readyforachange Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I only applied to seven...and I thought that was a lot! I cannot even imagine all of the stress and time associated with more applications (I admire your dedication!) I wish there were grants or other forms of aid (more fee waivers) to help with the costs of applications. GREs at $20/school, transcripts at $6 per copy, along with application fees $50-75 (and then any other misc charges like overnighting materials ). I'm a grad student! I'm already broke and my TA salary is not enough to cover these costs; thank you federal loans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveotron Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I applied to 10. Luckily, I have a scholarship that covers my GRE, applications, additional score reports, and visits to schools. Still, that didn't make the process seem any less stressful. The only thing I'm finding more stressful is waiting for decisions and that one LoR a professor has yet to submit. Now if only I could get accepted to just 1 program... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saritapie Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I applied to 3 PhD programs-- totally not my style; I was going to wait a year post-MS and spend a lot of time getting to a list of 4-8 programs, but my undergrad adviser convinced me to just give it a try this year with the 2-3 top schools on my list. I already knew what those were, so, pretty straightforward. Saved me a bunch of money-- and the work and cost of applying to a bunch of outstanding schools in places I would never want to live, and, as a result, would never actually go. (My first shot at undergrad, I applied to and was accepted early decision by a great school in a place I really did not like. I went. I hated it. I left. Lesson-- "Where I live matters a lot."-- learned.) So, here I am, twitching, praying, and second-guessing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinM Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Only five (three MA, two PhD). I had a list of eight, then took four off because it turned out there was no one there who shares my research interests. I replaced them with four other schools, then realized the structure of three of the programs was completely wrong for me, so that left five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plisar Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I applied to 21 programs at the encouragement of my three thesis advisors. I am sure that I will get declined from all 21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPoliSciPhD Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 WOW! I'm impressed! I thought applying to 14 was a lot! haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cogneuroforfun Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Ten. They're all competitive and I'm in a competitive field. Professors and advisors recommended 9-12, so it worked out. Thankfully my dad could help me pay for some of the application expenses, plus I have a scholarship, otherwise I don't know how I could have done it. At least he knows I'll be providing for him in his old age soon enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40404 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 four... and I'm quite freaking out as most people applied to a lot of schools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engimo Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I applied to 12 schools, but with the exception of the one I am guaranteed to get into, they are all top 20 (most top 10) schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlseekingphd Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 3 schools. I had 4 on my list but an application I thought was submitted wasn't. I cried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardnav Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I submitted 3. I had 1 more waiting the wings, but I got admitted to my first program extremely early (I found out on Halloween), so I decided not to apply to it. Still waiting on the first choice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnk0001 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 4 ....... I wanted to apply to more but my bank account ended up making the decisions for me sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialpsych Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 10 here. I'm applying in two different fields of study, so 5 per field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridgey Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 4 ....... I wanted to apply to more but my bank account ended up making the decisions for me sadly. Yup. I have one more application, due at the end of the month, and the $ is probably going to mean I can't make it. Stupid exchange rate! More annoying, I already paid for ETS to send my GRE report there and for the TWO transcripts they demand. AND, it would have allowed me to both pursue my weird combination of interests and have something of a 'safety' (relatively speaking). Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ec86 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 ... an application I thought was submitted wasn't. How did that happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonologist Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Just 4. My field is relatively small, and there are only so many programs (4) that adequately support my research interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astaroth Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Applied to 9, already rejected by 1, 5 of the remaining 8 are reaches. Wooo!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLGUY Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 3 DPT programs. no word yet, but its only a week past the deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximKat Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 13 I was going to apply to 14, it turned out too late that UMass accepts only paper recomendations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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