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  1. When I issue this thread, I have stand-alone Master of Arts Degree granted by University of Michigan in mind. Just when I browse and read their degree requirements, many of them don't require a thesis nor comprehensive 'exist' exam. I am not sure (if there is any offends please accept my apology) if people get a distinction from this school would be admitted by best PhD programs I just ask. No more.
  2. Hi folk, I am curious to ask if there are 2 PhD applicants, both earn their stand-alone MAs from top universities in the States. Student A's MA only requires 1 full-time year study without writing a thesis, while student B's MA requires 2 years' study and have to spend the whole final year to write a thesis. If both of them graduate with same GPAs, achieve same GRE scores and write the same quality SoP, will Student B have a higher chance to be admitted to a better PhD program since he has spent a year to write a thesis?
  3. Have you ever considered to work outside the states and the uk- let's say, australia, canada or at east asia? You never know what lays ahead your life, and it's wise to finish your DPhil as you can. What I mean is all studies should be completed as you are being young, you don't want to finish your degree when you are over 40.
  4. Let alone admission chances, at least working can help you pay tuition fee. You don't want to keep borrowing federal loans from the government
  5. I have done the math. Even you study at Stanford for a fully funded PhD, you still need to pay if you are an international student
  6. Yes I get it- I will try to raise my verbal to 153-155, and meanwhile I will have a look at others' Education program. I hope my east asian language ability would be considered by adcom, btw. Thank you rems again! (Which university did you grad, if you dun mind to tell me?)
  7. Thank you rems for raising this interesting question. I am a Chinese- coming from Hong Kong. I have already had a Master Degree at an English-speaking university which ranks both top 30 in Times Higher Education and QS university ranking. The Canadian master degree would be my 2nd. After this, I will apply Berkeley (plan to apply). I have a double Bachelor Degree both in English Literature and English Education from Hong Kong. If my GRE verbal is not suitable for a solid Literature Degree at Berkeley, then I may switch to PhD in Education (I already have 3 years experience in high school education).
  8. If I can get 153 on verbal, I will be very happy already. There were 3 sections of Verbal on that day (1 is experimental), and I didn't have time to finish 1 of them. I spent too much time on dealing with a long passage of comprehension. People said Berkeley only needs 153-156 range, dun know if it is true. Work hard together!
  9. I just took my GRE, Verbal 150 Math 152, still waiting for my writing score this score is primarily used to apply for a Master Degree at a top Canadian University, but I intend to use this score to apply PhD at East Asian Lit at UC Berkeley. Should I retake the test for my low Verbal?? I am an international student, btw.
  10. French would be quite useful if you employ continental philosophy as a tool to analyze written texts and cinemas, therefore it would be at your benefit to know how to read in french. Personally both chinese and english are my native languages (or near native for my english) and french is my third and I can't see I possess any merits in entering grad schools...I think you should at least have a good verbal score in your GRE
  11. Don't worry about GRE as English is your first language. I just have the feeling that the verbal section preys on most of asians and discourages them to apply in the States.
  12. Thanks Stately Plump! I will try my best to write my research statement (which is based on my previous MA graduate dissertation)! Just a little more about myself: I have an IELTS overall 7.0 (still valid) and I have taken an Immersion program at University of Queensland in Australia. I was admitted by Australian National University for a Postgrad Research Degree last year but due to some reasons I couldn't arrive there. I mainly work at East Asia and I pass all required English exams for teachers inside my country. I also have experience in conduting formal assessment for high school kids across the country closely with my nation's government. The department at that Canadian School only requires applicants who have never studied at Canadian institutions to take GRE. They also require three-year-level Chinese. I know my Verbal sucks (probably worths no attention) so I plan to take it more than one. Your advice somehow changes my life. Thanks!!!
  13. Hi folk Again this is another got-any-chance question, and each 'yes' or 'no' or 'maybe' can save a lot of people's life! Do I need to have a high verbal score to apply a Master program in East Asian Lit?? I plan to apply a top Canadian grad school in the field of East Asian Literature. Chinese is my first language, English is my second and French is my third. My undergrad cgpa is 3.2/4.0 (a 4-year degree). I already have a Master Degree in a field close to East Asian Lit from an English-speaking university outside United States which ranks overall top 30 in both QS and times higher education (THE). I can pay all fees thus require no scholarships nor teaching assistantships. I have 3 year full time experience in teaching high school students English. I've contacted a potential grad supervisor from that canadian university without telling him/her my gre scores, and s/he said I can apply and sumbit research statement under his/her own name. I demo my gre several times and the result is combined 295/340, verbal 142, Math 153, AW 4.0 Is it ok??
  14. Hi folk Again this is another got-any-chance question, and each 'yes' or 'no' or 'maybe' can save a lot of people's life! Do I need to have a high verbal score to apply a Master program in East Asian Lit?? I plan to apply a top Canadian grad school in the field of East Asian Literature. Chinese is my first language, English is my second and French is my third. My undergrad cgpa is 3.2/4.0 (a 4-year degree). I already have a Master Degree in a field close to East Asian Lit from an English-speaking university outside United States which ranks overall top 30 in both QS and times higher education (THE). I can pay all fees thus require no scholarships nor teaching assistantships. I have 3 year full time experience in teaching high school students English. I've contacted a potential grad supervisor from that canadian university without telling him/her my gre scores, and s/he said I can apply and sumbit research statement under his/her own name. I demo my gre several times and the result is combined 299/340, verbal 146, Math 153, AW 4.0 Is it ok??
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