Mary_B

Thank you for you opinion. I knew that my application was not truly competitive because of the minimal amount of research I did (only a summer). My ultimate goal is to be a professor of biology at a college; so, I need a PhD. I am going to try to see if I can find funding somehow so I can go into the least debt possible. However, if this is the only option I have- so be it. Thank you for your opinions

I have spoken I have spoken with a graduate student at this program and she has suggested that I try to see what funding options I have with grants, fellowships, even finding a PI willing to support me. She also told me that many in her program switch over to PhD. I would not stop at a masters, I would move on to a PhD. Thank you for your input. I don't really have other options as I have my daughter so I cannot move to other areas of the country- this is my only option as far as graduate school goes. So, according to your suggestion, I should wait a year and keep applying to the school until I get funding? My GPA was 3.78 and I have 10,000 in debt from undergrad. Thank you for your opinions.

Hello: This is my first time posting to this forum; so, if I have posted in the wrong place please forgive me! I applied for the PhD microbiology program of a fairly good school and was not accepted. They did however invite me for the MS thesis without funding. I do not have a strong background in microbiology and my bachelor's will be in biomedical sciences. I had a summer internship and my GRE scores were in the 60th percentile. That said, I am trying to be positive about this- should I be happy that I at least got into the MS thesis? The coordinator even said that many students transfer to PhD after a year. However, I would have to find my own funding for that first year. Please let me know your thoughts on this situation. Thank you very much for your time.