[North Carolina State University]

Hi,

I need some guidance on the indirect living expenses at NCSU which includes average housing, meals and other common daily expenses.

Thanks

[Unfunded PhD]

Hi, 

On 3/22/2016 at 9:36 PM, Nirvik said:

Hello. I am in a similar situation, except I have an adviser who is supervising me from the 1st semester. My adviser said that no student in the university where I got admitted has graduated without funding. Funding is usually given after completion of a project or research paper. So I would advise you to contact potential advisers and discuss potential funding opportunities before accepting the offer.

Thanks for the reply. I have already contacted faculty members and have not received any response from them. That is why i am contemplating if I should go for accept the offer and fund myself for 2 semesters. This however, entirely depends on the con version ratio of unfunded to funded students. I therefore, wan ted to kn ow the chances of such a possibility at OSU.

Thanks

[Unfunded PhD]

Hi I recently got an admit from a Ohio State university. However, it is not funded. The administration has told me that my only chance of getting funding is through RAship. Since i have not been able to find a faculty who will fund me as of now, I am confused if i should accept the opportunity. The administration has told me that usually student find advisers after one or two semesters. It would be really helpful if somebody can  guide me on chances of getting advisers after one or two semesters at Ohio State university. If there is a good chance then will it be logical to fund myself for a year and accept the offer.

Thanks

[Profile Evaluation: Material Science]

My profile:
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Name: Aarushi Bhargava 
Branch: Mechanical
Field of Interest: Material Science, Fracture mechanics
Degree Goal (MS/PhD): MS/PhD(preferable)
UG Institute: BITS,Pilani (Pilani Campus), India
CGPA/Percentage (Do not Convert to US Scale): 8.14(out of 10)

Topper's Percentage (or GPA): 

Your rank in your class: top 25
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GRE: 324[ 157(verbal) + 167 (quant)] AWA -4.0
Toefl: Yet to take 
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Internships: (If applicable)
1) Hetero Drugs Ltd., India – Study of the Heat ventilation and air conditioning system necessary for manufacturing of pharmaceutical medicines( I don’t think this one is relevant)
2) National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore,India – Development of Ni-W-P ternary coatings on carbon fibers to obtain better electrical conductivity
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Submitted or Accepted Publications: 2 papers in progress
Conference: N/A
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Projects: (If applicable)
1) Thesis Project: Residual Life Assessment of Super-Heater Coils in Supercritical Thermal Power Plants due to Erosion by Fly-Ash and Oxide Scale Growth
2) Simulation of heat transfer in gas turbine blade (Elective Project)
3) Thermomechanical and creep analysis of a gas turbine blade(Elective Project)
4) Fem modelling and simulation of actuation of nanorobots (Elective project)
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Recommendations:
Any three of these 
1) Associate Professor, BITS Pilnai (Strong)
2)Principal Research Scientist, NAL bangalore (Strong) 
3)Assistant Professor, BITS Pilani (Moderate) 
4) Assisant Professor, BITS Pilani
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