heyo Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) So.. GRE $185, 3 extra score reports $75 + 7 app fees = $810 This even seems to be on the low end and I thought it was ridiculous. This south park kind of comes to mind... Edited December 20, 2013 by heyo
1535nuke Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Applying to 4 engineering grad programs plus home institution: GRE $185 Send GRE $75 Send transcripts $40 App fees $200 Total: $500
braaaaaiinnns Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) Since no one else has offered a similar perspective yet, I want any low-income readers to know that it's possible! My FAFSA EFC has been <$15 each year of college so I qualify for almost every need-based waiver/grant under the sun. So far it has cost me about $225 from registering for the GRE and ordering one score report. I was out of the state and couldn't get a GRE fee waiver in time to take the test but it took me only one short visit to my financial aid office to get the waiver and another short visit to get letters written for application fee waiver requests for different schools. You can get them for the subject tests too. I also only applied to 5 schools so I only had to order one report, if any...I can't remember if it was 4 or 5 free at the time you take the test. My school also doesn't charge to mail transcripts if you request them to be sent via snail mail and if you request under a certain amount per day. Theoretically if I was more prepared I could be where I am without spending a single dollar. The only thing I'm concerned about now is not being reimbursed the full amount of travel expenses for interviews. (Super relieved to hear that I shouldn't buy a suit as I'd look overdressed anyways) If costs are a huge issue and barrier for you, there may still be hope! Make sure you look into the different fee waiver request requirements for your programs and the GRE far in advance and hopefully you can take advantage of them! Edited December 20, 2013 by braaaaaiinnns mini0n01, jellyfish1 and faithfullywaiting 3
Flandre Scarlet Posted December 24, 2013 Posted December 24, 2013 220 for applications to two schools 185 for GRE 25 for GRE prep material 23 for transcripts About 453 total.
MadtownJacket Posted December 24, 2013 Posted December 24, 2013 185 for GRE 12 for transcripts 120 for application fees to two schools Total = $317. Not bad. It's good I did this over a span of a few months rather than all at once.
Icydubloon Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 8 schools GRE twice ScoreSelect for each school ($25/ea) Transcript fees $1500 total
84Runner Posted December 31, 2013 Posted December 31, 2013 I applied to 7 schools: subject GRE: $150 GRE: $185 GRE prep materials: $20 Transcript fees: $27 sending GRE scores: $175 application fees: $525 Grand Total: $1082 Man! Never added it up in one spot before!
AWood316 Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 Apps, Transcripts, Postage, GRE, GRE Scores... About $800.00
Istoleart Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 3 GRE tests 5 applications (at least one was free...) So many transcripts Nearly 1000$. Damn ETS took a chunk. At least I did decent on them...
AWall2014 Posted January 7, 2014 Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) I actually had to think about this one: 1) GRE -- $185 2) GRE prep course -- $100 3) GRE score reports -- $225 ($25 x 9) 4) Application fees -- $0 (fee waivers through scholarship programs, thankfully) 5) Official Transcripts -- $18 ($2 x 9) TOTAL? $428 not TOO bad... Edited January 7, 2014 by AWall2014
starofdawn Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Coming close to $1300. I took the GRE 3 times, had to re-submit GRE scores to a few schools since they didn't receive them the first time, also had to re-submit ALL of my transcripts (THANKS USPS FOR LOSING MY MAIL). Transcripts are $20 a pop!
KentuckyCurls Posted January 10, 2014 Posted January 10, 2014 GRE prep materials: $90ishGRE: $185GRE score reports: $175 Application Fees for 8 Programs: $551 (Yes, $551. UMW's $56 application fee made me chuckle.)Transcripts: $0 (Both my undergrad and grad institutions were private and only charge if you need 'em overnighted.)Grand total: $1000 Or, you know, a month and a half's rent, 13 months' cell phone bills, two and a half years' internet bills, or just shy of ten and a half years' worth of a Netflix subscription.
