Forum: Graduate Admissions

Hi people, I scored 1350 in GRE(760-Quant,590-Verb,AWA-4.5).I am an Electronics student in Bombay and my academic score is 61%.I need to know which univs to apply for where the chances of aid are really good.just in case you know some univs where I should apply, please tell me....My major would...

Hello everyone! I got 1370(V-630, Q- 740). I've completed Biomedical engg. (B.Tech). Aggregate 71%. One month work exp. in teaching dept. I'm planning to apply for MS/PhD in Biomedical in fall 2004. I've gone through the previous messages which sounded similar to mine. But my choice is...

hi all, I took the GRE today and was shocked. I had been averaging about a 740 on the verbal and a 540 on the quant. this was fine with me since I will be applying to journalism and humanities programs. today I got a 690 on quant (a nice surprise), but only a 680 on verbal? can anyone tell...

Hello everyone! I got 1370(V-630, Q- 740). I've completed Biomedical engg. (B.Tech). Aggregate 71%. One month work exp. in teaching dept. I'm planning to apply for MS/PhD in Biomedical in fall 2004. I've gone through the previous messages which sounded similar to mine. But my choice is...

HI TestMagic peeps, Found this forum at 11.45pm. ... on the night before my GRE! Wish I had found it sooner!! Anyway, I did badly on my GREs the next day ...(690 V, 720 Q). This is still was quite a shock -- I scored 790 in the Quants in practice tests.

Hi! The Letter of Recommendation for Princeton asks the recommender the following: How long have you known the applicant? In what capacity? Relative standing in your dept. (that is, 7th in 89)? I would like to ask about that third question. Does it mean that the recommender should rate...

Hi everyone, I've been reading this forum for several months and it has been extremely helpful. I would appreciate your help in understanding my chances of getting into a MS program in Southern California. My scores are: Q790 V540 AWA = pending CS Subject Test = pending

Hi all, I am new here. I would like to ask if anyone knew some universities with admission standard as "moderately difficult" for MS of Mechanical Engineering? Do anyone knew that Oregon State University/ University of Arkon/ University of New Orleans/ Louisiana Tech University, worth...

Hi All, I have recently given my GRE again (800 q and 570 V) waiting for AWA. Last time I had 1260(770 q and 490 V) and 4 in awa. I have 3 yrs experience in core networking and 72% in Comp Sci. What univs can I hope for for a PhD. RPI ? Colorado Boulder? Virginia ? Suny Buffalo...

MY BACHELOR UNIV MAKES IT A CHOICE FOR THE STUDENTS TO AVOID ATTENDING ANY OF, A SET OF SUBJECTS(5) TO PASS OUT. BUT I PREFERRED TO ATTEND EVEN THEM..SO THEY APPEAR IN MY MARKS LIST.BUT THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED IN EVALUATING MY PERFORMANCE.HAD I CHOSEN TO NOT ATTEND ANY OF THEM..THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN...

Today I heard one more intersting thing. Merits & demerits of applying for MS/PhD. It seems the demerits for PhD r more than MS. If got admitted for PhD, then it seems that the advisor signs all our immigration docs.. our release is under him.. our pay depends on him.. practically you r "puppet"...

Hello all, I think this would the funniest query which most people wouldn't expect. If the recommender signs the reco with any pen other than "Green", it wouldn't be considered authentic.........this is what I was told from 1 of my friends! I felt its foolishness.......but r they any body who...

Hello all, My name is Nadia. I graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a B.S in Electrical Engineering in May 2002. My undergraduate GPA was low unfortunately due to very tough professors and some foolish mistakes. It was 2.7 (2.3 during my last 2 years :( ). I have...

Hi, I had no idea where this post is supposed to be .....so just posting it here. I would be glad if someone could tell me where I could get my transcripts from India evaluated. Some of the universities, I believe, require an evaluation according to the US standards. Thanks a lot. Bests,...

guys, please respond to this mail as its really urgent.i got to start applying in two weeks time and I have not yet made up my mind on the univs.my GRE is 1380(v-580,q-800) toefl-287 and an acads of 70% in mumbai university.my branch is electronics and telecommunications and I wish to do a MS in...

Hi I was wandering whether anyone out there has any idea about the chances of getting into these schools. I am an international student, already in U.S, and I have a prety low verbal GRE score, about 25%-ile. Can gpa, recommendation letters and research in undergrad make up for this. I have...

what are my chances for getting admission in 1 texas austin 2 tamu 3 gatech 4 ncsu with GRE scores of 800 Q 720 V awa 5 i have 78% uptil my sixth sem( I am doing my final yr engg in electronics and comm) in india

Hi I was wandering whether anyone out there has any idea about the chances of getting into these schools. I am an international student, already in U.S, and I have a prety low verbal GRE score, about 25%-ile. Can gpa, recommendation letters and research in undergrad make up for this. I have...

Hi Everybody, Well, I took my Gre's today....first time...I am a bit confused about my scores...I got 400 Q and 470 V...Is that really bad??? :( I am going to apply for my Masters in Clinical Psychology... Please let me know what you think?? Take again??? Thanks!!! Be nice to me..first...

Hi, I am for PHD in CS. I gave GRE twice: In Sept - 1410 (V630 Q780 AWA4.0) In Oct - 1520 (V720 Q800 AWA awaited) Please suggest univs which will consider my latest/highest score(1520) instead of the average score(1465). Also, I have 5+ years of work experience as Software engineer...