reDazey:
Thank you all for the congratulatory messages, @ Quoran, mfarad, ponpon, Sherlock5577, paulbets, layez, smallsuper and TheGrandChemist.

@TheGrandChemist, lol. Rankings are not checked that way. You look at course-specific rankings if ranking matters to you. The University of Utah is among the top 50 graduate programs in Computer Science, highly ranked than William and Mary.

In fact, I got an acceptance email with admission and funding letter from the University of Utah. After 10 hours, I received another mail saying it was an error. Then I wished "Amadioha's thunder" was real. I had the perfect target.

Which kind of stupid nonsense is that. I can just imagine the agony if you didn't have any other offers. That was very unprofessional and sloppy of them.

Scholastica16:


It is real and if you get in, you won't need your sponsor's money.

Most of the people getting PhD admits on here have only their Bachelors.

PGRE is not a replacement for the general GRE. It just strengthens it. A lot of the folks you would meet on the various Physics grad school forums would have taken the PGRE so I think you should consider it.

Sponsors are great but I would not want you to rely on them. You don't want excuses when you are in the US and someone starts telling you stories that touch.

I was about to say the same thing. Nothing beats being funded by the school where you are assured of constant paycheck and other pecks. Graduate school is stressful enough without the additional burden of worrying about money.

In addition, @STENON stop viewing your B.ed as an impediment where it can actually be an advantage. For all intents and purpose as regards this your admission journey you are a Physics Major. Graduate schools even encourage student to take some teaching courses and get teaching certification. This is were you should leverage education courses you have taken and teaching practise as part of your training so far. You can view the Education part as a minor. It is all about packaging without being dishonest.

Once you get here, ( and I know you will if you really want it and put in the effort) you will cope just fine.

Bro, just listen to advise and chill for fall 19. The top schools that someone like you should aim for had already concluded their admission by now. Besides, if you have to rush through GRE and TOEFL preparation, I doubt if you'd do so well in it. Also, estimated cost for a year in a good program will cost you about $50,000. Unless your sponsor is the federal government or an oil company, I'd advise against it. Physics is a well funded program and it won't be difficult for you to land a good deal with the right approach. For GRE, you should aim for 320 above. Don't waste your GPA. Letters of recommendation are not easy to get in Nigeria. Just chill and build the relationship now. 2019 begins immediately fall 18 peeps resumes this August. Focus on self development. If you ain't working, get a job. Preferably, take up one that'd prepare you for this next step either it's paid or not. Just get the experience by all means. Build your CV!

PS: To really Excel in the GRE, please consider using Manhattan for Quant and the official guides. Also, take as many online full practice test as you can. You can soar like an eagle. Don't be desperate for a "chicken flight". I wish you the best in your endeavors sir.


quote author=STENON post=66434869] 2019 is too far o, I must enter Yankee this year (lol), I have a sponsor that is willing to pay my tuition fees, I am trying my best for the quantitative part of GRE, I should be done with the maths section of the Barron textbook this week but the verbal na die!!. You are right with the above points sir. Please can we chat via whatsapp? I'v sent you a pm my brother[/quote]

Congratulations reDazey. A perfect motivation.

reDazey:
My Second Experience
I will start by congratulating everyone who has an admission. It is truly an arduous journey. More congratulations to those with funding and all the best to those still awaiting funding. I must add that it is not over till you hear from all your schools. Last year, I can recall a close friend who got an admit with full funding in May. Hope still dey!

I want to encourage someone here today with my story. Never give up on yourself and your dreams. When you plan to retry, find out the actions that failed you and learn to change your strategy for success. Finally, keep trying if you believe so much in a vision till you achieve it.

This is the period where most of us sit and wait with bated breath, hoping and praying that our admission with some sort of financial funding drops into our mailbox. I pray everyone gets their heart desires.

