NewStats: 3,265,517 , 8,187,050 topics. Date: Sunday, 15 June 2025 at 01:34 PM 5p1x2r

Zihno:


Don’t bother with GRE. Literally 95% of bio science programs have done away with it.

Exactly, but if he has the means and mental strength he can take it.

EmeDavid:
Bro, you're right. My profile is very very weak. I need to up my game now. I will try to gather all the other parts of my application, which are GRE, Even if is one publication, stronger SOP, if I have the funds I evaluate my transcript, then apply strategic; strategic I mean is, applying to schools in a region not to known, and also making sure I run away from those hat waive Application fee.

You need a Killer SOP and evaluate your transcript as well if you have the means. Look for school waiving GRE. And fire back again.

Zihno:



What’s so competitive about Indians, Pakistanis and other Asians? Some Africans are very competitive as are some Asians. People should be encouraged to apply where they want. Not everyone is looking to Japa.

Look at his profile for PhD, very weak. Let's be realistic

DAramis:
My small question is this:

is there anyone schooling in University of Georgia? I logged into my profile now, and saw that my application has been decided, but they are insisting on me to pay the application fee ($100) which has been pending.

Is there a way Someone can get information on the ission decision without paying going by the fact that the app fee is lot of money. I have already sent email to them today which hopefully they will reply by Monday or Tuesday.

Lastly, does it worth it paying for pending app fee for some pending schools by 3rd week of February? That is when I could raise money to pay for those schools (Ohio State, Purdue, and Oklahoma State )

You don't need to pay all the application fees, don't let all these schools use your money eat suya.

Exchange rate is high.

Seek app fee waiving schools.

I applied to 10 schools, I paid app fees for 2 schools, the other 8 waived it.

Najdorf:

People sometimes forget this.

You are in direct competition with these guys especially for top schools.

The University of Utah that he mentioned is not some random school. It's one of the top public institutions.

One need to be strategic and realistic about grad school.

EmeDavid:
My only reason for applying to a Ph.D. instead of going for a master's first is based on the funding. Most masters do not find their students, many are partial funding, meanwhile, just very few may be fully funded.

Traveling without enough funding it's not worth it unless you have the finance, otherwise, it will be very difficult to survive.

I can't accept any offer if it's not fully funded, provided that I didn't come from a rich family. I have three more schools for Ph.D. and just one for Masters. But the master's is not my line of study. I'm am a Biochemist and the school It's environmental and earth science, but if accepted, it's fully funded. I'm just confused.

At this time, I want to hear lies, just to console myself

PhD ission and funding ain't beans, you gotta prepare hard and it's competitive as hell.

Are you ready?

You're competing with Indians, Asians, Pakistanis, and co.

To me, I'll say go to school that's unpopular. Not all US schools are the same in of pre-requisites.

Alot of Master's program I know funds their Student.

Some fund their Student after getting ission, while some, their own way is they automatically funds their its.


There's no one straight way to grad school (Ms or PhD).


Look at your profile, and choose school accordingly.

Next time, shoot your shots to more MSc programs. Apply to at least 10 schools.

Make the grad Coordinator your paddy, ask them deep questions about opportunities in their program and email them regularly. That way, you'll remain in their mind when it comes to funding.