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  1. Most of my advisors are like that. In fact, that's the reason why I chose to work with them. I agree with koolherc. You should be candid in everything you do; otherwise, you're jeoperdizing your credibility. You should ask about the things that you don't understand, but at least make an effort before you do so; make it sound like you did your homework. Even if the questions you're asking are trivial, doing that will show your work ethics. It will also show him how you approach problems. These things matter in the LOR; it's not just about getting an A+ in his course. If you're professor is as smart as you say, then he can surely gauge your progress (btw, very few professors are not smart, period). And don't sweat over the pace of things, he knows you're a student and how research works. With that said, you wouldn't want to linger on one of your research assignments for an inordinate amount of time.
  2. Thanks for that, Networc. Well, I kept writing after I started this thread and I think I just exceeded the limit! (it was characters, btw, and thanks to Helpplease123 for bringing that to my attention) As a small advice to the forum readers, don't fill out an application at 1:00 AM on an exam night when it's not even the deadline. Odds are you'll miss important details like this one... I'm going to bed now!
  3. This is one of the questions on the application: Please give a brief statement of your educational and career goals. Your response is limited to 1000 characters. This is *different* from the SOP question; (i.e there is another question with a 4000 word limit that says "SOP", includes achievements, activities, and areas of interest) My problem is that my career goals are fairly simple: faculty position. With that in mind, I don't have 1000 words to fill up this question. Is it too irresponsilbe to paste the 200-300 word paragraph i have? On one hand, I don't want to ramble on about this nor do I want to stuff it by some childhood stories 'showing my interest.' in teaching...etc. On the other hand, it feels like I'd be dodging the question if I go with the short answer... Also, some of the questions seem redundant. For example, there is another question that asks me to justify the research areas that I've picked (700 words), but then there's the SOP prompt that says "areas of interest" ! I guess it doesn't hurt to repeat myself?
  4. I (reluctantly) sent them to MIT because I had no choice, and Gatech's deadline is February 1. There are *plenty* of good schools that still accept applications, they're no Ivy league schools but still very respectable and well-funded/cited, etc and they can get quite competitive. To answer your question I was having second thoughts, I mean what's the point of wasting time tweaking the SOP and paying another application fee only to realize I had no chance in the first place? No one answered the other question: Is it better to apply for phd right away? Will they offer me an MS if I don't make the cut?
  5. The new scores will be weighed equally with the old ones, and there really is no point in converting them because of the equivalence charts for the percentiles...
  6. Hi people, I'm applying to Aerosopace at gatech. My profile: The good - A++ recommendations - 2+ yrs UG research including a summer in the US (outside my home university) - conference publication, another paper on the way (and possibly two) - 3.9+ GPA (4.0) - A++ SOP (testimonials from two professors and advisor) The bad: - GRE: V=156, Q=163, W=4.5 I should note that I'm an international applicant and english is not my native language, but that's no excuse and the GRE is still not representative at all. My score dropped from 90th percentiles on the practice tests to the one you see above. I did the test twice (!!) but I fell sick on both occasions (I know it's hard to believe, but sadly shit happens). I'm gutted because I never got to finish the test on both occasions: I always left out a bunch of questions on each section, questions that I know I could have nailed... It's hard enough to get funding for internationals like me, especially when it comes to competetive universities, and even if it's an "perfect" application. If anyone is in on these things could you comment on my chances of admission? Do you recommend I apply straight for PhD or a masters? Please comment only if you know a thing or twoa about this. No offence intended but please don't share irrelevant anecdotes or just reply to acknowledge my situation...
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