The Quizbowl Resource Center

To quote all the previous threads on this topic:

It's that time of year again where people start to hear back from transfer applications, grad school apps, job offers, landlords, etc. and make plans to go places. Here is a thread in which current college players or members of the college quizbowl community can post where they'll be next. Please post only if you have something definite to share, though that includes things besides "I am going to x and such school for [Degree]"; more general notes on moving to a new metropolitan area as a non-student/non-player/employee interested in continuing to staff or do outreach, etc.

I'll start us off with the news that in the fall I am headed to the University of Mississippi to pursue a master's degree in higher education administration. My playing days are likely over aside from the occasional open trash tournament, but I plan to help out with staffing/etc. in the area as my schedule allows.

I'll be in the Dayton area for the foreseeable future; I'll try to play opens in the Midwest. I'm also available to kick in some belief questions.

I will be staying at UT Austin for the next ~4-6 years to pursue a Ph.D. in human development and family sciences.

Time permitting I plan to remain involved with QB!

I'm not sure where I'll be living during the foreseeable future after graduation and probably won't know for several months, but I do know that quizbowl will stick with me wherever I am; I plan on the converse as well.

I will be staying at the University of Chicago for the next 7 years (or fewer) for a PhD in Philosophy of Religions. I am excited to keep playing, writing, and otherwise contributing to the community!

I will be moving to New York to attend NYU, where I will be completing a Master's program in Art History at the Institute of Fine Arts for the next two years. I'm very excited to keep playing!

In my continued effort to spend as little time at my actual university as possible, I will be studying abroad at Oxford next semester (assuming COVID does not get substantially worse between now and August). Excited to let many a tossup on British geography go dead.

My job is going full remote, so I am moving this summer, very likely back to Chicago but I'm keeping my options open. Other than that you can expect pretty much the same from me.

I'm moving to DC in May to start full-time work and plan on playing open tournaments and staffing events in the area.

I'm excited to announce that I will be going to the University of Minnesota next year. I already go there, but I just wanted to put that out there for all the people wondering, "Where will Joe Kammann be for his senior year of his undergraduate degree? Will he make an unexpected transfer?"

I’m moving to Albany in the summer to start residency, would be happy to help out with stuff in the New York/New England area and maybe even Canada

I'm moving to the Austin, TX area and will be available to staff stuff around there or the Houston area starting around late October.

kammajos000 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 12:37 pm I'm excited to announce that I will be going to the University of Minnesota next year. I already go there, but I just wanted to put that out there for all the people wondering, "Where will Joe Kammann be for his senior year of his undergraduate degree? Will he make an unexpected transfer?"

Per the quoted section of the OP, please do not post like this in this thread; this is for new information.

I have accepted a post-doc position in the East Bay area beginning in July. I look forward to staffing local tournaments, playing open events in person again, and no longer being allowed to work for NAQT!

I am going to WUSTL next year for law school. I'll probably be a bit less active (not that I was particularly active this year) but I'll continue to play and staff things when I have time!

I'll be moving back to the US from Canada to start a PhD in econ at Carnegie Mellon (Tepper.)

Looks like they have a team, so looking forward to playing.

I'm moving to Kansas City, Missouri to start a job at the USDA and am happy to staff local tournaments.

I'm headed to Michigan State for a PhD in Economics. I intend to play for MSU

In a few weeks, I will start a new job with the covid biorepository at Rush University Medical Center.

I'd like to give special shoutouts to Adam Silverman and especially Chuck Pearson, who both gave me good advice when I started trying for grad school a couple years ago. The revisions I made to my application materials almost certainly gave me an edge in my job search, even if the school applications were a total wash.

I've accepted my admission offer from The New School's MFA program in creative writing (dual concentration in nonfiction and poetry) for this upcoming fall. I'm debating studying a lot over the summer to try to become a generalist and solo tournaments…

Barring any issues with the conclusion of the pandemic, I will be working in Guangzhou, China next year. I would love to staff tournaments in and around that area.

I’ll be starting med school at WUSTL and plan to play as my schedule allows.

I will also be attending WUSTL for their MD/PhD program and hope to play for the 8ish years I am there!

I'll be in the Nantes region (city tbd) next year; I'll probably try and stop by Britain to play some open tourneys!

On a lurgid bee wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:53 pm I am nearly certain to be going to WUSTL next year for law school. I'll probably be a bit less active (not that I was particularly active this year) but I'll continue to play and staff things when I have time!

Inscrutable Fox wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 12:27 am I’ll be starting med school at WUSTL and plan to play as my schedule allows.

Amethyst wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 5:20 pm I will also be attending WUSTL for their MD/PhD program and hope to play for the 8ish years I am there!

I'm planning to attend Georgia Tech for an MS in Computer Science, specializing in machine learning. I will probably remain active locally.

Hot Soup wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 4:03 pm

On a lurgid bee wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:53 pm I am nearly certain to be going to WUSTL next year for law school. I'll probably be a bit less active (not that I was particularly active this year) but I'll continue to play and staff things when I have time!

Inscrutable Fox wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 12:27 am I’ll be starting med school at WUSTL and plan to play as my schedule allows.

Amethyst wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 5:20 pm I will also be attending WUSTL for their MD/PhD program and hope to play for the 8ish years I am there!

lol

I will be doing an MPhil in environmental policy at Clare College, Cambridge next year, as I erroneously claimed last spring I would be doing this year at Pembroke College. Just as I intended to "continue" playing back then, I intend to resume playing this fall.