Last year, I was in a similar position. I felt dejected, some of us can relate to this emotion. Lots of admissions with no funding. I applied to combinations of (MSc and Ph.D.) in Statistics/Maths. Got some rejections and some acceptances( without funding). It was a terrible blow because I felt I had a good profile. (GPA 3.6/4(WES), GRE 318, TOEFL 109). However, I learned some important lessons. It is not always about one aspect of your profile. LORs and SOPs are very important.

Having been out of school for a while and working in an IT-intensive organization; I overlooked my IT skills which were going to be advantageous. I got some advice from several persons, I selected the ones I felt will work for me and dropped the rest. So for Fall 2018, I restrategized, applied to CS programs. Also, I realized I did not take some risk on my former school list (Sirriddy and Scholastica16 encouraged me to aim higher).

So this year, I reapplied to 5 Ph.D. programs
1. The University of Massachusetts, Amherst (pending)
2. The University of Utah (rejected)
3. Kansas State University(accepted with full funding)
4. The University of Alabama (accepted, no funding. I did not bother to ask for any.)
5. College of William and Mary(accepted with full funding, being considered for fellowship)

Also, to "avoid stories that touch", I applied to Georgia Southern (MSc Mathematics and I was accepted with a funded GTA position)

I thank God for the courage to try one more time and I pray that everyone finds a reason to believe in themselves and keep pushing.

Special thanks to the extraordinary persons that supported me throughout this journey; Sirriddy(you are just too much), divabiola, jaybiz007, Scholastica16, MsNas, dramaka). Thank you guys for being more than friends.

Good day Schoalrs!!!!!
I've been following this thread for sometime now and I really appreciate the altruism of all the active members of this thread. I taught it time for me to join the league of erudite scholars by writing the 'almighty' GRE . I will be applying for #fall2019. I've been able to come up with some schools but I seriously need your input as regard my choices in terms of generosity of the schools when it comes to funding(must ) and the admission chances, since experience they say is the best teacher.

Discipline Civil Engineering
GPA - 3.51/4
Interest - Structural Engineering(PHD/MSc)

TAMU
University of Utah
University of Arizona
Michigan Tech
Washington State University(They said GRE not reqd. Shd I still send the GRE scores)
University of Iowa
Oregon State University

Any other suggestions will be highly welcomed....

kacey007:

Congratulations.
Sent u a PM

I could not see your pm. Please resend.

Time2Smile:

Whao congratulations, I am so excited for you.

Thank you Time2Smile,kacey007, and dmajor1.

Please do your research well. Michigan tech and Washington state are not straight forward in terms of funding. WSU usually require their engineering students resume first before they can be funded via TA. I got an RA after a long e-mail correspondence. I had to decline the offer for a better one.
Michigan Tech is a stingy school. You can apply if their application is still free. You can also apply to George Washington University. They waived their application fee for some of us who attended their webinar in December. They usually require some form of programming skills for engineering students. Focus on getting a good GRE Quant score and you will be admitted. They have scholarship for masters degree students and funding for PhD students too.

TAMUC is a good choice. I think they fund almost everyone admitted. I don't know about civil engineering but For Mechanical Engineering, those of us who have been admitted were funded.

Make sure you contact the departments/schools about funding. Many don't fund as they claim. By the way, funding is becoming hard to get. The more schools you apply to, the better your chances. Cheers

4gunners:
Good day Schoalrs!!!!!
I've been following this thread for sometime now and I really appreciate the altruism of all the active members of this thread. I taught it time for me to join the league of erudite scholars by writing the 'almighty' GRE . I will be applying for #fall2019. I've been able to come up with some schools but I seriously need your input as regard my choices in terms of generosity of the schools when it comes to funding(must ) and the admission chances, since experience they say is the best teacher.

Discipline Civil Engineering
GPA - 3.51/4
Interest - Structural Engineering(PHD/MSc)

TAMU
University of Utah
University of Arizona
Michigan Tech
Washington State University(They said GRE not reqd. Shd I still send the GRE scores)
University of Iowa
Oregon State University

Any other suggestions will be highly welcomed....

Time2Smile:

Which kind of stupid nonsense is that. I can just imagine the agony if you didn't have any other offers. That was very unprofessional and sloppy of them.

