linisha

Hey all, I studied the GRE wordlist from downdowndown.net last year. Now, my friend needs the list. But I dont have it with me. Also, I saw that the site has moved. Does anyone know what happened to the website and where it has moved? Or if you can direct me to anyother website with the list, it would be nice. TIA, linisha

In-state tuition applies only to legal residents (your permanent address is in that state) of that particular state. You would be considered as an out-of-state student. MS and PhD are entirely different paths and the admission criteria are usually different. To my knowledge, in any subject, it is much more difficult to get in to a PhD program than a Masters program. Time-wise, MS takes usually 2 years and PhD can take aywhere between 4-6(or 7) years depending on your field. Hope that helps. For further questions on this topic, it would be of great help to know what subject you are talking about.

"BE 3/4 in computer science BE upto 3/4 percentage is 80(toppers's percentage is 84%)" Does that 3/4 mean you are in the third year? Just wanted to confirm.

"He told me: "I myself had Cs in some economics courses and went to MIT." NEVER EVER fall in to the trap of believing this statement. Two decades ago, there weren't as many people considering graduate school and the competition wasn't so high. Don't believe your prof's case would be your case even if he is only an year older than you. As for profs who are way more older than you, their experiences while applying to grad school mean crap. You can listen to them and consider whatever they have to say, but don't take it as THE truth. Sorry for this interruption, but I just had to say this because I hear so many people talk like this and the logic or the lack of it in such a statement just blows me.

1.Important thing to note especially if you are applying to many (>5) schools: Start on your SOPs early. I would advise sometime around the end of summer before applying for the next year's Fall semester. That summer should be purely meant to take the GRE, study the websites and form an idea about your SOP. There will be NO time whatsoever when school starts and starting the admission prep early in the summer helps you in taking any classes that the PhD admissions requires which you have not already taken. 2. Keep in mind that the semester after summer when school starts, you might need some professor to write you a recommendation. Thus, keep an eye on whose class you are in. You do not want to be in a class taught by some low-level instructor / teaching assistant. 3. Queasy about asking profs for recommendation? Don't approach them the first time asking for one. They will just mostly say that they don't know you that well. I just sent am e-mail to my econ prof a few weeks after school started saying that I was interested in graduate school and would like some advice. I met with him about one time after that and when I asked for the recommendation the third time and he was comfortable in saying yes as I had already demonstrated that I was deeply interested in grad skool. good piece of advice: DO NOT BE ABSENT FROM HIS/HER CLASS EVER! AND TRY TO KEEP AHEAD IN THAT CLASS.

I will have to agree with Zavera. Though what neo says about Harvard vs. Grand Valley is true, just networking among the top 10 is pretty absurd. In reality, authors who collaborate on papers/books do not go about looking for co-authors from the univ that are ranked same. I have seen profs from Caltech coauthor with CalState (which atleast I've never heard of, and I presume is not equivalent to Caltech) or Harvard prof coauthor with Wisconsin professor. Bottomline: If the individual(s) have the same interest and excellent rapport, nothing should stop them from working together!

This summer, I will be traveling to my home country after three grueling years. Just do some of the things I love like continue on my French lessons and keep in touch with math. I will be going to my grad school pretty early but thats because flight ticket was available only for that day!

I will be going to UCSD (PhD Econ).

Hey, The academic sessions don't have any "significance". Its just a way of demarcating the various semesters in a year according to the season. What you need to care about is whether schools follow a trimester pattern (Fall/Winter, Spring and summer) or quarter system (fall, winter, spring and summer) As an example, fall semester typically starts in Aug/Sep. Hope that helps.

Thanks for all the useful info ppl. After many hours of consideration and endless emails and phone calls to UCSD, Rochester students, I am leaning towards UCSD. Will post my decision in the Econ PhD decision thread in a couple of days. Thanks again.

"Rochester is the more reputable department; anyone who is recruiting academics can tell you that." Is the above statement true for non-academic jobs too?

Hi all, Here are the details: Accepted at UCSD without aid Accepted at Rochester with fellowship Plan to study International Econ, Macro and Econometrics. I do not mind supporting myself for the first years ONLY. I do not care about the climate of the place(ex: Rochester too cold or sunny California etc. etc.) I just need advice based on academics and job placements. TIA, linisha

If I haven't received any e-mail from Northwestern Econ PhD these past two days, does it mean I am rejected? Does anyone have any info on this? TIA, linisha

http://www.www.urch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29098&highlight=elm+street+houses It's been solved before. But Dimas got 6*4=24 as each house is connected only by one line to another house. I don't think 66 would be the answer even though eventually you'd get A.

