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Hello everyone, Following you can find detailed information as to those universities that I received offers from. 1. University of Florida (FULL FUND as TA, $22,968 per year + $2000 annually extra as Grinter Fellowship Award + waiver of tuition and health insurance fees) 2. Michigan State University (FULL FUND as TA, $23,480 per year + waiver of tuition, health insurance, and matriculation fees + reimbursement of SEVIS fee ($200) by the department! + Free Summer English Program alongside paying $1000 for living expenses during the course! ) 3. Iowa State University (FULL FUND as TA, $24,936 per year + waiver of tuition and health insurance fees) 4. University of Akron (FULL FUND as TA, $19,000 per year + waiver of tuition and health insurance fees) 5. Texas Tech University (FULL FUND as TA, $21,000 per year + waiver of tuition and health insurance fees) I am an international student and never had a chance to visit any of these universities. I can't decide which school to go to for my PhD. I would really appreciate your advice.

I received the acceptance email from Michigan State University about 5 hours after the the interview on phone!

I received the acceptance email from the Chemistry Graduate Admissions office at Iowa State University about 4 hours after the the interview on phone!

Yesssssssssssss! Another acceptance! University of.......(wait for it!).......Florida! Yes! University of Florida :D

Up to now, which one is better, University of Akron or Texas Tech University? I read on Wikipedia that University of Akron is a world leader in polymer research.

Hey Chemists, I read all pages on this topic, and I really impressed by the educational background of many of you. Moreover, I should say “Congratulations!” to many of you for your acceptance at such Top Universities. To be honest, it is really hard to express myself here, among such a well-educated students. Anyway, I like to know your point of view about my status. I have applied for thirteen universities as following: Purdue University University of Florida Colorado State University University of Southern California Stony Brook University University of Kansas Oregon State University Tulane University University of Akron Utah State University Texas Tech University Mississippi State University University of Idaho And, here is my CV: M.Sc. GPA: 3.60 (out of 4) B.Sc. GPA: 2.84 (out of 4); GPA-Chemistry Courses: 3.10 (our of 4) GRE: V: 144, Q: 153, AW: 3.0 IELTS: 6.5 (overall); L: 7.0, W: 7.0, S: 6.0, R: 6.0 Research interest: Inorganic Chemistry Research Experience: 7 years Publications: 2 Books (in Persian), 16 Journal Papers: (I am the corresponding author of six papers, my h-index is 5), 5 National Conferences (4 Posters, 1 Workshop) Awards & Honors: • Outstanding Researcher, Iran's Ministry of Education (2 times) • Distinguished Lecturer at a Student Research Center • Outstanding Chemistry Student at my B.Sc.’s university • Two papers among ScienceDirect's Top 25 Hottest Articles, Elsevier, 2009 and 2010. Work & Research Experience: • Chemistry Teacher at high schools, Iran’s Ministry of Education (8 years) • Chemistry Lab. Instructor, Student Research Center (1 year) • Research Assistant (2 years) • Reviewer for the following journals: Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (5 times), Journal of Molecular Structure (5 times), Current Organic Chemistry (1 time) Based on my CV and your information to what extent I have chance to admit in the mentioned universities as an International Student?