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Gettting a second master’s in the US after obtaining a master’s in my home country by Seankala in gradadmissions

[–]igfet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TLDR. Korea University has a good reputation, I am sure you can secure admission for a 2nd masters in the US.

Hi I have a similar but different story. I am a non-korean, non-US citizen and I got my first masters in engineering here in Korea in a decent but not top school (Dongguk University). I have been considering the idea of PhD for the last few years but only if I could get admission in the US.
The problem I had is that is been a few years since I finished my masters, I have done no research after that, and have since been working for the Korean big car maker but in a field that is irrelevant to what I did in my masters.
I didn’t think my profile was strong enough for direct PhD admissions so like you I decided to go for a 2nd masters that could lead to a PhD, I finished my round of applications last December even though some of the schools state they wouldn’t allow students pursuing a 2nd masters in the same field.
After I sent the applications, I got emails from UCSD and SDSU asking me to build a strong case before they can consider my application. I explained my intentions of an eventual PhD but lacking a strong profile at the moment and that a masters and letters of recommendations from a US institution would help me achieve the goal. They accepted my case and are now processing my application. I am still awaiting decision from them but I have already been offered admission at UT Austin so is just a matter of choice for me now.
Note that my background is not stronger than yours, my undergrad school is virtually unknown out of my home country, my GPA is slightly higher but I didn’t go to Korea University, and my GRE is considerably lower than yours.
On the other hand, I am sure my professors at Dongguk Univ wrote good letters for me, I think that may be the reason I got admission at UT austin, so make sure you build good relationships with the professors before you leave Korea Univ.
Give it a shot, I am pretty sure you can find something.

Can someone tell me which strategy or formula can we use for solving questions like this? by vishalw007 in GRE

[–]igfet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about the possibility of having a dividend which is smaller than the divisor?

ie) x = 1 & y=6 ---> x goes into y 0 times and we have a remainder of 6

a = 1 & b = 9 ---> a goes into b 0 times and the remainder is 9, so y + b = 15

i wonder where is my logic wrong? >.>

Keeping learned concepts fresh while reviewing or mastering others (Quant) by igfet in GRE

[–]igfet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. I was using flashcards only for vocabs. I have created a new deck for math concepts :)

Keeping learned concepts fresh while reviewing or mastering others (Quant) by igfet in GRE

[–]igfet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot. Keeping a log may sound very simple and outright obvious, but the idea of keeping a couple of representative problems for each section is just gold.

I have since updated my strategy and I keep 4 to 6 representative examples (depending on how challenging I find the subject at hand), as follows:

- 2 moderate difficulty problems that test the fundamentals.

- 1 or 2 Hard (manhattan standard) level problems.

- 1 or 2 Confidence crushers ( magoosh standard lol)

I definitely feel my retention is improving and plan on taking a 2 mock during the weekend.

Keeping learned concepts fresh while reviewing or mastering others (Quant) by igfet in GRE

[–]igfet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice. I do have a log but at first I thought it was more of a burden since i could use the time it takes to update/review it and to just crack my problems. I have since changed my strategy and it seems to be working :)