1.๐๐๐น๐น ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Most U.S. universities offer a tuition waiver and a stipend for PhD candidates. Your passion might just pay your way.
2.๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ: A BSc or HND is your ticket in; no Master’s required. Think you need an extra degree? Think again.
3.๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ (Masters): Dive into a 5-year PhD with a BSc? You’ll snag a Master’s degree two years in.
4.๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฃ๐: PhD admission It’s not just about numbers on your Transcript. Your SOP, research experience, and ability to woo the admissions committee are what counts.
5.๐๐ด๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ not a Barrier: Already clocking 40s or 50s, passion for knowledge knows no age. US universities do not consider it in given out admissions.
6.๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฆ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต: Your undergraduate research project? That’s valuable experience. Flaunt it on your CV and SOP.
7.๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ: Application fees? Most universities will offer a waiverโif you just ask.
8.๐ก๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ถ๐: Eager to apply? No need to wait for that cold email response from a Professor.
9.๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ฅ๐: Many universities are sidelining the GRE. One less hurdle between you and your dream.
10.๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐
๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐: Studied in English? You might be exempt from English tests if you can show proof of English Proficiency.
11.๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐-๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐: With a BS in one field, you can dive into a PhD in another. Engineering to Science? Absolutely!
12.๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ: Computational skills are the new ace up your sleeve in grad school applications.
13. ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: To ace a PhD interview, dive deep into a professor’s work, and charm them with genuine interest.
14.ย ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐น-๐ถ๐ป-๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ: No separate applications for Assistantships. It’s wrapped in with your admission offer.
15.ย Paper Publication: You don’t need a paper publication to get a PhD admission in the US. Don’t go rushing up a review paper because you want to fill paper publication requirement. Admissions committee see through such haze.
16.๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Let courage, not fear, guide your U.S. graduate application journey.
Now, armed with this knowledge, you’re primed to conquer the application process of any U.S. university of your dreams
ยฉMoses Udoisoh Ph.D
