Hi Everyone,
I am applying for admission to PhD programs in Sociology for Fall 2015 (all top 10 programs).
While I believe I have a decent chance of admission (3.8> undergrad GPA + 2M.A.s from an Ivy, along with 95th percentile verbal GRE), I have read that not requiring funding can boost your prospects of admission.
I am wondering how I could tactfully tell PhD programs that I do not require funding on my application? The funding would be personal, and not from an external fellowship, so there's no obvious way to state this.
Any advice regarding this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all in advance!
