PhD – Admisison, Scholarship & Semester
By HSB On June 15, 2009;
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Shuvro from Bangladesh
Hi!
This site is much informative I think.I completed M.Sc. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering. My CGPA in B.Sc. is 3.34 @ scale 4 and in M.Sc. is 3.25.
I have a paper publication. No GRE/TOEFL yet. Have plan but I think the score will not be more than average. I want to do PhD from any reputed US University on Electromagnetics.
- Is it possible to get admission for PhD?
- Any possibility to get scholarship?
- What will be the right semester for 2010?
Please help me.
Admision for PhD?
You can certainly get admission for PhD, but GRE and TOEFL Scores alone will not get admission. It has lot to do with your interests, Letter of Recommendation, Statement of purpose, research interests. Your paper publication will be an added advantage.
PhD with Scholarship
Having strong academic profile is one thing, but you must know how to express yourself in the PhD application. Basically, you will need to market yourself as strong candidate for research. We are actually going to teach exactly how to market your skills while applying for Graduate School through Happy Schools Blog – Premium Membership Club.You chances of getting admission with scholarship increases by presenting high value documents.
Which Semester 2010
That option largely depend son your personal situation and other things. To apply for Spring 2010, you should have GRE and TOEFL by Mid July for PhD. It will take another 2-3 months to find the right schools. For Fall 2010 semester, it’s better to submit the application by end of November 2009.
Suggestions
When asking questions in forums and blogs like this, try to be give more detailed information. For instance you said
Have plan but I think the score will not be more than average.
Average GRE Scores for you might be 950 and I might conside Average GRE Score to be 1300. There is no way to give a definitive answer for generalized question.
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Hi,
Please suggest me as I am having a concern regarding publishing of research papers.I have already completed my MS and want to apply for PhD. from US university.But since now I am not in touch with any of the professors so I am finding difficulty to publish a research paper.How can I achieve this,pls suggest how can I publish research paper.What I need to do?
Thanks a lot!!
Hi,
I have pursued my MS from Bits pilani and presently working for software firm.Pls can anyone guide me as I want to do PhD course from US,how the work within the firm like certificates of appreciation from client,going onsite,awards from company events and sports likewise will be of any help in selecting a good reputed college for PhD in US.Pls tell how the professional work can help.
Thanks in advance.
Thinsg you have mentioned will have some impact, but not huge. If you applying for jobs, it will have good impact,.
Thank you so much for your information
So this means all these thngs will not matter
But the problem which I am facing is that till now I have
no research papers and I havent worked in any research project
neither I have a good cgpa in academics
How can i improve and work in correct way so as to get a good college
Gettng a good GRE score is one what else can help
Pls suggest me!!
Thanks in advance.
Hi,
I got my M.Tech degree in Power Electronics from NIT Warangal with a CGPA 9.33 and B.Tech from Sri Venkateswara University with 84.09%. Presently, I am working in Private Firm as Design Engineer.
I want to do Phd in Power Electronics in US. I have Published one paper in international Journal also. I have not yet taken GRE.
Can u help me in finding a good university and the GRE score required for admission. Enlighten me regarding, how to apply the university, selecting professor, financial aid and course work.
Ankit
India.
Hello sir,
So many times you told that if your long term goal is PHD then directly apply in PHD instead of MS.As per my information typically PHD takes around 4 years without MS degree.We may not get funding for 1st year but then we can expect it. My question is that if within the required time we can not complete the proposed research or it require some more time to complete it then will they provide funding for this extra duration?
And i had heard some colleges just gives assistance ships which will not cover tuition. Then should we take the risk of applying in this colleges with limited balance in our account?
If you will get financial aid through out the duration of PhD, not for specific period. You have to understand the difference between In-state fee and out of state fees.
Thanks a lot sir for giving me a ray of hop. And really it helps me in taking right decision.
And sir as per my information outstation tuition can be converted into instate tuition.Am i right,sir?
Moreover,i was informed that professor will pay our tuition which will not accounted towards fellowship or stipend.So,we should not worry about fees and just concentrate on study without fear.At which extent this is true? And is it true for every US university?
Hello Sir!
I hope you can help me with some advice as my GRE score is borderline for top 50 US univ. I’ve just had my GRE exam yesterday, I’ve done 1300 (Q730 & V570). I have a GPA of 3.6 (or 8.95 on 10 scale for 5y bachelor in Applied Physics and 9.92 for 1y master Nanostructures) and just my theses research projects. I’m interested in PhD in Materials or Electrical and I hope to get admit with a RA/TAssitanship. I also have 2y R&D in a Petrochemicals company on polymers. Should I only consider top 50-100 universities? Any chance with my score for Rensslaer, PennState, TexasTech, Texas Arlington, Viterbi? Should I go even lower?
