ASU VS ND

梦蝶

ND有点点奖，ASU的faculty都很牛，想将来读Phd，大家帮我想想呀～～

gmatplayer

ASU

梦蝶

Thanks～～

我也倾向ASU，但就是觉得ND也是好学校，为什么选择总这么痛苦

stokowski

Since I don't know what's your major, I just keep it general.

1. Is faculty accessible by a master student via independent research?
If you can work with faculty in research projects, then the greatness of faculty is useful for you.
Otherwise, you need to observe can you get into the class which those great professors are teaching.
In sum, if you cannot obtain a good reference letter from your master program, the faculty there means nothing to you in PhD application.
Of course the faculty is there, but you must be sure they are accessible for you.

2. How is the program relatively ranking in the particular major?
This is related to the grade you obtain from the program.
If you may take courses outside your program, you even need to consider the overall reputation of the school, that is, undergraduate reputation.
A 4.0 in a not so prestigous school is not as significant as a 4.0 in a prestigous school, and also, a 3.8 in a so-so school would crush your chance.

ford424

以下是引用stokowski在2006-4-17 15:24:00的发言：
Since I don't know what's your major, I just keep it general.

1. Is faculty accessible by a master student via independent research?
If you can work with faculty in research projects, then the greatness of faculty is useful for you.
Otherwise, you need to observe can you get into the class which those great professors are teaching.
In sum, if you cannot obtain a good reference letter from your master program, the faculty there means nothing to you in PhD application.
Of course the faculty is there, but you must be sure they are accessible for you.

2. How is the program relatively ranking in the particular major?
This is related to the grade you obtain from the program.
If you may take courses outside your program, you even need to consider the overall reputation of the school, that is, undergraduate reputation.
A 4.0 in a not so prestigous school is not as significant as a 4.0 in a prestigous school, and also, a 3.8 in a so-so school would crush your chance.

顶！说的好！