u/EmbarrassedBit5647

Is anyone going to accolade east 2x2? I have been in RoomSync for a month and there is no one on the app yet. Will I be stuck with a random roommate?

P.S. If anyone is interested in sharing send me a dm. Info on myself: 23F, first year optics PhD.

Hi, I am starting my PhD in Optics and Photonics in the fall and I do not really know anyone personally that has completed a PhD recently. I wanted to ask the following questions:

• Is it as hard making friends in grad school as I read in the internet? I am Mexican and will start my PhD in the USA so maybe it is a cultural thing that I usually make friends pretty easily or at least it was that way in my undergrad.
• Do professors treat their students as collegues?
• What is the average age of people in your program?
• Any other advice?