WordlTraveler Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 1) GRE-160 2) GRE prep-450 3) Score it Now GRE- 20 3) TOEFL-150 4) TOEFL prep-25 5) World Evaluation Services course to course evaluation+sending to 2 schools-280 6) Application fees-260 7) Trascripts- 25 $1370 (not taking into consideration international phone conversation expenses) and it is just for 4 schools. Big part of it international student expenses
geographyrocks Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Since no one else has offered a similar perspective yet, I want any low-income readers to know that it's possible! My FAFSA EFC has been <$15 each year of college so I qualify for almost every need-based waiver/grant under the sun. So far it has cost me about $225 from registering for the GRE and ordering one score report. I was out of the state and couldn't get a GRE fee waiver in time to take the test but it took me only one short visit to my financial aid office to get the waiver and another short visit to get letters written for application fee waiver requests for different schools. You can get them for the subject tests too. I also only applied to 5 schools so I only had to order one report, if any...I can't remember if it was 4 or 5 free at the time you take the test. My school also doesn't charge to mail transcripts if you request them to be sent via snail mail and if you request under a certain amount per day. Theoretically if I was more prepared I could be where I am without spending a single dollar. The only thing I'm concerned about now is not being reimbursed the full amount of travel expenses for interviews. (Super relieved to hear that I shouldn't buy a suit as I'd look overdressed anyways) If costs are a huge issue and barrier for you, there may still be hope! Make sure you look into the different fee waiver request requirements for your programs and the GRE far in advance and hopefully you can take advantage of them! I tried to do all of these things, but I encountered several barriers: I was technically a junior until the beginning of this Spring semester because it's based on credit hours so I didn't qualify for the GRE fee waiver. None of the schools I applied to had application fee waivers that I could find. I had transcripts from 2 different schools both of which charged $7 per transcript. I can generally find the cheapest way to do things, but it didn't work out so well with applying to graduate school. GRE prep materials: $0GRE: $185GRE score reports: $25Application Fees for 4 Programs: $225Transcripts: $57Grand total: $492
KamishaJo Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Total I spent on 14 application fees; GRE, GRE Subject Test, and score for both reports; transcripts (from 5 universities); and mailing required info to the schools that required it: $3400.00 Yep, $3400,00. Thirty four hundred dollars. I hate my life.
sylark Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Total I spent on 14 application fees; GRE, GRE Subject Test, and score for both reports; transcripts (from 5 universities); and mailing required info to the schools that required it: $3400.00 Yep, $3400,00. Thirty four hundred dollars. I hate my life. Wow. That's unbelievable. I am sure it will be worth it once you are accepted given your many publications and stats. For me: GRE prep materials: $40 (Couple of books)GRE: $185 (No repeats)GRE score reports: $225 (9 Score Reports)Application Fees: $550Transcripts: $55Grand total: $1055 Since the costs were spread out, it didn't seem like this much of an investment. Fingers crossed I recieve a good financial aid package!
KamishaJo Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Wow. That's unbelievable. I am sure it will be worth it once you are accepted given your many publications and stats. For me: GRE prep materials: $40 (Couple of books)GRE: $185 (No repeats)GRE score reports: $225 (9 Score Reports)Application Fees: $550Transcripts: $55Grand total: $1055 Since the costs were spread out, it didn't seem like this much of an investment. Fingers crossed I recieve a good financial aid package! Sylark, I have no doubt that you’ll be successful. It just feels so agonizing to wait around and find out.
thunder_bird Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 test prep materials - 110$ GRE test - 185$ (used 2 free score reports well) TOEFL test - 160$ (used 3 free score reports) GRE score reports - 4 * 25 = 100$ TOEFL reports - 3*18 = 54$ transcripts - 8*6 = 48$ mailing costs = 80$ application fees = (100+85+75+75+56+25) = 516$ total expenses 1253$ ~ to 72,000 INR I could live an entire year in India with this amount. Queen of Kale 1
BioBum Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 GRE: $185 x 2 - $370 Test rescheduling: $50 x 2 - $100Test prep: $ 400App fees: $70Total: $ 940 Hadn't calculated it before. Applying to grad school is expensive! And all of this to apply to ONE university.
PsycD Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 $700-$800? Probably more. I had to stop keeping track because it was making me angry. Mindy Bunny 1
finally Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Including the GRE prep book I bought, and all GRE score reporting, transcripts, application fees: $1196 applying to 9 schools. This does not include gifts to letter writers, which was an additional 50 or so.
sheranik Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Application Fees: $425 GRE Prep Course: $875 GRE: $185 GRE Scores (4 additional) x $25 = $100 Transcripts: $45 TOTAL: $1630 Ugh.
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