Maziana Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socioholic Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 aww man, $235 for GRE (changed dates), about $400 in app fees, $50 in transcripts, $685 total without adding any costs for my time...in the long run, definitely worth it to find out if i can make this thing happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratlab Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) 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 December 12, 2013 by ratlab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportPsych30 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I just view it all as an investment in myself, and investing in my future.. This optimistic view is subject to change depending on admissions decisions, haha. Beckert, n_psych and OCD or Perfection? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novacancy Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monochrome Spring Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 It cost me about $1,000. Applied to 5 schools and took advantage of free score reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meowth Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loric Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleDarlings Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 160 for all the apps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen of Kale Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solnce Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 It's getting close to $4000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maziana Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 It's getting close to $4000. Really? How many programs are you applying to? If you don't mind me asking; that seems pretty high. But what do I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gellert Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 (edited) 700 in app fees 200 in GRE reports 200 for GRE 150 in transcript fees (took classes at a few diff places + studied abroad) -- 1250 Plus the 1400 from my first round = 1650 fml Edited December 13, 2013 by gellert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solnce Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leuco Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tspier2 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) I ended up spending $430 overall: $185 for the GRE, $220 for applications (four schools), and $25 for an additional GRE score recipient. Edited December 14, 2013 by tspier2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectionist Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Application fees for 9 schools: $400 GRE score reports: $125 GRE: $185 Transcripts: $45 = $755 There's probably something else I'm overlooking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnreggae Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 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. OCD or Perfection? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gellert Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 700 in app fees 200 in GRE reports 200 for GRE 150 in transcript fees (took classes at a few diff places + studied abroad) -- 1250 Plus the 1400 from my first round = 1650 fml Ditched two schools and saved 205 dollars. Yay me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moyru Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 GRE: $185 x 2 - $370 Test prep: $144 App fees: $210 Total: $724 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrocide Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 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. King_Maro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebigbang Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I pooled some money with my lab mates yesterday to buy some Mega Millions tickets last night. My hope was that it would offset my application costs ($600). We won $6. Fffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Mega Millions! pyrocide and thunder_bird 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 As of now... over $3,000 But that's because I've applied for 3 years in a row, and it's been about $1,000 a year. Makes me sick to think about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VioletAyame Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adenine_Monarch Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 OMG, I probably spent in excess of $1500 just considering it off the top of my head. Will have to sit down at some point when I have more time and calculate the actual figure.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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