So I just joined this community because, as you may have guessed, I'm interested in applying to grad school, for a variety of reasons. I've basically hit the cap on the salary I can make with the degree I have, in the field I want to work in. I have my BA in psychology and I'm thinking I'd like to stay in the mental health field (I worked for ( Read more... )

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 I'm in three similar MA programs. Two in the UK, one in the US. The one in the US and one in the UK have given $2000 and £1800 respectively. The one that has not given me money is the better program.

Would it be okay in any way to write and see if there's possibility of matched funding of any kind, since i'll be an international student?

I'm right now in the process of completing applications for MA programs and I noticed that the majority of people here are applying for PhD's. There are a lot of great questions pertaining to that. Up until the last year as an undergrad, I had no intentions of ever going to grad school so I never did things I was supposed to (and actually at the ( Read more... )

I keep failing the GRE!! 540 v, 500 Q are my scores for the second time around. Ugh.

Can I go to the UK or Canada, get an MA (I like a few programs abroad) and come back to the US for a PhD program and skip the GRE altogether? Or will the PhD programs make me take it even with an MA? :(

Help please!!

Is there a format I should be following?  I will be applying for M.A. programs in History (specifically Aboriginal Education in Ontario [Canada ( Read more... )

Hey everyone.

I'll be graduating with a BA in English next spring.  My concentration is creative writing.  I want to get a MA or MFA and eventually a PhD, but the type of program I particulary want I can't seem to find.  I'm looking for a good school that offers a MA in publishing and/or editing, or at least a certification program along side a ( Read more... )

Out of curiosity, does anyone have any experience with the...let's see if I can get this right...John W. Draper Interdisciplinary Master’s Program in Humanities and Social Thought at NYU? I applied to their sociology PhD program and was denied, but just a couple days ago received an email saying I was considered for the JWDIMPIHAST (haha). I was ( Read more... )

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EDIT: Thanks so much for the feedback! The generosity of this community is something to wonder at! I'm taking your comments into consideration as I revise my SOP!