Graduation

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halo Posts: 5,616
edited June 2017 in The Clubhouse
Today I will graduate with honors (C u m Laude <-- edited for Vanilla censorship) from the College of Science and Health at DePaul University having earned a BS in Health Sciences with a concentration in Public Health and a double minor in Sociology and Psychology.

I am very appreciative of all the support bestowed upon me by my family, friends, classmates, professors, and the staff at the University in my pursuit of this goal. This has been a long time to come and it is a bittersweet moment as I will be leaving a program I have enjoyed quite a bit over the last few years.

Thankfully, my wife secured a postdoc position in a lab at Washington University in St. Louis and I could not be happier for her. She will defend her thesis in mid-October at Northwestern University and we will be moving to St. Louis shortly thereafter.

This summer, I have a research position set up in a lab at DePaul and I will be taking a gap year to prep for the GRE, explore job opportunities, and get situated in St. Louis as well as giving myself time to look into Masters programs at the Universities in St. Louis and their requirements plus deadlines.

One of the most challenging aspects of moving will be finding a suitable wheelchair accessible apartment in St. Louis. It took a long time to find one in Chicago that was within our price range. A lot of newer construction in St. Louis, especially where we will be looking to rent, but the cookie cutter bathroom layouts are NOT wheelchair-user-friendly despite the buildings being listed as "wheelchair accessible." It's great if I can get into the apartment building, to begin with, but I need to be able to access the toilet and the tub/shower as well.

Thank you all kindly for your attention. My audio hobby has taken up a lot of time and effort over the last few years and I'm glad to have the stress-relieving outlet at my disposal thanks, in part, to many of the fine members of this forum. The advice I received here has been excellent and has allowed me the ability to have a very nice setup that both the wife and I enjoy immensely.

Cheers!

- Victor
Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,776
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    Atta boy, Victor! Congrats to you both for achieving your goals and not settling for second place.
    I gotta get my sorry arse up there. Or see y'all St. Louis.....
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,029
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    Very nice! Congratulations -- to both of you!

    The career development path for the (academic/life science) two-professional couple can be difficult, I know. Sounds like your (plural) next phase has come together nicely. No mean feat!

    gratuitous aside:
    Is your wife also in life sciences (you may have told me, but I forget)?
    FWIW, I don't know anyone at DePaul, but I do know several folks @ Wash U (mostly the Med School), including my postdoc advisor, who runs a proteomics facility there.
    http://msr.dom.wustl.edu/reid-townsend-m-d-ph-d/



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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,367
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    Big congrats to you and your wife!
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
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    Well done, and Congrats!
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,430
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    Congratulations, Victor!
    I disabled signatures.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
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    Nice work.

    If you are looking for apartments in St Louis, anything with the name Vanguard (something) should be avoided. I might have insider info (built for the owner) and they are hacks! ;)
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 9,981
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    Congrats dude! And to your wife also. A few of my buddies have post-doc degrees, in Chemistry, and they have done very well for themselves. Best wishes for the future.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,132
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    Awesome Victor, congrats to you and the wife on your journey
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,352
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    Congrats to you and your wife Victor! We need to hook up before you move.
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,421
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    Congrats, Victor! Good luck on "the next phase".
    Jay
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
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    Congratulations to you both Victor!
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,101
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    Way to go Victor! Congrats to you and your wife!
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,314
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    Awesome congrats!!
    Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
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    Thank you for all the kind words everyone! It's been a very busy weekend and, thankfully, the ceremony went off without incident. Whew! It was very hot and humid on Sunday but we all braved the weather and cheered each other on as we received our degrees. I'm glad I was able to see some of my classmates, faculty, and advisors throughout the day. It's hard to believe that I'm going to miss all this but life moves on!
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
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    Simply awesome! Congrats to you both!
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
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    DonnerUndBlitzen wrote: »
    Congrats on graduating and good luck with work and housing.

    You may want to check with such groups as Catholic Charities. They helped locate wheelchair accessible housing for me and they operate some apartment buildings in Pierce County, WA. The Franciscan doctors and wound center saved my leg from amputation in 2013.

    Thank you for the advice! We're moving to St. Louis not Washington but I'm sure Catholic Charities are available in different states.

    Thanks again!

    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • codycatalist
    codycatalist Posts: 2,662
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    Dude Congrats!!! That is out of this world great.
    Just a dude doing dude-ly things

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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
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    WTG HALO! B)
    2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge

    HT - Polk 703's * NAD T-758 * Adcom 5503 * Oppo 103 * Samsung 60" series 8 LCD
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  • aprazer402
    aprazer402 Posts: 3,096
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    Congratulations and I wish you the very best.
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