PhDplease!

I hope your "highest grade possible" has renewed your strength in your ability to quell those demons who tell you "you were just not born with the mental hardware capable of keeping up with everyone else. There is nothing you can ever do to perform as well as your peers." You are awesome and that grade is just some measurable proof of your awesomeness lol Good luck with everything.

@AllThatJazz that is very good to know! Gives me hope, thank you!

I'm not sure if its a benchmark per se but some (I/O) PhD programs state their preference for applicants to have GRE's at or above 308 which corresponds to 1200 on the old scale. So, it could be used to weed applicants out early in the admissions process just like a low GPA could.

I am so happy you started this thread. 306 GRE, 3.56 uGPA and 3.88 j/s year gpa. I'm hoping that my GRE score doesn't keep me from a PhD in I/O psychology with funding as well!!!

I appreciate the advice everyone has shared and I definitely learned from this experience. I wish you all good luck on your applications and I've decided to apply for the Ford Foundation fellowship since it's goals are aligned with my future research goals. But apps are due today by 5:00pm! Again, thank you all for the great advice!

No, she sent me an email at 8:18 saying she did not know of the extension. If she was aware of the original deadline (email from me and nsf was sent to her)but did not submit it by then she either was never going to submit it or she knew of the extension. I did my homors thesis with her and she edited my essays for me! Said she emailed nsf I told her don't bother. Am I allowed to let her know how I feel? Is that unprofessional?

I just sent it and I hope she comes through. I'm a little surprised she would wait to the last minute as she writes grants for our college all the time. Nevertheless, thank you for your advice. I was freaking-the-%&$#-out!!

Thank you Eco Oakgirl. How did you word yours? The last reminder I sent her said," Hello Dr. X the deadline for the NSF grfp is this upcoming Thursday Nov, 14th at 8:00pm. Please let me know if there is anything else you need from me. Again, thank you for the letter and I look forward to hearing from you soon." Would you recommend sending the same note?

So, its around 4 hours before the deadline of the extension for reference letter writers and one of my recommenders has yet to submit her letter! What should I do? I contacted her last week before the original deadline and she said,"its on my calendar--good luck!" and today....nothing. Any ideas????

Hello all, If you have reference letter writers who still have not submitted their letters how would you remind them gently while letting them know to get it done! lol

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Thank you so much!

So, is it necessary to put your name and keywords at the top of the research proposal? And is it necessary to put your name at the top of the personal statement combined essay?

Hello everyone! I'm applying to 4 PhD programs and 1 MS. I'm hoping to submit all my application materials this Friday. I fear the longer I hold onto my statements, the more I'll imagine that something is wrong with them Good luck everyone!!