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grad school comparison chartfor RJ
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applying Fall 2021
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Institution:CornellMichigan State UniversityAmerican Museum of Natural HistoryUC DavisUC RiversideWashington State UniversityUC Berkeley
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Location:Ithaca, NYEast Lansing, MINew York, NYDavis, CARiverside, CAPullman, WABerkeley, CA
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Type (Public/Private)state contractpublicprivate (museum)publicpublicpublicpublic
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Program
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Degree NameEntomologyEntomologyComparative BiologyEntomologyEntomologyEntomologyIntegrative Biology
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Degree TypePhDPhDPhDPhDPhDPhDPhD
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College/School AffiliatedAgriculture and Life SciencesAgriculture & Natural ResourcesRichard Gilder Graduate SchoolAgriculture and Environmental StudiesNatural and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural, Human, and Natural Resource SciencesCollege of Letters & Science
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Program Start8/26/20219/1/20219/22/2021mid-Septembermid-August8/25/2021
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Program Websitehttps://entomology.cals.cornell.edu/graduate/application-process/https://www.canr.msu.edu/ent/students/graduate_studies/application_processhttps://grad.ucdavis.edu/programs/genthttps://entomology.ucr.edu/graduate-studies-program#admissionshttp://entomology.wsu.edu/prospective-students/graduate-program/http://ib.berkeley.edu/grad/admissions/index.php
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Semester Hours Required152-2.5 years required coursework62 credits6 seminar courses36 total units of req coursework10-12 hrs/semester; 72 total hours of req courseworknone
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Program Length~5 years???4 years4-5 years17 quarters4 years4-5 years
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Fundingguaranteed funding 2-5 yrsfunding is an individual responsibilityfull financial supportensured support entire durationfull financial support???ensured support 5 years
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Tuition (yearly)$20,800 $27,792 unknown$13,634 $13,584 $13,218 $14,246
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Estimated Cost of Living$51,210-$115,235$44,860 dummy expensive lol$38,302 $33,740 $44,084 $48,166
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Admission
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Application Status
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Tests Required/ScoreGRE not requiredGRE strongly encouragedGRE not requiredGRE not requiredGRE requiredGRE required (150 on verbal and quantitative)GRE optional
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GPA (required/AVG)assume 3.53.00none3.003.003.003.4, minimum 3.0
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Application Fee$105 $65$50 $120 (free with LEADS)$120 (free with LEADS)$75$120 (free with LEADS)
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Application Start
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Application Deadline12/1/202012/1/202012/15/20201/5/202112/1/20201/10/202112/2/2020
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Letters of Rec (#)3333333
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Personal Statementsubmitted
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Resume/CVsubmitted
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Transcriptsubmitted
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Admissions Emailst342@cornell.eduadmis@msu.eduinfor-rggs@amnh.orgtgarcia@ucdavis.edukathy.redd@ucr.eduebeers@wsu.edu, ask.jhgc@wsu.edugradadm@berkeley.edu.
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Admissions Linkhttps://gradschool.cornell.edu/admissions/apply/apply-now/https://grad.msu.edu/apply/online.aspxhttps://myrggs.amnh.org/Applicant/ApplyOnline_Login.aspxhttps://grad.ucdavis.edu/applyhttps://graduate.ucr.edu/admissionshttps://gradschool.wsu.edu/apply/https://grad.berkeley.edu/admissions/apply/
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Admission Requirementscontact Dr. Raymond Herrera (raymond@wsu.edu) with info about LEADS before submitting
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Mentors
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see mentors tab
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Academic
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Size44 faculty, 35-40 grad students30 faculty, 40 grad studentsintimate!!~40 faculty, 45 grad students38 faculty, ~45 grad students43 faculty, 18 grad students26 faculty, 25 grad students
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Financial Aid
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FAFSA
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Deadlines
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Required Forms
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Scholarships and Grantspage 23-26 of https://entomology.cals.cornell.edu/sites/entomology.cals.cornell.edu/files/shared/EXUVIAE%2011-13-19.pdfhttps://grad.ucdavis.edu/financial-support/internal-fellowships/internal-fellowship-competition-current-graduate-studentshttps://graduate.ucr.edu/fundinghttps://financialaid.wsu.edu/scholarships/http://ib.berkeley.edu/grad/fees
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Fellowships & Assistantshipshttps://gradschool.cornell.edu/diversity-inclusion/funding-and-resources/graduate-school-fellowships-in-support-of-diversity/https://grad.msu.edu/msu-graduate-school-fellowshipshttp://entomology.wsu.edu/prospective-students/graduate-program/financial-information/http://ib.berkeley.edu/grad/fees
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Campus Visits
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When late February
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Personal
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Contacts (Advice)Kris LeaKatie O'SullivanlolRohan Castelino
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Larry Mendoza
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Ari Nadrich
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Letters of RecAsked Y/NReceivedSubmitted
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Dr. Jay Rosenheim21-SepY
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Dr. Phil Ward21-SepY
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Dr. Lynn Kimsey21-SepY
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Dr. Steve Heydon21-SepY
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Dr. Charles Langley
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