Thank you.
John
hello,
Sub- PhD
i have just finsihed my MSc in Biomedical sciences from UK university (Aston university) and i have passed it with a merit.
i had taken GRE from india in 2008 did not really score well which i knw will have to retake but got 98 in toefl.
i really want to do a Phd from an American university and would like to know the steps.
and also want to knw from wher i could look for the unversities and the procedures involved in it.
i am really clueless and all over the place with the the 1st step.
would be grateful if you help me out with this.
thnx
j
@jitu
welcome to HSB, you have stated that you finished your M.S from uk university, that is good
but i fail to understand how come you are clueless for US university search.
your exposure in uk must be helping you
any way you try with google for your search
it will lead you to your goal
good luck
cheers
easwaran
thnx for the reply easwaran….
by cluless i meant that am not sure about 1st step which i need to take towards getting into for a Phd in the US universities…
is there a link which has the list of US universities which provide Phd wid full scholarship.
and then according to requirements i could go on with it….
as i said i had taken toefl last year buh had very low gre score which i will have to retake…
but then i would b grateful if HSB guides me with my PhD applications and formalities….
thnx
j
what is the average gre scores required for admission to ms/phd in biological sciences in top usuinversities???
MY GRE score is at present 1280 , quantitative – 780 and verbal 500
how are the chances in good universities with good scholarship in either MS or integrated PHD in good scschool of Bioscience.
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easwaran
HSB and Kris Bista
Please take a moment of your precious time and guide me
is it possible to directly get admitted to PhD if you have not done your post graduate, that means one will be doing 5 years
2 yrs MS and then PhD
my son is doing his B.E mech final year in India, Anna university, Tamilnadu. and he is in his final year will be completing his B.E by 2010.
he is preparing for his GRE AND TOEFL and will be writing by mid October 2009. so that we can apply for 2010 fall.
we were goggling to find out the ranked university , the snag is the tuition cost.for example.MIT the fees is us$ 37000 per year , apart from living expenses, accommodation, books and other expenses are extra it will be around 60k us $ per annul, if one takes in to account of 2 yrs it will be around us $ 1,20,000
converting to Indian rupees will be around 60,00,000 6 million rupees
quite huge for an average Indian,
so what is the way is to go directly to PhD, admission
as Kris Bista suggest.
friends do enlighten us
so that the dream studying at good university for an average indian
we are willing to spend some money say 10 to 15 laks
but 6 million for one child
where can we afford
guide us please
thanks
easwaran
India
It takes lot of money to study in US, but for PhD most of the students will get some form of scholarship. So, it will not cost the full amount to study PhD.
Hi
I am finishing my m.tech course by june 2010. Is there any possibility of applying phd for fall 2010.
can i apply for phd now or i have to apply after the completion of my present course. please suggess me. I had my GRE and TOEFL sores as 960 and 80. Is it possible for me to apply for fall 2010.
Rahul, you can apply for PhD in Fall 2010 before completing your M.Tech. You may have ot retake GRE 960 score is not sufficient for PhD, well depending on the major.
Hello Guys!
If you are seeking admission and fellowship, I suggest the following steps:
1. Google the best schools in the location you like to come and study.
2. Select 10 schools from 1 to 10 ranking, you can go: http://www.petersons.com
3. See the admissions requirement. Remember you should have GRE at least 1000 and TOEFL at least 80 IBT.
4. Write several email correspondences to your professors, admission advsiors and the other
5. Based the feed and response, make application both online and paper to get the sport.
6. See all the required documents before the deadline. For fall-Dec 15, Some schools accept your application till Feb 15.
NB: no good school offers you PhD in Spring.
Good luck and show your rationale to be a PhD scholar. Move your butt!
Kris
Michigan
Thank you so much! Thanks!
Hi!
My GRE score is 1110(Verbal 350, Quan 760), My Gpa in Undergrad is 3.15/4.0, in M.Sc. it is 3.63/4.00 and I worked as a PhD student (with both TA and RA) in Canada for a year. What are my chances of getting admission to PhD in Civil Engineering with aid in average ranked universities? Do you think I should take GRE again? I am applying for spring 2010. Please help me answering this!