Lol, baba said stupid nonsense!. Lol Time2smile iyaff para, I just can't imagine that trash man!. Lol!!!, you have called Pasuma and Obesere, later they tell you that the baby for the naming ceremony is not yours

Redazey
Quoran
Congratulations.....
And other Fall 2018 still hoping for funding and admission....I pray we will all smile at last...
Fall 2018..YES, We can...

It’s been a while fam. I’ve missed everyone here...
To the fall 2018 applicants, I wish you all the best with admissions/funding.

seeker88:
It’s been a while fam. I’ve missed everyone here...
To the fall 2018 applicants, I wish you all the best with admissions/funding.

LEGEND OF THE SEEKER88

Longest time!

Time2Smile:

I was about to say the same thing. Nothing beats being funded by the school where you are assured of constant paycheck and other pecks. Graduate school is stressful enough without the additional burden of worrying about money.

In addition, @STENON stop viewing your B.ed as an impediment where it can actually be an advantage. For all intents and purpose as regards this your admission journey you are a Physics Major. Graduate schools even encourage student to take some teaching courses and get teaching certification. This is were you should leverage education courses you have taken and teaching practise as part of your training so far. You can view the Education part as a minor. It is all about packaging without being dishonest.

Once you get here, ( and I know you will if you really want it and put in the effort) you will cope just fine.

Good morning, please can we talk......I need your help concerning admissions into Masters program in the USA..

Congratulations man! Please can we chat .....Wanna send you a PM.

reDazey:
My Second Experience
I will start by congratulating everyone who has an admission. It is truly an arduous journey. More congratulations to those with funding and all the best to those still awaiting funding. I must add that it is not over till you hear from all your schools. Last year, I can recall a close friend who got an admit with full funding in May. Hope still dey!

I want to encourage someone here today with my story. Never give up on yourself and your dreams. When you plan to retry, find out the actions that failed you and learn to change your strategy for success. Finally, keep trying if you believe so much in a vision till you achieve it.

This is the period where most of us sit and wait with bated breath, hoping and praying that our admission with some sort of financial funding drops into our mailbox. I pray everyone gets their heart desires.

Last year, I was in a similar position. I felt dejected, some of us can relate to this emotion. Lots of admissions with no funding. I applied to combinations of (MSc and Ph.D.) in Statistics/Maths. Got some rejections and some acceptances( without funding). It was a terrible blow because I felt I had a good profile. (GPA 3.6/4(WES), GRE 318, TOEFL 109). However, I learned some important lessons. It is not always about one aspect of your profile. LORs and SOPs are very important.

Having been out of school for a while and working in an IT-intensive organization; I overlooked my IT skills which were going to be advantageous. I got some advice from several persons, I selected the ones I felt will work for me and dropped the rest. So for Fall 2018, I restrategized, applied to CS programs. Also, I realized I did not take some risk on my former school list (Sirriddy and Scholastica16 encouraged me to aim higher).

So this year, I reapplied to 5 Ph.D. programs
1. The University of Massachusetts, Amherst (pending)
2. The University of Utah (rejected)
3. Kansas State University(accepted with full funding)
4. The University of Alabama (accepted, no funding. I did not bother to ask for any.)
5. College of William and Mary(accepted with full funding, being considered for fellowship)

Also, to "avoid stories that touch", I applied to Georgia Southern (MSc Mathematics and I was accepted with a funded GTA position)

I thank God for the courage to try one more time and I pray that everyone finds a reason to believe in themselves and keep pushing.

Special thanks to the extraordinary persons that supported me throughout this journey; Sirriddy(you are just too much), divabiola, jaybiz007, Scholastica16, MsNas, dramaka). Thank you guys for being more than friends.

reDazey:
My Second Experience
I will start by congratulating everyone who has an admission. It is truly an arduous journey. More congratulations to those with funding and all the best to those still awaiting funding. I must add that it is not over till you hear from all your schools. Last year, I can recall a close friend who got an admit with full funding in May. Hope still dey!

