DBear Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 42 minutes ago, stereopticons said: I think I'm at about $1200 now. I try not to think about it too hard. This is my fifth (!) round of applications and I've spent about that much each time. I hope it'll be your last! Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereopticons Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 24 minutes ago, DBear said: I hope it'll be your last! Best of luck! Thanks! I really hope so, too! Best of luck to you as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofgallifrey Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 (edited) I spent nearly $800 to apply to 5 schools. Application fees comprised most of that ($485), since I'm not eligible for any waivers. The rest was GRE study books ($50), the GRE itself ($205), and sending scores to additional schools ($54). The hours I spent working on my application materials and stressing about my chances: priceless. Edited December 14, 2016 by songofgallifrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBear Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 On 2016. 12. 15. at 3:02 AM, songofgallifrey said: The hours I spent working on my application materials and stressing about my chances: priceless. So, so true.. I spent a slight bit more than my original estimate because one school's application fee was higher in the actual online application than it had indicated on the admissions info page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvelynD Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I spend: 40$ for the GRE book, 90$ for the Magoosh practice videos, 205$+90$ for the GRE itself and sending aditional scores, 245$ for the TOEFL, about 100$ in travel costs, and about 400$ to apply. In total it comes to around 1200$, a bit over the 1000$ budget I set for myself. 1200$, imagine how many shoes I could have bought....  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepancreas Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I haven't finished applying yet but when I do, I'll have spent $1100-1200 just on applications (I'm insane and applying to 17 schools...) Plust $205 for the GRE (which only ONE school I'm applying to requires, and they only care about the analytical writing section.) So total, that's $1305-1405 (I'm waiting to see if I'm eligible for a fee waiver for one of my apps.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fadedfigures Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 My first time in grad school: 11 schools, all with fee waivers = $0 GREs taken twice, once with a fee waiver = ~$300 Score sending to 11 schools, minus 4 free sends = 7 x $25 = $225 Transcript requests were free in my undergrad. Final cost = ~$525 This application season: 4 schools with no fee waivers = ~$300 I did not take the GREs this time around, as my scores were still valid. Score sending to 4 schools = $100 Transcript requests from my old grad school = 4 x $20 = $80 Final cost = ~$480 So around the same cost each time. Those fee waivers really make such a wonderful difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istanbulnotconstantinople Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 No fee waivers for me unfortunately and a few extra charges as an international student too. In total I spent around 1200 dollars to apply to 6 PhD programmes (I took the GRE twice though). I think the thing that got me the most was UPenn who stipulated that I had to get my UK degree grades converted and the whole process of paying my universities to post transcripts plus the service was more than 200dollars extra. Other schools just charged me an extra 30 dollars to do this themselves and now that I have sent the application I doubt I will even be accepted to UPenn and that I will have spent a lot of money on them for nothing. I am not sure why they don't have the same system as other schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaede Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 I applied to 7 programs, and got fee waivers for all but two of them. I took the GRE a month and a half before the apps were due, and sent the GRE to 2 schools out of pocket. $105*2 + $205 + $27*2 = $469 Though now I am spending quite a bit on interview outfits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImHis Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Close to $4500. I applied to 6 schools, had my degrees assessed by a credential evaluating agency, traveling and flight fees to 3 of the schools to interview and visit, GRE scores, application fees, clearing house application centre, transcripts, mailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilos Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 This is my first grad school application season (nontraditional student graduating with a B.A. in May) and all-told I think I've spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $700 to apply to six schools. I'm factoring in: My one GRE attempt ($205) A few GRE fees required to send scores ($81) Six application fees (~$400 - fees ranging from $40 to $100 - no waivers) Postage for a manuscript ($8.20) A few odd transcript mailing fees ($15-20) It's not a cheap process, but I feel that it was a good investment. I see some people applying to 15-20 schools, so you can take my ~$400 figure and multiply it by three to get a high end figure. Also, applicants who need GRE subject tests or who take multiple swings at the GRE general exam add significantly to this total. The time spent was the real cost, in my opinion, but I enjoyed most of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avflinsch Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 57 minutes ago, Kilos said: This is my first grad school application season (nontraditional student graduating with a B.A. in May) and all-told I think I've spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $700Â to apply to six schools. I'm factoring in: Another non traditional student here, but very different experience - Masters program starting in fall 2014 - GRE Book ~$40 (gave it to my daughter when I was done, so it did double duty) GRE exam ~$200 Transcript fees $0 (same school as my undergrad) I only applied to one school and sent the exam scores when I took the test Application fee was $65 Finishing my masters now, and applying for a PhD for Fall 2017 - Â App fee - $70 (same school so they already had the scores, and transcript info) So my total is $375 - which is at the low end of the range, the bulk of which was the GRE fees. My daughter, on the other hand applied to multiple schools for her masters - total was about $1200 between GRE, application fees, sending scores and transcripts. She is also looking at around $1500 for her PhD (Fall 2018), so her total (or rather my additional expenses) is in the $2000 - $2700 range, depending on if she applies to some of the same schools again. