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My Graduate School Funding | My PhD Funding Package for the University of California San Diego

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In this video, I share with you the financial aid award letter I received for the PhD in Education Studies program at the University of California San Diego. The funding package includes a living salary, tuition and fees, health insurance, a summer fellowship, and a travel stipend. I chose to accept this offer because of the exceptional funding package.
WHAT TO EXPECT
0:00 Intro
0:30 PhD Funding Letter
3:50 1st Year Funding Breakdown
6:50 Year 2-5 Funding Breakdown
8:06 My Thoughts on the Funding
10:17 Outro
WHO AM I?
I am a Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni '16 and a current PhD student in the Department of Education Studies at the University of California San Diego. I produce videos about the graduate school application and my journey through a PhD program. Subscribe to follow my journey through the PhD experience and to gain insight on how to best prepare for the graduate school application process.
I created this channel because I did not have access to many resources when I was applying for graduate programs. Now that I have been through two graduate school application processes, I want to share my knowledge and the helpful information I have gained through those experiences.
Additionally, for the past four years, I have been working as a Retention Specialist and Director for a federally-funded program at a higher education institution. I spent these four years helping over 400 students to apply to four-year institutions, attain scholarships, and navigate the higher education system. I created this channel in order to share my knowledge of college access as it pertains to graduate school.

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@autismandndadvocacyassocia9476 Год назад

I just got into TC and got a similar package!

@IvanValdovinosGradSchool Год назад

Congratulations!!! That is amazing. If you are up to it, I would be honored to read your successful TC SOP on my channel to help prospective students with their grad school essays.

@autismandndadvocacyassocia9476 Год назад

and thank you so much!!

@jhamdan2012 Год назад

I contacted the UCSB - Santa Barbara about the GRE requirement, and they told me that I need to score in the top 20% on all GRE components to get my application reviewed, not even guaranteed for admission. I thought that was bizarre, it's not in the same tier of Harvard or Oxford after all.

@IvanValdovinosGradSchool Год назад

I’m surprised they said tbh because they usually don’t have cutoff GPA or GRE scores. However, this could vary depending on the field. They could have said that the 20th percentile was the average for their admitted students.

@jhamdan2012 Год назад

@Ivan Valdovinos well for Business school it is required by all universities within the 600 ranking....UCSD waived this for this fall and the next fall admission. Others usually don't have a min requirement for GRE scores. I was surprised to read that in the email sent by a director of graduate studies whose title is a doctor that I should score in the top 20% on GRE before getting my application considered "for a review". There is no way I could achieve that even if I repeat the test ten times....I sat only once for the test and found some of the verbal reasoning answers are arbitrary and don't follow a systematic logic. Although I achieved the highest grade in my master's and specifically the highest ever on my dissertation, I can't muster the same on the GRE, simply because I take a deep analysis in my critical thinking approach which requires more time than the time given to answer the GRE questions.

@IvanValdovinosGradSchool Год назад

@@jhamdan2012 I personally would still apply. If they have a holistic application review approach, GRE scores aren’t the sole reason why you would or would not gain admission. I believe that almost all if not all programs have adopted a holistic approach to reviewing applications. Good luck!

@gampaha1861 Год назад

My son is a undocumented graduate and got offers in some top universities for PhD programs including Caltech. Can you please advise bcz now he can't sign the I-9 form it needed.

@IvanValdovinosGradSchool Год назад

I would consult with the admissions of ur to figure out what he can do and how he should proceed. Good luck!

@muratklc1078 3 года назад

Hi Ivan, congratulations. I will be applying for a similar program soon. I am living in Turkey and really poor. Thus, I must have a funding package from international universities. I need to understand what kind of applicants get the funding packages? As far as you see, can you tell me about their profiles (resume, academic background?) I graduated from English Language Teaching and am studying on Educational Technology in a masters program. I have some book chapters and conference papers but I am afraid that universities are going to reject me. Do you think I can get acceptance for a funded phd program in educational sciences?

@IvanValdovinosGradSchool 3 года назад

Hi Murat, check out my other videos where I share my personal stats for when I applied to PhD and master programs. I also share successfully statement of purpose examples and resume/cv examples. It’s hard to determine if someone will get funding or acceptance to a program without application material information.

@gabrielareyes9502 2 года назад

Hi Ivan! Thank you very much for your video and congratulations on being accepted in the program. I am planning on applying to the same program and I am from Colombia. You mentioned that in order to not have to pay for the non resident fee, you have to become a California resident within the first year. Do you think this is possible for a non US citizen? or would I have to get a loan to pay for this fee? Thank you!!