I want to encourage someone here today with my story. Never give up on yourself and your dreams. When you plan to retry, find out the actions that failed you and learn to change your strategy for success. Finally, keep trying if you believe so much in a vision till you achieve it.

This is the period where most of us sit and wait with bated breath, hoping and praying that our admission with some sort of financial funding drops into our mailbox. I pray everyone gets their heart desires.

Last year, I was in a similar position. I felt dejected, some of us can relate to this emotion. Lots of admissions with no funding. I applied to combinations of (MSc and Ph.D.) in Statistics/Maths. Got some rejections and some acceptances( without funding). It was a terrible blow because I felt I had a good profile. (GPA 3.6/4(WES), GRE 318, TOEFL 109). However, I learned some important lessons. It is not always about one aspect of your profile. LORs and SOPs are very important.

Having been out of school for a while and working in an IT-intensive organization; I overlooked my IT skills which were going to be advantageous. I got some advice from several persons, I selected the ones I felt will work for me and dropped the rest. So for Fall 2018, I restrategized, applied to CS programs. Also, I realized I did not take some risk on my former school list (Sirriddy and Scholastica16 encouraged me to aim higher).

So this year, I reapplied to 5 Ph.D. programs
1. The University of Massachusetts, Amherst (pending)
2. The University of Utah (rejected)
3. Kansas State University(accepted with full funding)
4. The University of Alabama (accepted, no funding. I did not bother to ask for any.)
5. College of William and Mary(accepted with full funding, being considered for fellowship)

Also, to "avoid stories that touch", I applied to Georgia Southern (MSc Mathematics and I was accepted with a funded GTA position)

I thank God for the courage to try one more time and I pray that everyone finds a reason to believe in themselves and keep pushing.

Special thanks to the extraordinary persons that supported me throughout this journey; Sirriddy(you are just too much), divabiola, jaybiz007, Scholastica16, MsNas, dramaka). Thank you guys for being more than friends.

Girllll.... congrats! I had to log in just for this. So happy for you. I sent you an email. Congats again!!!

4gunners:
Good day Schoalrs!!!!!
I've been following this thread for sometime now and I really appreciate the altruism of all the active members of this thread. I taught it time for me to join the league of erudite scholars by writing the 'almighty' GRE . I will be applying for #fall2019. I've been able to come up with some schools but I seriously need your input as regard my choices in terms of generosity of the schools when it comes to funding(must ) and the admission chances, since experience they say is the best teacher.

Discipline Civil Engineering
GPA - 3.51/4
Interest - Structural Engineering(PHD/MSc)

TAMU
University of Utah
University of Arizona
Michigan Tech
Washington State University(They said GRE not reqd. Shd I still send the GRE scores)
University of Iowa
Oregon State University

Any other suggestions will be highly welcomed....

Too much of GRE

Motiqueen:

Good morning, please can we talk......I need your help concerning admissions into Masters program in the USA..

Can you please post your inquiry, other people on this thread might have better information and advice that is superior to mine.

hello everyone. please I be your boy o. make you clear me wella. plan is fall 2019. I want to register for gre in 2 months time. I need all the available materials. my target score is 340. my target school: any funded engineering school. none in mind yet but I will do the searching. my CGPA 1.9/5.0 from great ife... OAU get me wella no be seresere o. but I still remain standing.
I must enter yankee to study then to come back to naija to flex.

Questions
1. can I get admission?

2. how do I do my transcript conversion with respect to Wes, Naves, etc?

3. Can I get a funded admission?

any which way I must enter Yankee... so pls help me.
my morale high.
God bless you all.

pls send me all d materials you have to my email richieohms@gmail.com

Please, my people... I just completed my undergrad programme B.Agric Horticulture from Funaab, awaiting nysc but I want to start my preparations in earnest...

Pls, is does Msc get full funding or is it only PhD...
As I am not financially bouyant, what is my chance of getting a fully funded program in agriculture...

Can some suggest the page I can start reading this thread from to digest relevant info...

