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Here is the advice I have always received. Regardless of whether you need it or not, take out as much as they let you in Student Loans that you can get the interest subsidized (meaning interest does not accrue until 6 months after you graduate and you also don't make payments until then). You should definitely try not using the money if you can help it, but if you at least stick it in a Savings account you can make some interest on it. Also, in case of an emergency you have the money there to fall back on. Once you graduate hopefully you will have spent very little of it and you can pay most of it back without paying interest and you will have a little extra from the interest earned. The purpose of the student loans is to help you go to school, so you probably shouldn't take it and put it all in high risk investments and the like, but an easily accessed account like a Savings account should be ok.

I already finished all of my applications with the hope that I would stress out less since everything would be out of my hands. However, I spent the last week or two freaking out because I hadn't heard from one of my LOR writes in months. He then e-mailed me yesterday to say that he finished all of them, and now all of my applications are complete. So, now I am freaking out wanting to hear something from schools everyday. Yeah I don't think the freaking out will come to an end until I get accepted somewhere.

I really actually like it. The old format was very functional, and I will have to work with this one, but this one definitely seems like it will be much better and it looks better.

I am not sure about your particular field, but I know in mine that this would be considered a very good score. You will see higher scores, and I know in my field the focus is more on the quant than the verbal, but the GMAT score is more of the cutoff test. By that I mean if you have at least this score your application gets looked at, if it is below it they may not even consider you. I would assume that your score is good enough to get you looked at everywhere. If it is a close decision between you and someone else it may be a tiebreaker, but I would say that is still an excellent score.

It should not be too difficult. That is considered a fairly low score. If you are nervous about it, you could buy a study book and download the free practice test from the GMAT website. A few practice tests should help you get to the 450, and they will help you identify where you should focus your time studying.

I would probably do exactly what you said. It is highly unlikely that they will look down upon any of the schools you are applying to. They will probably appreciate the fact that you did some research in to the places you were going to apply.

Hopefully your boss will be understanding. You seem to be higher up in the company and closer to your boss than I am, but I considered asking one of my supervisors to write a LOR. However after talking to other people in the company it became obvious that if I did that not only would he probably not want to do it, but I would also probably be laid off in the near future. It is easier for the company to let someone go who they know are leaving as opposed to someone who will probably stay. Hopefully your situation is different than mine and your boss will be supportive of the situation, but I just wanted to bring some insight from the glass half empty side. Sorry if I ruined your day.

http://gradadmissions.stanford.edu/appl ... tting.html Try the bottom of this page. I was going to complain that you should find this yourself, but I honestly had trouble finding it too.

I don't know if it would hurt or not, but I probably just wouldn't list the other programs, just the other schools. This question is usually a higher up question as in the Graduate School wants to know the answer as opposed to the individual department. I am applying to business schools too, and it really seems as if the people in the department don't really care too much where else you are applying.

It probably won't hurt too bad. If you are applying to any schools that are further away, I would be sure to list those. I think I would list them to at least show that you are trying to get in to multiple schools, and they will probably be understanding if you have to stay in a small geographic area. They may be curious as to why you are trying to stay in the area, but I don't think it is something they will definitely ask about.

I think very few people get multiple Masters degrees mostly because it usually adds very little value. There are cases where I can see someone getting two, but what would you need the third one for? Are you not happy with the career that you have with one of the first two Master's that you received? I think also some people would think that if you have time to get a Masters in three areas you could probably get a PhD in one. I guess all I am trying to say it is somehwat rare for someone to hold three Masters, but I am sure there are a few people out there who have good reasons for doing so.

Yeah I would just add something to the SOP. Nothing too detailed just a quick paragraph to explain why you had to withdraw. I am sure the schools will just want to know that you didn't withdraw because you were failing, but because you had a legitmate reason.

Yeah to add to the previous poster, only 2 of my 7 applications asked for the other schools I was applying to, and as you said there wasn't room to list them all. I decided to list my top school, my ultimate safety school, and one or two in between to give a good mix as to where I was applying.

There is a small chance that they would not find out. However, I know on my official transcripts from the school where I got my degrees it lists other institutions attended (I took three classes at a community college in high school). So, if I didn't send in the transcripts from the first college I attended they would know. Also, if you didn't send them in, and they did find out that you attended another school and you were trying to hide it, that would look really bad on your part.

I have heard that this is due to a number of reasons. First they want to make sure you are serious about getting a PhD. If you are only applying to one school then they may think that you are just seeing if you can get in, as opposed to doing whatever you can to get a PhD. Second it is for comparison reasons. If they make you an offer and you go somewhere else, they will probably want to know what the other school could offer that they didn't. Finally, you are probably somewhat right about them wanting to know who their competition is. If they see you are an outstanding candidate and you are applying at better schools they may be more apt to make you an offer quicker to try and snatch you up. I think the first two reasons carry more weight than this one though.

I am pretty sure that no matter what you will have to send both transcripts as most schools want all of your transcripts from any school attended.

I have already submitted all of my applications, but 1 because that one does not open applications until November. I submitted mine, because I knew I wouldn't change anything else, and I am hoping that if I get any interviews I can get them as early as possible. Also, I had a Graduate School director tell me that even though their deadline was in January they very much prefer to have all of the application materials by the 1st of December.

I am applying to 7. I would probably add a few more, but I can't really afford to do more. I didn't really go with the 3-3-3 rule or whatever it is, I picked 7 schools that I knew I would be happy at. Some will be harder to get in to and some will be easier. I actually had a few more "safety" schools on my list, but when it came time to apply I looked at those schools and thought that if this is the only school I get in to, I probably wouldn't go so I took them off the list.

For the most part: 90-100 = A = 4.0 80-89 = B = 3.0 70-79= C = 2.0 60-69= D = 1.0 69 and below = F = 0 There are some differences especially in the C through F range, but that should help you with a rough estimate.

Although it is not a huge factor I have seen some schools list different amounts of funding you will receive depending on GPA and GMAT/GRE scores.

I am having a dilemma deciding who to ask to write my letters of recommendation. I want to apply to an Accounting PhD program, and like many accountants I went straight throughto get a Masters in 5 years, I then went to a large accounting firm and have not had contact with Professors for a few years. Also, I did not exactly have a lot of contact with them outside of class when I was attending college. Anyway enough background. I current have one assitant professor who said she would definitely do on. Also, I have a full professor who was previously the head of the department (he stepped down to run for office) who I am fairly certain will do number two. Now, number three is what is causing the dilemma. My four options are a Senior Associate at my work, a Manager where I work, another associate professor who knew me quite well, or another full professor who did not know me as well. The cons of all of them are that most people in the accounting world know that a Senior Associate is right above my position so we are very close, more like friends than him being my boss. If I ask my Manager, he will know that I am planning on leaving soon which could upset him causing him to write something bad or even possibly leading to me being laid off. Or he could be cool about it, I am not sure. The two professor are obvivous in that one is a lower level and the other doesn't know me well. Any advice you guys could give me would be great. Like do some colleges prefer at least one from where you work, or will it matter how well the professor knows me? Thank you in advance.