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  1. Dear Jesse7771, I think your GRE scores are good; most schools have started to care very little about them (based on language on many admissions pages of schools), some even eliminating them alltogether (e.g., MIT). For PhD, the consensus seems to be that GPA, letters of recommendation, and most importantly research, as demonstrated by letters, experience and publications, is what matters. I think your time will be better spent trying to beef up research activities. Just my 2 cents. Best wishes, -DV
  2. Dear mbsid786, I would recommend you look at the websites for a number of good EE schools, and then find faculty that are doing work in that area. I thought there are a few faculty at MIT for example that are working in this area. You can then email those PIs and see if they have openings. Another, and potentially more fruitful path, is to look on Google Scholar or IEEE and find papers on Power Systems, etc. that interest you and then see who the authors are on those papers and their affiliations. This can be very useful because it will help you not only find the school/people that work in your area, but also the specific research that you find interesting. Best wishes, -DV
  3. Dear HKLincoln, There are several schools that have excellent programs in neural engineering. For example: Stanford, MIT, Johns Hopkins, UPenn, Duke, Georgia Tech, UCSD, Case Western, ... These schools also have really good programs in Neuroscience as well. I would suggest you go to the website for each of these schools and click on the research areas, and then find faculty that are doing interesting work. You should also talk to your current faculty advisor where you are doing your MS in BME, and ask him/her what they think is a good school for you. They know your work and your grades/etc. and might be better able to find a program/school that fits you. Best wishes, -DV
  4. Dear Gap Sntin, You seem to have excellent grades as both an undergrad and a graduate student. You also seem to have publications, which is very good. Honestly, the competition is significantly more fierce for international students then it is for domestic, and while much of your application looks solid, you really need to improve that TOEFL. For example, I think Stanford EE needs a minimum score of at least 100. I wouldn't worry too much about the GRE, but if you get that 350 Verbal to at least in the 500 ball-park, you should be better off. So to answer your question, if you ONLY have time for ONE, then definitely focus on the TOEFL because many top schools have a requirement, and if you don't meet the requirement, you automatically get rejected. However, I don't know any school that has a GRE minimum score requirement. My advice would be to focus on TOEFL. What schools are you applying to, and what specialization? You might want to start contacting potential PIs at those institutions; that can help! Best wishes, -DV
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