piyushjosh

hey everyone ..well i m just a new comer here ..i m interested in pursuing PhD in Biological sci. in US after my BTech next year.. i will be giving GRE this year ..as i see everyone else here has already given GRE and is/are applying fr some college..i just wish to get some valuable advice from them .. i saw other threads too bt i couldn't decide where to put this inquiry and i even placed it in the GRE section bt i din't recieve any replies so please help me ..i am going to start my preparation in three four days ..and i m just doing my home work to start it with complete background knowledge ... 1) as i am a BTech only ..i think i have less chances of getting addmission in PhD course as many MS ppl also tries for it.Is it true? 2) i have CGPA around 7.2/10 ..bu ti belong to best college in the country and i will be having around 12 mnths of research expereince even in my BTech degree..will this be helpful. 3) do i have to give tofel as i am international student. 4) do most of the colleges require GRE Subject test too?? 5) i don't know the addmission procedure for getting addmission in univ of other countries .. i mean do they care for GRE scores ?? 6) i will be applying for fellowships only so ...:D and thanx ..please help m e.. i seriously need some advice.. thank u in advance ..:)

just need to ask ... wht is the decent score for getting PhD in biological sciences ...

Hey .. I am new member. I am planning to give GRE this year. I am interested in Biological sciences and wish to apply to PhD programs in major US univ. Honestly speaking, i have a CGPA of around 2.8/4, i belong to leading institute in country (India). I will be doing a BTech Project which might help me in having a hand on experince for the research. I wish to ask that :- 1) What shuld be my minimum GRE score to get in to univ like UT south western medical centre dallas, columbia univ, etc 2) Do i have to give TOFEL too?? 3) what are the things which might help me in increasing score .. 4) for wch colleges do i have to give subject test too.. 5) nyother kinda info .. nd most important i have no financial backgrnd so i m looking fr those univ wch funds their PhD programms will be waiting fr the responses :)