Venetia
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Well, in the Word Count box in MS Word, it tells you the number of words and the number of characters. For instance, my SoP for Fordham has 526 words, but 3245 characters. So I suppose in that instance it does include spaces...
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I have a 62% overall grade for my individual units and a 58% for the masters dissertation. Overall, this counts as a 'pass' classification. Will this count against me for the US Ph.d fellowships/funding?This is, for an English Ph.d
So did your university not use the first, 2.1, 2.2 system for classifying degrees? What are the other classifications other than a pass? Without any knowledge of the other levels, I couldn't judge.
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I don't know what I was thinking but--just now I requested additional score reports by phone for november gre subject score- they say it is available, according to the phone.. Has anyone done it too? is it too early, therefore will they send only my general score which I took on september?
If then I wasted too much money..
I did it too- I looked at my online GRE Account, and although my Lit score is still 'absent', when I clicked 'order additional score reports' the Lit GRE test was no longer in its own little category, but listed with my general test under 'currently available scores'. So I bit the bullet and ordered my 7 score reports...if you've wasted money, then so have I!
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the scores are available by phone - i just called 5 minutes ago.
good luck to everyone!!
Thanks so much, Popstitute! I thought I'd have to agonize 'til Monday. It's such a relief to finally know...and I'm very pleased with my result!
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I'll be 24. I was considering applying for 2009, but the deadlines were right at the start of my Master's. No way was I ready! I can't imagine applying straight out of undergrad. I'm glad I have the gap year now- it will be nice to spend a year out of academia for the first time since high school...
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I haven't included specific faculty members/publications except in the applications for places where I really love a particular lecturer (and I have read their stuff). Perhaps I'm wrong not to mention specific lecturers, but I think that saying you've read something when you've only read about it on their profile is a bad ploy. It's also something that must happen quite often, so they'll be sceptical. However, this is my first time applying, so perhaps someone with more experience could give a more useful opinion.
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Both my undergraduate degrees are from institutions outside the US (Scotland and Ireland). While my undergraduate institution includes a translation of its marks into GPA format, my graduate one does not, and one program specifically said that I had to translate my transcripts into the 4.0 GPA format. Any ideas of companies that would do this? And fairly quickly? Thanks!
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Okay, I'll start...
I'm an American who's done all her previous study in the UK and Ireland, so don't know what my GPA is really. It's decent but not great. I'm applying to Yale, Notre Dame, UPenn, UVA, Indiana Bloomington, Cornell, WashU, and Fordham. I chose these because they all have strong Medieval faculties and/or Medieval Studies programs that I could tap into (my Masters was in Medieval Studies).
I'm worried that my graduate school won't send on the transcripts in time, that one of my referees won't send the LoRs in time, that my Personal Statement sucks (because I have no profs to look at it for me). But most of all? Naturally, that I won't get in anywhere, or that I'll get in somewhere with NO funding. If I don't get in anywhere, I'll try and find a job. I'm trying not to think about that!
And books to distract? It has to be 'Possession' by A.S. Byatt. All about the crazy world of academia and research, love it!
I look forward to hearing what others have to say, this was a great idea for a thread, Eli!
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Interesting development- now it says scores absent. Who knows what that's all about. Anyway, the 'raw score' (or 'formula score' as it is called on the Scores Online page) is your score for the Lit GRE before it is turned into a proper score (out of 800 or whatever). It's the number of questions you got right out of 230 minus the number of questions you got wrong divided by four (because you lose a quarter of a mark for every wrong answer). So let's say you got 170 right, 32 wrong, and left 28 blank. Your raw score would be 170 - (32/4), so 162.
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I'm applying! And no, weather is not a factor for me- I did my undergrad in Scotland and my Masters in Ireland, so I'm used to miserable weather...
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It probably depends on the test centre or something, and yours hasn't been processed. Mine was in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, so it's a bit out of the way...
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My Subject raw score is there, too! Thanks for the tip.
Oh good, it's not just me! I thought I might be seeing things...I suppose the percentage and score will depend on what everyone else gets, so we can't estimate it properly yet.
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can u give me the website address??!
Or just go to the GRE site and look at score reports and it now has the option to 'view scores online'. You have to make a profile but it's all easy.
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I just signed up for the new GRE look at your scores online thingie. I already had my general scores, but thought, what the hell, I can sign up now and check again when the lit scores come out in early December. Imagine my shock/surprise to see that there is a score up! Well, not a full score, it's a bit crazy. It has the number of questions I got right and wrong, and the raw score, but no percentile or score out of 800. Just thought everyone who took the November 7 test would like to know, to assuage the agonies of waiting somewhat. Also, I'd like to know if everyone can see some sort of score, or if my account is just broken or something and showing any old number!
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OK, this whole financial thing has me a bit confused. I just wanted to know, when do I fill out this FAFSA form- when I'm applying or after I've (hopefully) been accepted somewhere? I don't want to miss any deadlines...
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Thanks, everyone! I was confused by the fact that my applications asked for the registration number for both my general and subject tests, as it made me think they were different. Still, I've sent ETS a message to clarify it, just to make sure...
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Hi all,
This is probably another stupid question. I'm filling in applications for grad school, and they're asking me for my General GRE registration number. Now, I have a registration number for my subject test (on the admission ticket), but I cannot find a number for the General CBT anywhere! In the email they sent to confirm my test date, all there is is a really long confirmation number. Do I have to wait for my score report to get a registration number? Coz that would kind of suck, as I live in Dubai and the letter will take AGES. Any ideas where I could find the registration number?
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Hi,
I was just wondering- can you request that GRE scores be sent to unis before you've applied? I thought you couldn't, and so didn't fill in any schools, but now doing my applications it asked me when I requested the score. Did I get it all wrong...
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You mention that you love Maths, but you never say why. What draws you in particular? What specific parts of Mathematics have you enjoyed the most? Did you have an 'aha' moment? This is all stuff I'm using for my SoP (granted, it's for English, so might be somewhat different). I think it would just make you more of an individual, and make you stand out from the masses of other applications and be more memorable.
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Hi all,
I'm applying for an English PhD and I'm currently writing the SoP. I want to use a quotation and refer to a couple of articles/books that have been really influential, etc. How extensive does the reference have to be? Can I just put the title and author, or should I include publisher/year? At the moment I'm just including the first, but just wanted to see what everyone else did.
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Hi all,
I've done my GREs and chosen some universities, so that part is all going fabulously. The thing that is catching me up, however, is my SoP. This is my first time applying to American universities, so I'm completely at sea. I found some reputable advice online (including one site that told me it's the 'most important piece of writing you'll ever write'...thanks for that, no pressure then, eh?), but am still struggling to figure out what they're looking for. Would anyone mind sending me an example of a decent SoP or giving some tried-and-true suggestions? Of course I have no interest in plagiarism...if that worries anyone, I'm applying for English, so any humanity subject apart from that would be vaguely similar in style (or so I believe).
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Really? I thought they continued with the whole first, 2.1 etc shebang at a graduate level. I went to graduate school in Ireland and they did the whole distinction merit thing, but I thought it was unique to them. I shall take note...