RiseofthePhoenix

Ask the school that you're applying to for instruction on how to fill out the financial statement form. Most schools will simy ask you to sign and date the form and wait until you get admitted before requiring you to fill it out.

I think SUNY automatically considers all incoming phd students for funding. In any case, whoever's handling the application files will probably contact you if there is anything missing. What major area are you applying to?

Depends on how you plan to pay for your schooling. If you are dependent on funding from your program, you need to call the department or the grad school and tell them so. In most cases, all they need you to fill out is the signature and date section until a decision is made. But make sure you call and ask. Good luck!

I am done with all of my applications as of 12/13. The last few months have been the perfect sh*t storm with a lot of personal, family, and school related problems, not to mention health and anxiety problems for the first time in my life. I am also feeling the void that comes with having nothing to do other than waiting. But I plan on using this time to completely detach and wind down. I've been doing way too much lately and it's time to just be. This is the perfect time to practice letting go of everything that causes thoughts about what may or may not happen. We did what we had to do, and we did the best we could. Now there's nothing more to be done. So, just let go.

I've applied to 7/8 programs some complete, others still waiting on 1 letter of recommendation. Deadline for the final program is January 15 so I'm going to submit that one soon. Just playing the waiting game and noticing that my stress levels are slowly going down, which is good because I really need a break from a very hectic last 8 months!

Absolutely. I think this is the most stressful phase of the application process so far. I believe I have a pretty strong application but unfortunately nothing seems to help with the stress levels. Just hang in there and we will find out soon enough!