I'm heading to Berkeley for a PhD in CS. I'll likely play some harder sets and keep writing/editing/staffing as time allows :)

Assuming my defense in July is successful, I will be beginning a postdoctoral fellowship at Texas A&M University in fall 2021. I will be available to staff college events and play open tournaments in the east Texas area. I also plan to stay active in the community in a writing and editing capacity for the immediate future.

I'll be joining Columbia's MD/PhD program in August. At the moment, I think I'm mainly interested in using the remaining time I have in quizbowl for outreach purposes - but I'll also try to play and staff tournaments when available.

Assuming the world doesn't come crashing down, I'll be starting my MA in music composition at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in Tallinn this fall. This probably confirms the end of my time in quizbowl, although there's a very small chance I might show up in the European circuit at some point.

I'll be moving to New York City in August to start work as a software engineer - looking forward to playing open tournaments and staffing events in the area!

I'll be starting law school at Stanford in August! I don't plan on playing competitively, but I'd be down to moderate tournaments / sit in on Botticelli at TAP (if y'all still do that?) as my schedule allows.

Hot Soup wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 4:03 pm

On a lurgid bee wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:53 pm I am nearly certain to be going to WUSTL next year for law school. I'll probably be a bit less active (not that I was particularly active this year) but I'll continue to play and staff things when I have time!

Inscrutable Fox wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 12:27 am I’ll be starting med school at WUSTL and plan to play as my schedule allows.

Amethyst wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 5:20 pm I will also be attending WUSTL for their MD/PhD program and hope to play for the 8ish years I am there!

Glad I can finally say that I will be moving out to the Kansas City area for a job. I plan on staffing as many events as possible and to continue writing and editing. My family lives in STL, so I'd be happy to drive out to WUSTL for any events!

Hello!
Next year I am heading to Antigua, Guatemala to participate in the International Volunteer HQ's Animal Care project.
Placements include a cat and dog shelter, a veterinary clinic and an exotic animal rehabilitation center which caters to crocodiles, snakes, lizards and turtles.
I will be given the opportunity to assist with a range of tasks that will help the animals to recover and regain their health, as well as teaching the domestic animals to socialize with humans through obedience training and companionship.

I have long dreamed of getting to a place where I could help someone who is unable to take care of themselves, and stay closer to nature in order to understand myself first of all....

I'm happy to share that I'm moving back home to Missouri, where I'll be teaching at an independent school in Kirkwood, just outside of St. Louis. I'm thrilled to be back in the state that launched my quizbowl career and to get back into a more active role with my compatriots in MOQBA. I have a goal to get more smaller, independent, and non-MSHSAA affiliated schools interested in quizbowl while I'm in the area.

I moved to Boston in April. Feel free to shoot me a note if you're looking for staff at a local tournament, I have a car and am generally happy to help out when available!

I was going to be coy about this for awhile to see how I managed school and working full-time, but a quizbowler just found me on the department website, so whatever: Starting this fall I'm a part-time, remote, but nevertheless PhD student under the good Dr. Jordan Boyd-Graber at the University of Maryland. (Tentatively in the CS department unless he lets me defect to Information Studies, because CS is hard.) I am still in the Chicago area for the time being.

I don't particularly intend to use my eligibility anytime soon because the FOMO of having so many friends as question-writers is real. If a Chicago-area tournament has an absolutely horrible number field size where n+1 would be much better, I suppose they can call me up (read: email me) and see if I haven't been spoiled on the set yet. (Or if the Maryland people really want me to show up to something I guess?? I do like visiting the DMV area.)

Not a full year, but from late October until mid-November I will be in Monrovia, Liberia to coach their national quiz team. Afterwards, still tbd.

I’m pleased to say that I’ll be moving to Boston in November for a job. I expect to staff some tournaments in the circuit, hopefully beginning with ACF Winter at Brown!

I'll be starting Georgia Tech's (remote) OMSCS Program next semester - if conditions allow, I plan on playing ACF Nationals for that team.

Very late to add that I'll be with the CDC in Arlington, VA for the next two years and will be around to help staff any tournaments in the D.C. area.

Starting next semester, I will be at brandeis for their post-bacc math program, I'll be trying to play as much as possible

I just took a job in New York, so I'll be moving about 30 miles southwest sometime this winter. Not sure how much I'll be available to play opens or staff stuff, but I'll try to when I can.

After a dozen years of college quiz bowl eligibility, I'm *finally* graduating and I'll be moving to Charlotte, NC, for a job, in January. If anyone needs tournament staff, I've staffed a few dozen over the years, I can usually count by 5's, and my laptop runs SQBS.

As of this morning, I finished my MS in applied stats and plan to stick around Chicago for work if at all possible.

Several months late because I didn't know this thread existed, but I will be staying in Chicago for about two more years, working in consulting (moving from one evil empire to another, I suppose). I will probably be quite busy but expect to have some time here and there to play open tournaments and staff (and obviously will continue to write and edit).

Aaron's Rod wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 11:26 am I was going to be coy about this for awhile to see how I managed school and working full-time,

I did not manage it well, and have quit yet another well-regarded grad program at a quizbowl-playing public university. Folks, the only thing worse than working full-time and being a student is when your spouse is also doing that.

I have genuinely nothing but good things to say about Jordan Boyd-Graber and UMD—if you can make the commitment, I recommend working with him! Feel free to contact me with any questions.