Thanks

onemanarmy:


Pls, how much do they charge for registration for the exams? Thanks�

you have the chance to choose the dates. I chose mine myself. if your chosen date is unavailable, you will be advised to choose a different one.
the cost is 45k with Bf Mafit.
I am writing GRE in july
send me mail on richieohms@gmail.com

certifiedfool:
Please, my people... I just completed my undergrad programme B.Agric Horticulture from Funaab, awaiting nysc but I want to start my preparations in earnest...

Pls, is does Msc get full funding or is it only PhD...
As I am not financially bouyant, what is my chance of getting a fully funded program in agriculture...

Can some suggest the page I can start reading this thread from to digest relevant info...

Thanks

start from page 300... by the time you update the latest page, you would be equipped with enormous info.
that's what I did since I am also new here.
don't worry someone with the right answer will attend to you soon.
cheers

Good morning and happy Sunday to you all.

Transcript:
HND & ND in Electrical and electronic engineering
GPA: 3.51/4.00 (WES evaluation)
Status: fresh graduate
GRE & TOEFL : preparing

Focus:
Direct PhD program with full funding and RA/TA

Schools on my list:
Rensselaer polytechnic institute
University of Texas as Austin
Illinois institute of technology
Georgia institute of technology
New Jersey institute of technology
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
University of Florida
Utah State University
Montana state university at bozeman
University of Mississippi
West Virginia university Montgomery

Question: Please I need gurus in the house to help me reduce these schools to best 6 and 4 respectively. I'm writing my GRE on Tuesday 10th of April, that's in 2days time. I will be sending my GRE score on the test day to the best 4 and I will be applying to best 6 in total.
I have you guys and I can't afford to make any silly mistakes. I want you to come up with the best 4/6 having in mind that my focus is direct PhD with full funding.

Please treat urgent as my test day is in 2days time.
Thanks God bless.

Thanks a lot sis. Congratulations once again on the breakthrough.

reDazey:


Thank you Time2Smile,kacey007, and dmajor1.

Matinoh:
my profile.
CGPA : 4.14/5
GRE : Preparing
TOEFL: Preparing
Certification: None
Major: petroleum Engineering
Prospective courses for MS: data science and big data, cyber security, data analytics.
I want to swerve alittle bit from petroleum engineering into any subdiscipline of ICT.
Please I need serious advice( pertaining the course drifting) & recommendations on schools with low tuition in The Us, Canada, Germany and UK. schools with funding and Graduate assistantship is also welcome.. I don't intend coming back to Nigeria. Thanks alot

Hi Matinoh, good choices you have up there. Consider adding Industrial engineering to the list.
Some departments have data science/ analytics/ Operations research as program tracks under Industrial engineering. Check out this link for some data science programs in USA/ Canada: https://www.kdnuggets.com/2017/11/best-masters-data-science-analytics-us-canada.html/2

For UK: Check out the ongoing PTDF UK scholarship, some selected programs offer Data science.
Lastly, consider applying to a straight PhD for more assurance of funding. Seeing that you're coming from a different major, the challenge here is proving to the adcoms that you've got what it takes to be successful. Some of the reqs are Calculus I & II, Linear Algebra, Programming (Python or R), etc. Check program pages and ask the program contacts in your first mail if your background will be a problem (It shouldn't).
All the best!

Pampaya009:
Good morning and happy Sunday to you all.

Transcript:
HND & ND in Electrical and electronic engineering
GPA: 3.51/4.00 (WES evaluation)
Status: fresh graduate
GRE & TOEFL : preparing

Focus:
Direct PhD program with full funding and RA/TA

Schools on my list:
Rensselaer polytechnic institute
University of Texas as Austin
Illinois institute of technology
Georgia institute of technology
New Jersey institute of technology
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
University of Florida
Utah State University
Montana state university at bozeman
University of Mississippi
West Virginia university Montgomery

Question: Please I need gurus in the house to help me reduce these schools to best 6 and 4 respectively. I'm writing my GRE on Tuesday 10th of April, that's in 2days time. I will be sending my GRE score on the test day to the best 4 and I will be applying to best 6 in total.
I have you guys and I can't afford to make any silly mistakes. I want you to come up with the best 4/6 having in mind that my focus is direct PhD with full funding.

