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How much did applying to grad programs cost you?


Maziana

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Now that (some) people are done applying... How much did the process cost you?
 
Me:
$400 in application fees (Applied to 9 schools; I got 2 fees waived)
about $72 in transcript fees
$150 in GRE score reports
$150 for psychology subject test
$185 for general GRE
 
That's $620ish for my recent non-ETS-related costs, but about $957 total! Ugh! I could've bought a new laptop with that, plus some nice Christmas gifts. Well, it should be worth it. 
 
Sorry if this topic has been brought up before - I tried to look and didn't find anything.
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Application fees: 11 schools x $80 average = $880

GRE Scores: 11 x $25 = $275

Actually taking the GRE: Registration fee = $200

Subject GRE that I missed (-.-): 1 x $150 = $150

Transcript fees: 11 x $8 = $88

Misc. expenses: ~$50

 

Total: ~$1700

 

Expensive stuff.

Edited by ratlab
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Application fees: $755

GRE Registration: $185

GRE Scores: $150

(GRE study materials): $150

Transcript fees (4 undergrad institutions......): $310

TOTAL: $1550

 

And I'm probably overlooking other expenses... So much groan.

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3 schools and 4 programs so far.

 

GRE: $80 (reduced price to test the new score scale back in 2011)

GRE score reports: $25 x 2 (my alma mater already had the scores from 2011)

Transcripts: $12 x 3 (my alma mater didn't need one; another program required 2 because I had to send one to myself to scan it)

Application fees: $30 + $65 + $65

 

So, $326 so far. But I also decided not to apply to three programs due the 15th, partially because of the cost... would've been another $346 and I just had to spend $1,300 on dental work today, sigh. (But I ruled out applying for other reasons too, of course.)

 

If I apply to the four programs due January, that should be about $388, so $714 for 8 programs (and would've been $1,060 for 11 programs on my original list).

 

Less than the dentist at least.

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At first I was going to say i didn't pay anywhere near that much.. having really cheap application and transcript fees.

 

Then I remembered my former grad school and having to pay $1500 for a refunded scholarship for credit hours from the semester I dropped out of. That sucked.

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About $1,000.  I applied to 7 schools, none of my schools received the 'free' GRE scores (not to panic anyone, I took my GRE really, really early and there was over a year gap between scores and applications to match them to), and also I attended 3 undergrad institutions which all charges ~$10 per transcript sent.

 

Applying to grad school was the most extravagant spending free-for-all I have ever experienced.  Is that sad?

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700 in app fees

200 in GRE reports

200 for GRE

150 in transcript fees (took classes at a few diff places + studied abroad)

 

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1250

 

Plus the 1400 from my first round = 1650

 

fml

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Really? How many programs are you applying to? If you don't mind me asking; that seems pretty high. But what do I know.

It's not my first time :) I included all the costs: GRE, GRE subject, correspondence from my country to US (official transcripts), application fees, ordering transcripts from three schools. Also I had to pay $2100 similar to Loric. I included that too.  

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GRE= $185 x 2 = $370

Sending Scores = $25 x 7 = $175

 

Last year's apps = ~$300

This year's apps = ~$400

 

(luckily, my school doesn't charge for transcripts)

 

=~$1245

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I ended up spending $430 overall: $185 for the GRE, $220 for applications (four schools), and $25 for an additional GRE score recipient.

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I spent around a thousand dollars for the entire process:

 

9 school applications (no fee waivers);

GREs;

Sending GREs to schools;

Having transcripts sent to schools (like fifteen bucks per crack);

Re-application to one school due to an applicaton getting sent to the wrong department.

 

The cost, however, of my dwindling sanity and rising stress is beyond quantification.

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700 in app fees

200 in GRE reports

200 for GRE

150 in transcript fees (took classes at a few diff places + studied abroad)

 

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1250

 

Plus the 1400 from my first round = 1650

 

fml

 

Ditched two schools and saved 205 dollars.  Yay me?

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Oh my gawd. Just thinking about how much this endeavor has cost me...

 

4 PhD app fees: $345 (none waived)

GREs: General- $185, Subject- $150, Study Books- ~$100, Score submissions- $75= $510

Transcripts: $50  (had to send one express, my own fault)

 

Total: $905

 

It's less than many of you, but the cost of applying just blows my mind. I have no idea how some of you can apply to 10+ schools. I could only take the general GRE once due to budget constraints.. getting that up just a bit more would have been terribly helpful. :(

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Ah and I thought I had it bad.

 

GRE + practice materials: 210

Score reports: 75

Books about grad schools & LORs: approx. 20

Transcripts: 45

And most of all app fees (7 total): 525

Total: 875

 

I do hope I only have to do this once.

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