@IvanValdovinosGradSchool 2 года назад

Hi Gabriela, here is the link that speaks about this: students.ucsd.edu/finances/fees/residence/criteria.html. Based on this link, I believe international students can become California residents for tuition purposes. Obviously there is certain things you have to do which are outlined in the link. Good luck with your application.

@keerthymenon8597 10 дней назад

Hey i'm going to start my phd application to UC Berkely one of the professor from the same university nodded positively for applying to their phd program and he said after applying let him know that i have applied so my question is how much we can rely on these emails and will we able to live in a city like that with the stipend we get as a phd student can you tell me what are your thoughts on this

@IvanValdovinosGradSchool 10 дней назад

Hi, unless you have an acceptance letter or anything in writing, these emails don’t mean anything. They are good for connecting with professors but it doesn’t guarantee you admission. In terms of your second question, o think it can be doable but you will be on a very tight budget. I’m currently a full time PhD student in San Diego but I also work full time because I don’t think I would be able to afford it with just a stipend.

@keerthymenon8597 10 дней назад

@@IvanValdovinosGradSchool Working full time means doing research work for 40hrs a week or TA

@IvanValdovinosGradSchool 8 дней назад

@@keerthymenon8597 20 hours per week is the max a PhD student can work in any position.

@Khalid_Khan95 Год назад

Hi Ivan, can you tell me about two questions. 1) Is the acceptance letter must for PhD students to enroll at UC San Diego? 2) Does the IELTS/TOEFL must for PhD programs if a student have already studied whole degrees at English teaching institutes?

@IvanValdovinosGradSchool Год назад

Hi, I’m not sure if I’m understanding your question. But I’m order for you to be enrolled in any PhD program you need to submit an application and be accepted hence receiving an acceptance letter. You won’t be able to take any graduate courses without being accepted. Most PhD applications do not require the language test if you received an undergraduate degree that was completed in English. If that is not the case then you need to take the tests and submit those.

@potlurisainiharika4380 3 года назад

My daughter want to do phd in pharmacy can she get funded stipend as we cannot the afford the fee and please suggest the college's she could apply

@IvanValdovinosGradSchool 3 года назад

Hi, I would suggest that your daughter conduct her own research because every program is so different and requires a deep dive into the intricacies of the program. Most programs state the funding package accepted students to anticipate receiving and if they don’t state it you can always email the admissions office to find out.

@peaceonearth1971 Год назад

21K for 9 months? or 12 months?

@IvanValdovinosGradSchool Год назад

It’s for 9 months and I do not get guaranteed summer employment.

@Uhlisah_ 3 года назад

Thank you! I also applied to UCSD for a Ph.D. program. How has the school been for you with the living arrangements/location/lifestyle?

@IvanValdovinosGradSchool 3 года назад

I decided to complete my first year remotely. So, I do not have a good response to your question. Sorry. I would say that I would take advantage of graduate housing because I’ve heard San Diego is expensive. I did visit the area for a weekend and vlogged about it. Check out the video.

@Heyu7her3 3 года назад

@@IvanValdovinosGradSchool If you are remote and currently not residing in California, how do you plan to become a CA resident in order to meet the requirement? I thought you have to reside in a state for a certain amount of months/ years, friendly on the state?

@IvanValdovinosGradSchool 3 года назад

@@Heyu7her3 That is the issue I am wrestling with at the moment. I do, however, have a lease that I’m paying monthly so I am hoping that will help me out. I am also going to assume that the institution will understand given the circumstances. Additionally, my department might be able to pay my out of state tuition for year two given the circumstances. I need to start talking to admin about it.

@rosemaryng8438 3 года назад

Thanks Ivan for sharing. Do you know if this funding is open to non US citizens?. Is there a way to know ahead of time whether funding is available to a particular program or not?

@IvanValdovinosGradSchool 3 года назад

@@rosemaryng8438 Yes the funding is available to international students. Most programs do not state funding info on their website because the funding can be dependent on many factors that can change year to year. I suggest attending webinars to ask about the funding for that year.

@playgofashion9537 3 года назад

Thank you for your interesting speech:)) What happens with people who are married?

@IvanValdovinosGradSchool 3 года назад

What do you mean?

@playgofashion9537 3 года назад

@@IvanValdovinosGradSchool Thank you for your answer. I mean.. if you are married, what happen with your husband? Is he allowed to go with you? Or maybe, he could work over there... ¿?¿?

@IvanValdovinosGradSchool 3 года назад

@@playgofashion9537 The funding you would receive from a PhD program would be solely for the student. So, there are no rules that prevent spouses from moving to the city where you would be enrolled in school. Your spouse could work where ever you attend school. This could look different for international applicants, however.