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemsBioYu Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 International school, apply for 15 schools. $1500-2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest56436 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 More than I want to quantify specifically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebs Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) Three schools, GRE plus GRE prep, app fees, actual freaking *fax* costs to order transcripts since some schools insist that faxing a signed form is the only electronic option that satisfies FERPA (it isn't), and access to a couple of essential POI pubs that I couldn't get through school...about $700 altogether. Edited January 11, 2017 by wet gremlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate_Boggs Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Too much, the bulk of it with Kaplan for GRE Prep ($1500 and worth every penny in my opinion). Applied to 5 schools and between GRE Scores, Transcripts from the 4 undergrad universities (thanks to studying abroad) and application fees the average school cost was ~$200. I don't want to do the final math but hopefully all worth it  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturdyelm Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) I'm just now realizing how much money I spent.... I probably could have asked for application waivers (no schools had them outright), but it was a long process already and didn't want to deal with it. GRE Costs, incl Prep & additional score reports ( $390) and  6 Apps ranging from $55-90 ($375) = ~$765 total Thankfully no costs for transcripts or anything like that (okay maybe a few stamps) as my undergrad sends for "free" ( I like to think that is was part of our tuition). Edited January 12, 2017 by sturdyelm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THS Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 On 1/11/2017 at 0:34 PM, Kate_Boggs said: Too much, the bulk of it with Kaplan for GRE Prep ($1500 and worth every penny in my opinion). Applied to 5 schools and between GRE Scores, Transcripts from the 4 undergrad universities (thanks to studying abroad) and application fees the average school cost was ~$200. I don't want to do the final math but hopefully all worth it   I agree it works out to around 200 per school.  Some a little more and some a little less after you send GRE, transcripts, and pay the fees.    As for what I spent.....WAY TOO MUCH.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicsana Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 (edited) I spent around $700. To the people spending over $1000, where are yall getting the money from ? I guess it's more expensive for me, since I'm paying in Canadian $, and the exchange rate just sucks! Edited February 4, 2017 by magicsana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereopticons Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 1 hour ago, magicsana said: I spent around $700. To the people spending over $1000, where are yall getting the money from ? I guess it's more expensive for me, since I'm paying in Canadian $, and the exchange rate just sucks! Credit cards, spreading out expenses as much as I can, cutting back on non-essential expenses. This round is easier because this time I have a full time job, but it's still hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_historynerd Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Around $660.00 for 8 schools. This included  GRE Test, GRE sending fees, Application Fees, and Transcripts. Worth it thought! 3 admits so far, 1 rejection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhSoSolipsistic Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 GRE registration: $205 Magoosh prep: $99 (I guess this was a sale? it's normally $149) Transcipts: $5 Application Fees for two schools: $145 Total: $454 Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueNahlchee Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 (edited) Let's just say I bid my farewell to a large portion of my hard-earned savings after I completed all my applications...  I think I would have saved SO MUCH money if all those schools I applied to didn't request hard-copies of official transcripts from the respective schools (and most of them required transcripts from EVERY school attended, including those I didn't receive a degree, so I had to send transcripts from community colleges where I took coursework, etc - so annoying...). Edited February 14, 2017 by BlueNahlchee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocCog Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 GRE Prep: $129 (2 book sets) GRE: $205 Application fees: $1010 (Got one school waived...and then another charged me twice!) GRE Scores: $297 Transcripts: FREEEE (So glad my undergrad sends them out for free. One school DID try to charge me $65 to upload my transcript! But I typed it all by hand, including things from high school it insisted upon, which made it free.) Total: $1641 Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Chat Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I wasn't the best at managing my money for this round. But by my estimate: GRE prep: $79 GRE: $200 Send GRE scores: $200 ish Applications: $750 Background checks: $80 Transcripts: $50 It rounds out to about an even $1300. Fortunately I spent little on travel. It does bite a little that I got rejected to all doctoral programs, but that's to be expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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