Bacchae

You got admitted to USC, how is the funding package there?

Congratulations! What other schools are you applying to? I am going to Nashville, TN, next week for an on-campus interview at Vanderbilt University. Does anyone have any advice on how to do well in grad-school admission interview? Thank you!

I think Claremont School of Theology has a lot better funding now than CGU religion program. BTW, most of PhD programs at CGU have moved to CST. Since 2009, every year they offer the University Scholars Award for incoming master level students (MA and MDiv) that covers full tuition, apartment, required books and living expenses, which you hardly find a comprehensive support like this (at master level) in the east coast. http://www.cst.edu/p...udents/TUSA.php PhD students get either half or full tuition scholarship. Some PhD students at Claremont that I know get their additional financial support from teaching job as adjunct faculty at surrounding colleges (APU, Pomona College, etc.).

Hey Folks, I noticed that many people are competing to study at theological schools in the east coast (Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Boston, Emory, etc.). What about schools in the west coast? Let us discuss them. What do you think about schools such as Claremont, Fuller, and GTU? I know that those schools have very strong programs, professors, and library. They also have produced great scholars in the past. How do you rank these schools in the west? What schools are in your top priority? If someone wants to study systematic theology or bible (HB and NT) in the west coast, which school would you highly recommend? Thanks.

I heard this news from my conversation with the professor of this school. The official letter is on its way to my address. I probably should wait until it is official first before sharing it to the public.

Guys, I just got a great news today. I have been admitted to a decent PhD program. I'm really excited, but still waiting for the news about funding though. I think I will get at least full tuition scholarship. It is either the school does not take GRE seriously or my GPA helps to show my academic performance that gets me in, I really have no idea. I'm happy... :-) BTW, beside having published some articles, I also have studied New Testament Greek for many years, Classical Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, Aramaic, Sahidic Coptic, and German. So, my language preparation is not bad at all.

Hi all, I'm an international student who came to the US in 2009. I got a full scholarship from the school I'm studying now and I'm almost done with the program. I just submitted my applications to PhD programs in Religious studies in 4 different schools (Harvard, Yale, Emory, Boston Univ.). My GRE score is pretty low (V-390, Q-420, and AW-4). I have had 2 master degrees from Asia, and currently I'm working on one more master degree in a leading school in my field in California. My GPA was 3.97 in my previous masters (both with honor summa cum laude), and 3.92 in my current MA program. I am preparing a chapter for a forthcoming book and I will be presenting a paper in an academic conference this March. My recommendations should be very strong. However, this low GRE score has troubled me a lot and I do not have strong confidence in my applications. Do I have a chance to get into those schools? Thank you.