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  1. GradSchoolTruther
    Seems as if Iowa will have more resources than Merced.
  2. GradSchoolTruther
    You cannot just switch programs. In many universities, you have to apply to the department like a new applicant.
  3. GradSchoolTruther
    1. Depends on the department. Some departments have more funding available, even within a specific university. 2. I think you can deal with Texas for several years. If the university is in the D-FW or Houston area, there is plenty of diversity regarding many adepts of life.
  4. GradSchoolTruther
    Most of the courses are undergraduate courses. The thesis is co-authored with an advisor, so calling it a thesis is not accurate. The university is awfully loose in what it considers a "graduate" degree to be.
  5. GradSchoolTruther
    Email the Director of Graduate Studies for the department.
  6. GradSchoolTruther
    Not really, as conference presentations are not that impressive. Nice touch, but they aren't getting you in a program.
  7. GradSchoolTruther
    You might want to to check on whether you have to be in the program for a year before you switch. As for your reputation, if it's the same department, don't think many people would care you'd like to pursue a Ph.D.
  8. GradSchoolTruther
    Why can't you switch your GA assignment?
  9. GradSchoolTruther
    Not every idea will be well-received. Not every idea is workable. Whatever you do, don't go to a message board as ask "What should I research?" Those types of posts make me wonder how that person got into and are surviving graduate school.
  10. GradSchoolTruther
    Offers vary.
  11. GradSchoolTruther
    You're probably going to go to two conferences per year, at most, even after you finish. In some fields, one is the norm. Don't worry about networking at this point. Wait a year or two until you have something solid to present.
  12. GradSchoolTruther
    OK, I misread it. Anyway, it doesn't matter what happened during the OP's master's program. If I were on the committee, I would take a dim view regarding someone who brought up an achievement that is the norm.
  13. GradSchoolTruther
    A 3.56 GPA is close to the threshold to lose funding in many programs. It doesn't apply in the OP's case, but I doubt it's considered high.
  14. GradSchoolTruther
    I don't see how you can win an appeal failing twice. Passing a qualifying exam is a rite of passage, and it would be unfair if you were able to get yet another chance when others would not get one. The only thing helping your case is you're getting funding from an outside source. As for telling people you passed if the appeal fails, that would be a lie. There is no such thing as honorable mention.
  15. GradSchoolTruther
    Another money grab.
  16. GradSchoolTruther
    I knee the arguments, methodology, and shortcomings. I had to know 20-30 articles and books per topic, and had outlined for about 15 topics.
  17. GradSchoolTruther
    Unlike medical school, you don't have to show how "great" of a person you are by working with underprivileged children in inner cities or teaching English in a foreign country. What matters are GPA, GRE, LORs, and SOPs.
  18. GradSchoolTruther
    Neither would really look better for graduate programs. This isn't medical school
  19. GradSchoolTruther
    You're pursuing other opportunties.
  20. GradSchoolTruther
    It just seems as if the second professor wants credit as co-chair of your committee because that factors into course releases and tenure/promotion. Also, just be blunt and say the other professor requested his/her status change to co-chair. At this stage, though, you don't have a dissertation committee, do you? Don't you have to wait until after comprehensive exams?
  21. GradSchoolTruther
    You respond by telling them where you accepted. I honestly don't understand the awkwardness in rejecting an offer. You should also decline when you know for certain you won't be attending that school.
  22. GradSchoolTruther
    Department chairs usually aren't on admissions committees. Chalk it up to lesson learned and apply to several schools.
  23. GradSchoolTruther
    CU Denver is only a master's program.
  24. GradSchoolTruther
    Just write a short email expressing appreciation for the offer, and you've accepted an offer from another university. Why feel do you have to feel about turning down an offer? You're the one who spent the money applying.
  25. GradSchoolTruther
    It seems as if Case Western doesn't even offer funding for any of its doctoral programs.
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