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  1. Ugh. I just finished my first term of grad school and I was happy with my grades (3.7) until I heard that many of my cohort got a 4.0. I took classes that would challenge me, but I think from now on, I'll take the challenging courses as credit/no credit!
  2. Shai, it took me a month to come up with my "hook," but once I did, the statement came together rather quickly. I took a moment out of my life that was personally and academically significant and built upon that moment. For example, "I stood among the hills of (place where significant thing happened)... (writing, documenting, observing, etc.)... I found myself contemplating..." and then tied it into the research of the professors/universities I was applying to, paradigm shifts in my field of interest, and the foundational theories that shaped my undergrad and grad work. I also used a professional editor after my essay was complete. I'm a writer, but the editor saw things that I had missed. He had also seen so many essays that he knew what "worked" and what was a bit trite or flowery or "not quite right." The editor had a few suggestions to tighten the opening statements/paragraph. Hope that helps.
  3. Some of these "low" GRE scores make me blush. My strong point has always been writing (it's how I pay the bills!) My GRE scores were 610 Verbal, 630 Quant., 6 Analytical Writing. I was accepted with full funding. I do have a 3.9 GPA from an excellent undergrad school, as well as research and field experience. I think that that helped. I talked to a few admissions counselors who told me that my score didn't have a serious impact, either way. One person told me that 1200 was the cut-off, unless the applicant had something fantastic (like publications, near-perfect GPA from an undergrad institution that isn't known for grade inflation, research experience, applicable professional experience, etc.) Hope that helps!
  4. My package (including tuition waiver) is about $17k, which I'm happy with for an MS program. I was worried that I wouldn't get funding, and it was harder than I thought it would be to secure it. Congrats to those who reeled in the big offers!
  5. I thought at first that this had to be a typo, but after reading through it, I see that it's not. I have a similar undergrad degree, but with some persistence and the assistance of placement agencies, it wasn't hard to find job offers in the $40,000 - $50,000 range. That was before the economy really took the big plunge, but I still think that $24k a year is no way to pay back such an immense UG debt. I think it would be wise to take out no further loans - don't go unless you are fully funded.
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