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10-26-2009, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by make sense  the gre is the reason why my bf has been freaking out. he took it and did just average. he took the subject test and felt that he did good but he hasn't got his scores back yet. he's flipping out because he's worried that grad schools are only going to look at the gre and nothing else. he has a 3.9 gpa, has lots of research experience, has won several awards and scholarships and is second author on a soon to be publish research paper. do grad schools only care about the gre or do they look at the whole picture? i honestly have no idea. | they definitely look at the whole picture and whats more they only truly care about what pertains to the field youre applying to.
he should be fine! though the sciences are incredibly competitive and i can see why he feels its a numbers game. you just never know who is going to be better.
i havent been published, for example. though it is different in the humanities. i have done research for published works and done my own independent research for two years in undergrad. plus have won travel and research fellowship as well as graduated with honors in my major. i mean, we all look good on paper. the part we freak out about is...WHAT IS GOING TO MAKE ME EXCEPTIONAL?!?!?!
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10-26-2009, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by sokkar i have to submit a priority application to umass by march 1 but i can still submit up to june 1. i don't have to take the gre but i do have to submit recommendation letters and i have no clue who to ask for two of the three. 
pabs i thought of you because the admissions department is on 100 morrissey blvd. | omg sokkar! that's where I'm going right now!
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10-28-2009, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by sokkar i have to submit a priority application to umass by march 1 but i can still submit up to june 1. i don't have to take the gre but i do have to submit recommendation letters and i have no clue who to ask for two of the three.
pabs i thought of you because the admissions department is on 100 morrissey blvd. | hah amazing!  i actually have a Morrissey blvd sign in my bedroom.
are there any people who know your work well? i had a hard time with who to ask, too. since a lot of my ARTH was done abroad and the style of teaching is different. not quite as involved as i experienced at home.
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11-16-2009, 09:46 AM
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| | | I won't pollute any more threads with this but I just got granted a fee waiver for a grad school!
*jumps up and down excitedly*
I feel $70 richer (translation: $70 less poor).
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11-16-2009, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by pablita I won't pollute any more threads with this but I just got granted a fee waiver for a grad school!
*jumps up and down excitedly*
I feel $70 richer (translation: $70 less poor). | yay! congrats!
spend it on wine!
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