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Don't think past trend says anything... But, personally, I use ( or abuse (?) ) the past trend to reduce my hopes. So if I get accepted I'm ecstatic, else I was expecting it anyways.

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So I got an admit at NCSU for PHD in Mathematics finally. In fact, it was the only school I got an admit from. Unfortunately, (Yep you guessed it!) I did not land myself any sort of funding. They seemingly decide upon Teaching Assistantships once in a year, and that's that! Or would they have positions that are expendable during the year too? So, my only option on getting my tuition paid is getting myself an RA. Do you think that is possible now that the decision for 'no funding' is already made? How do I go about asking the Profs? Should I be straigh-forward at first go or do I tell them 'I'm just interested in learning more' before I get there and then once I get there, I ask them about RA? And also, I heard they usually don't give funding for international students, so do my chances increase if I should fly to the US and meet profs a month earlier? I really need at least the tuition waiver! Thanks a ton for any sorta advice!

So I got an admit at NCSU for PHD in Mathematics finally. In fact, it was the only school I got an admit from. Unfortunately, (Yep you guessed it!) I did not land myself any sort of funding. They seemingly decide upon Teaching Assistantships once in a year, and that's that! So, my only option on getting my tuition paid is getting myself an RA. Do you think that is possible now that the decision for 'no funding' is already made? How do I go about asking the Profs? Should I be straigh-forward at first go or do I tell them 'I'm just interested in learning more' before I get there and then once I get there, I ask them about RA? And also, I heard they usually don't give funding for international students, so do my chances increase if I should fly to the US and meet profs a month earlier? I really need the funding! Thanks a ton for any sorta advice!

Oh! Good news! I got accepted at NCSU.. without funding though. I have lotta things to ask. That's a whole different story though. A whole different thread. 12 applications. 4 eligibility problems. 7 rejects. 1 admit! Phew!

The admission procedure is the same. It is usually only different if there are two separate departments for both of them.

Thank you all for taking your time and replying. Special thanks to enigma for taking time to advice me on options I have in the city where I live. Thank you origin415. As a matter of fact, I could not take the GRE math this year as it is administered only once in a year in India. But, the problem is that I have already taken a year off and I am actually wondering if taking one more off would make any difference for me. Thanks p.b! Wonderful idea! I think everyone who is planning to apply in the coming years again to grad school should try this out! @grendel: That was extremely informative. Thanks for the huge list. Really appreciate it. Did you apply to EU universities? I was infatuated with this idea until I checked with the websites of EVERY single school that you had given on your list, and EVERY one of them had deadlines real early, some even had it during the first week of January. Of course I realise there probably are more universities, but I rationalized that they all might have at least some standard structure about them. I am applying to some UK universities. Maybe pick-up an accent before I get to the US next year. @SS Thank you! Yeah... I am looking at options now. U of SCarolina has it open and rolling I think. UNF for one has the deadlines fast approaching in a week. And I never did hear from the GRE score report service. Except for U Alaska I think. It is funny considering I did pretty well on GRE.

http://www.stat.tamu...ngs/area31.html Edit: My bad. Just realized that you had asked for 'departments by fields'.

Hey All, So they say it's been a bad year for grad school admissions this year. I guess I could say it's been worse for me considering I got turned down at all the 8 schools I applied to. Next step is to figure out which schools which are still accepting applications and have their deadlines earliest by the next week or two. Bluntly put, I gotta be scavenging now. I was wondering if you guys knew any decent schools with application deadlines after the April 15th. And where you think I could apply even though the deadline has passed (if at all there are schools with this option open). And being cornered to such a situation, is there a point in attending american schools literally unheard off? Is that going to make my application all the more difficult next year? R PS: I am an international applicant.

Hey All, So they say it's been a bad year for grad school admissions this year. I guess I could say it's been worse for me considering I got turned down at all the 8 schools I applied to. Next step is to figure out which schools which are still accepting applications and have their deadlines earliest by the next week or two. Bluntly put, I gotta be scavenging now. I was wondering if you guys knew any decent schools with application deadlines after the April 15th. And where you think I could apply even though the deadline has passed (if at all there are schools with this option open). And being cornered to such a situation, is there a point in attending american schools literally unheard off? Is that going to make my application all the more difficult next year? R PS: I am an international applicant.