Please treat urgent as my test day is in 2days time.
Thanks God bless.

Consider sending scores to: One out of UT Austin and GATECH (based on your interests). UFlorida, UTK, WVU (IMO, this way you'll spread the risk) any other can be the 6th.
This is based on my limited knowledge of the aforementioned schools, check gradcafe for admission/funding prospects.

mfarad:


Consider sending scores to: One out of UT Austin and GATECH (based on your interests). UFlorida, UTK, WVU (IMO, this way you'll spread the risk) any other can be the 6th.
This is based on my limited knowledge of the aforementioned schools, check gradcafe for admission/funding prospects.

Oh! Thank you so much, I really appreciate you.

tescoman90:


LEGEND OF THE SEEKER88

Longest time!

Boss! It’s been ages really! I have been busy, but I will try to be a bit more active now, at least once in a while
Graduate school for US no be beans ....how your side na? Hope things are going well with you over there?

Amazing experience. Congratulations.
The never give up spirit!

reDazey:
My Second Experience
I will start by congratulating everyone who has an admission. It is truly an arduous journey. More congratulations to those with funding and all the best to those still awaiting funding. I must add that it is not over till you hear from all your schools. Last year, I can recall a close friend who got an admit with full funding in May. Hope still dey!

I want to encourage someone here today with my story. Never give up on yourself and your dreams. When you plan to retry, find out the actions that failed you and learn to change your strategy for success. Finally, keep trying if you believe so much in a vision till you achieve it.

This is the period where most of us sit and wait with bated breath, hoping and praying that our admission with some sort of financial funding drops into our mailbox. I pray everyone gets their heart desires.

Last year, I was in a similar position. I felt dejected, some of us can relate to this emotion. Lots of admissions with no funding. I applied to combinations of (MSc and Ph.D.) in Statistics/Maths. Got some rejections and some acceptances( without funding). It was a terrible blow because I felt I had a good profile. (GPA 3.6/4(WES), GRE 318, TOEFL 109). However, I learned some important lessons. It is not always about one aspect of your profile. LORs and SOPs are very important.

Having been out of school for a while and working in an IT-intensive organization; I overlooked my IT skills which were going to be advantageous. I got some advice from several persons, I selected the ones I felt will work for me and dropped the rest. So for Fall 2018, I restrategized, applied to CS programs. Also, I realized I did not take some risk on my former school list (Sirriddy and Scholastica16 encouraged me to aim higher).

So this year, I reapplied to 5 Ph.D. programs
1. The University of Massachusetts, Amherst (pending)
2. The University of Utah (rejected)
3. Kansas State University(accepted with full funding)
4. The University of Alabama (accepted, no funding. I did not bother to ask for any.)
5. College of William and Mary(accepted with full funding, being considered for fellowship)

Also, to "avoid stories that touch", I applied to Georgia Southern (MSc Mathematics and I was accepted with a funded GTA position)

I thank God for the courage to try one more time and I pray that everyone finds a reason to believe in themselves and keep pushing.

Special thanks to the extraordinary persons that supported me throughout this journey; Sirriddy(you are just too much), divabiola, jaybiz007, Scholastica16, MsNas, dramaka). Thank you guys for being more than friends.

mfarad:


Hi Matinoh, good choices you have up there. Consider adding Industrial engineering to the list.
Some departments have data science/ analytics/ Operations research as program tracks under Industrial engineering. Check out this link for some data science programs in USA/ Canada: https://www.kdnuggets.com/2017/11/best-masters-data-science-analytics-us-canada.html/2

For UK: Check out the ongoing PTDF UK scholarship, some selected programs offer Data science.
Lastly, consider applying to a straight PhD for more assurance of funding. Seeing that you're coming from a different major, the challenge here is proving to the adcoms that you've got what it takes to be successful. Some of the reqs are Calculus I & II, Linear Algebra, Programming (Python or R), etc. Check program pages and ask the program contacts in your first mail if your background will be a problem (It shouldn't).
All the best!

