want to move in some time in early July. And I'd prefer to see a place and meet potential roommates before I make a decision, so does that mean I can't even express interest in any places yet? Or can I email people and say, hey, I won't be able to check out the place until June but I am interested? Just to kind of get my foot in the door? I'm a little confused about the logistics.

Also, any general advice about apartment seeking would be much appreciated. What warning signs should I look for? What are really good features to get? Halp!

Oh and has anyone lived in Ann Arbor, or nearby, and has any advice for me specifically regarding the town?

I know you won't fail me, O Mighty Flist. ♥