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  1. Hi all, There was an old post that lists bunch of graduate fellowships/scholarships available but I am unable to find that list anymore. Can anyone provide a link for that thread? THANKS!
  2. I am looking for dissertation fellowships in science - Biology/plant science
  3. Hi gang, Many graduate fellowships are geared toward those just starting out in graduate school. Does anyone know any fellowships for advanced/doctoral stage graduate students? Thanks in advance.
  4. I believe if someone declines an offer, HM will get it.
  5. If you are good enough to get NSF funding, you are good enough to get funding from graduate programs too. If you wait too long (April award announcement), you will lose the opportunity to get funding from the department. Usually funding decisions are made Dec-Jan at the latest.
  6. Have you tried looking under alternative education loans (aka private education loans)? As long as you have good credit, you should be able to get this type of loan. I know someone who got a non degree education loan from sallie mae for some training courses (17k total) awhile back. Hope this helps.
  7. If you are plan on taking out a loan you should fill out a FAFSA. If you can get a subsidized loan, you wouldn't have to pay interest while attending school.
  8. Don't worry too much about your GRE because your GPA and research experience will balance it out. Make sure you work on a solid SoP.
  9. I am not 100% sure about this, but I believe the extra funding is state dependent. In some state schools, the state provides additional money to their resident students but it's not the case in all state schools. I have hard that Florida state university provide some sort of extra money to in state students in both undergrad and medical programs. In general, the admission standards should be the same for most schools, they will reward you based on the academic merit first prior to putting residential status into consideration.
  10. If you are still an undergrad, you need to see if any labs are willing to take in a research assistant. Start contacting professors that you are interested in working with. Finding a research position takes time so get started asap.
  11. Your studies in the first school has absolutely nothing to do with your intended studies (Env. Science) in grad school so the admission committee won't really care. In addition, your high GPA in the sciences will show that you are a mature student and is very serious about pursuing higher education in science. Probably should mention something in your personal statement without focusing too much on your mistakes in the past.
  12. Well why not apply to your current school for Masters? If you know the professors there, you maybe able to have an easier time getting in rather than applying to a new school. There are so many colleges and universities offering MS in Biology that does not require much, so it really depends on what state you plan on attending. If you plan on applying for 2012, you still have time to at least volunteer at a lab for a semester and get your experience.
  13. If you have a high science GPA, getting into Masters won't be as hard. It all depends on what schools you apply to.
  14. It really depends on who is doing the writing. One of my LOR writer was a very strong believer about writing a great letter and tweaking it to have a good fit (grant proposal vs grad school, so on) so he would always print out new copies of the letter each and every time. My other writer was way too lazy and wrote a summary of my resume without any formatting (filled with spelling errors and spacing issues) and asked me to look over it. I took the time to polish up that letter. My third writer wrote a very generic one and printed one copy to sign. I ended up with multiple copies of that letter but it didn't bother me as much because the first two letters were more than enough. I guess as long as the letter has a signature to validate it, I guess it's alright?
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