[Syracuse University]

Hi! I'll be doing an online MLS at the iSchool, but I'll come for the summer residency.

[Final Decisions 2014]

Syracuse - online.

[MSIS or MSLS Fall 2014 Applicants]

I got my third and last acceptance yesterday. I was accepted to Drexel, Syracuse and UW. Drexel is within commuting distance, so I will be able to take some classes on campus. And they offered me Dean's Fellowship, so they are the cheapest so far - mind that I am an international student and things like "in-state tuition" are not an option for me. I am still waiting to hear from Syracuse regarding any scholarships. And I am going to their accepted students reception next weekend, hope it will help me make up my mind. Anybody else going?

 

It's going to be a hard decision, I really like all these programs... I sort of hoped they will make the decision easier for me by not accepting me everywhere

[GMAT AWA VS GRE AWA - Prompts similar?]

What do you mean "there don't seem to be a large number of GRE writing prompts about"? ETS has the entire pool published on their website. http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/analytical_writing/issue/pool and http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/analytical_writing/argument/pool

[Time needed for a non-native speaker to improve a verbal score]

Really, try this course http://www.memrise.com/course/6830/challenging-gre-words/ on memrise, it really helped me. It's only 15 words per session, and it has a good revising schedule, i.e. it makes you revise newer words more often, brings up the words you struggle with etc.

[Time needed for a non-native speaker to improve a verbal score]

No, I haven't studied in the US before. I used English for my work and I read a lot, both fiction and nonfiction, but still I didn't know many words. By the way, my husband had the same starting level, but he only studied the words for 6-7 weeks, because math was more important for him, and still he got 161 in verbal. So over 150 is totally possible!

[Time needed for a non-native speaker to improve a verbal score]

Hi Yana,

 

I didn't take a proper practice test before I started preparing for the GRE, but I looked at some practice questions, and in most verbal tasks I didn't know a single word. I wasn't in much hurry though and I spent about 6-7 months learning the words (mostly with memrise.com, they have a few lists of GRE words). I got 165 in verbal which was much better than I hoped for. Out of these 6-7 months I was really studying for 1-1.5 (every day), most of the time I would only open the app maybe once or twice a week. 

[certified translation of transcripts]

You should really check this with each school. While some of them accept translations (ranging from translations made by you to notarised translations), most require evaluation as well, and some only accept evaluation by some specific agencies.

[How to send IELTS score]

I think you should ask the admission officers in the universities you are applying to. I asked about IELTS in a couple of places (I ended up taking TOEFL however) and they told me you need to contact them and ask how to send scores etc.