Thanks alot for your response. As an engineering graduate, we did lots of Calculus and Linear algebra but with very basic programming. After a little digging, I no longer have intentions studying in the UK based on Residency issues..
Direct PhD ain't really bad but from what I gathered the duration is a Con. I learnt it takes more than 6yrs to complete the program ( don't know if it's true) and it's a major concern for me. Cheers..

Pampaya009:
Good morning and happy Sunday to you all.

Transcript:
HND & ND in Electrical and electronic engineering
GPA: 3.51/4.00 (WES evaluation)
Status: fresh graduate
GRE & TOEFL : preparing

Focus:
Direct PhD program with full funding and RA/TA

Schools on my list:
Rensselaer polytechnic institute
University of Texas as Austin
Illinois institute of technology
Georgia institute of technology
New Jersey institute of technology
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
University of Florida
Utah State University
Montana state university at bozeman
University of Mississippi
West Virginia university Montgomery

Question: Please I need gurus in the house to help me reduce these schools to best 6 and 4 respectively. I'm writing my GRE on Tuesday 10th of April, that's in 2days time. I will be sending my GRE score on the test day to the best 4 and I will be applying to best 6 in total.
I have you guys and I can't afford to make any silly mistakes. I want you to come up with the best 4/6 having in mind that my focus is direct PhD with full funding.

Please treat urgent as my test day is in 2days time.
Thanks God bless.

First, from those schools listed above, check their admission requirements to see which of them accept unofficial GRE scores for application review & admissions. I know RPI doesn’t require official GRE score from ETS in order to review your application...so for such school, don’t waste your money sending your GRE scores to them on exam day since you can always upload the unofficial score report to your application when the result becomes available on your profile. On the exam day, report your scores to schools that wouldn’t review your application without the official GRE straight from ETS.....by doing this, you’d save more on sending scores from ETS even after your test.

Now, since your focus is direct PhD from bachelors with full funding, I would suggest you consider some average schools considering your profile. Schools like UT Austin and Gatech are top notch, and for direct admission to PhD with funding, your profile also has to be top notch. I think Gatech even has a min GPA that u must have in order to be considered for funding and your GPA is a bit less than that.....you can check the details from their site. I’d suggest you give Gatech or UT Austin a try, perhaps not both. However, you can apply to both if you have too much money for graduate school applications. RPI is private and they are quite selective.
If I were you, I would have Montana State University on top of my list considering your focus. Also, West Virginia University, Mississippi State, and NJIT, then the very good universities too: UofFand UTK. You might also wanna throw one or two applications to the top notch schools....
Your list might look like this:
Montana state university at bozeman
West Virginia university Montgomery
New Jersey institute of technology
University of Mississippi
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
University of Florida

University of Texas as Austin
Georgia institute of Technology

Check those schools and identify the ones that accept unofficial GRE score for application review and act accordingly.

Disclaimer: This is only a suggestion. Your final choice depends wholly on you.
I wish you all the best in your GRE. Don’t forget to update us after your GRE with your scores.

seeker88:

Boss! It’s been ages really! I have been busy, but I will try to be a bit more active now, at least once in a while
Graduate school for US no be beans ....how your side na? Hope things are going well with you over there?

How is studies bro? I trust you are doing great. Hope you are now fully -funded. I wish you the best.

Shanid:
Hello great people .pls I need your advice .
I graduated with a very low cgp...2.78 and I wish to do my masters in occupational therapy..considering my low gp should I go for undergraduate or there is hope for masters .....im preparing for GRE..your advice pls...i studied child development and family studies for undergraduate...
Do u think occupational therapy is a good graduate program with high employment rate??....im open to advice pls

Been a silent reader, Nice work you guys are doing here, came across this guy's post abi comment , he posted twice now, no response. don't know him tho.

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Help him out..

Continue the good work guys!