voaku

@voaku good on ya to start contacting profs early! research experience is super important, but, in my experience, so is breadth -- really, other than your stats, your application is about telling a compelling story. also look into columbia's earth science program if you're interested.. funding is guaranteed for 5 years and they have a ton of resources for graduate students. 

@voafduLJ Continue to follow up on the availability of PhD funding at all schools you apply to. I can only speak to the availability of funding at Washington (Seattle). For Geoscience, Washington(Seattle) has an excellent program. I was fortunate to be invited to interview but soon found out that being funded each year (after the first) may depend on winning external scholarships.