I am not sure what u mean by "non-cubic". But here's the link http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Cuboid.html in case you got some doubts as to what rectangular solids are. I think the sole word to look out for in that question is "greatest"

Yes. You are right. Lumen is only the intensity of light, same as decibel. We say "so-many lumens" but not "so-many lumens of light."

Yea. Sorry i didnt realize that the structure had things abt the word processor too. Either way, I am sure he/she got the point. Her's the info for paper-based exam. Structure of the Paper-Based General Test The paper-based GRE General Test contains five sections. In addition, one unidentified pretest section may be included and this section can appear in any position in the test after the analytical writing section. Questions in the pretest section are being tested for possible use in future tests and answers will not count toward your scores. Total testing time is up to 3 3/4 hours. The directions at the beginning of each section specify the total number of questions in the section and the time allowed for the section. The analytical writing section will always be first. For the Issue task, two topics will be presented and you will choose one. The Argument task does not present a choice of topics; instead one topic will be presented. The verbal and quantitative sections may appear in any order, including an unidentified verbal or quantitative pretest section. Treat each section presented during your test as if it counts. Typical Paper-Based General Test SectionNumber of QuestionsTimeAnalytical Writing1 Issue task*45 min.1 Argument task*30 min.Verbal (2 sections)38 per section30 min. per sectionQuantitative (2 sections)30 per section30 min. per sectionPretest**Varies30 min. * For the Issue task, two essay topics will be presented and you will choose one. The Argument task does not present a choice of topics; instead, one topic will be presented. ** An unidentified verbal or quantitative pretest section may be included and may appear in any order after the analytical writing section. It is not counted as part of your score.

It would help to know what "special PhD programs" you are talking about.

Okay...so you regret having taken a subject and just passed it. Now consider these scenarios....(as my prof once told me). Case 1: You have taken the course and showed that you could atleast understand some portion of it by getting a pass mark. Case 2: You havent taken any course at all in real analysis...thereby giving the impression that you have NO IDEA/KNOWLEDGE whatsoever in Real analysis. Now, which sounds better? Having done a course or not having done it at all??

I have highlighted the reasons for the answers.

The writing section (analysis of an issue for 45 mins and analysis of an argument for 30 mins) is wholly called AWA-Analytical Writing Assessment. This replaced the old Analytical Section which has questions based on logic. "Analytical Writing Section The 2 writing tasks are delivered on the computer, and you must word process your responses. For the Issue task, you will be able to choose 1 of 2 essay topics selected by the computer from the pool of topics. The Argument task does not offer a choice of topics; the computer will present you with a single topic selected from the topic pool. The testing software uses an elementary word processor developed by ETS so that individuals familiar with a specific commercial word processing software do not have an advantage or disadvantage. The software contains the following functionalities: inserting text, deleting text, cut and paste, undoing the previous action, and scrolling. Tools such as a spelling checker and grammar checker are not available in the software, in large part to maintain fairness with those examinees who handwrite essays at paper-based administrations." - ETS Website. http://www.gre.org/cbttest.html#structure

There is the GRE Powerprep Software free form ETS. You can find it under Test Prep Materials at www.gre.org. http://www.gre.org/pracmats.html#gentest Also, if you have access to a public library or even know friends having any of these, itmight help. Kaplan CD-ROM 2004, Barron's Book CD-ROM, Princeton(these questions are pretty easy...beware). Also, working out from Big Book from ETS (if u can ever find a copy of it) would be good, as long as you stick to the time limit, even though its for the old paper-tests. I really wouldnt encourage "buying" anything. If u know some friends who are also taking the GRE, sharing the cost would be great. NOw, just for some online tests, there is the 800score.com. But i wouldnt sweat too much over the scores such free online tests show. I am not sure what other free online resources are there. Maybe a google search might give u some ideas. Hope that helps...Good luck and hope to hear from you more in the discussions. linisha

Yea..i loved that one too... No problem Illusionz...Enjoy it!

I vote for A too. Hibernation : activity seems like a weak link.

I cant reply to all questions...but i have answered 2 of ur questions below...