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Why do some universities charge an application fee?
In the high competition of admission in top universities, it is common that every applicant must send lots of applications to different universities/programs to get approval for a PhD program.
Some ...
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How would the UK leaving the EU affect academia and PhD admission?
Will all European applicants count as ‘international students’ then?
Are there any proposals on this yet? I am finishing my BA in two years and was considering applying to the UK, but am worried now ...
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Is it possible to get application fee refunded from PhD programs that miss admission decision deadlines?
I'm sure I already know the answer to this question, but I feel compelled to ask.
With the passing of midnight a couple hours ago, the April 15 deadline used by many US graduate schools, by which ...
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Received a mail from a collections agency
This is slightly long so please bear with me. This is for a friend and I'll be writing from his perspective.
I am an international graduate student at the University A. In 2016 when I was receiving ...
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What factors determine application fees?
I have no serious need to know the answer to this question, but I'm mostly just curious (after applying for undergraduate schools 4 years ago and applying for graduate schools now).
What sorts of ...
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When I reapply to universities which have previously rejected my applications, do I have to pay application fees again?
I applied to a few US universities last year and they rejected my application because of my low GRE scores. Now I want to reapply again to the same universities. Can you explain the process to ...
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Can I use the same PhD application for consecutive years without paying extra fees?
I am applying this year for a PhD program in US schools.
My chances to get accepted will be higher next year, but I don't want to miss the chance of getting accepted this year. should I wait for the ...
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Would using an application fee waiver affect my admission result in a negative way?
I am applying to an Ivy League university in the US as an international student for a Ph.D. program. They have application fee waivers for students with financial hardship.
Would using it (or even ...
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