Grad schools in Texas?

[rose786]

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[Ex_EE]

Are you looking for state or private?

 

[rose786]

Are you looking for state or private?

At this point, I'd consider either.

 

[rose786]

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[zthang]

You're best bet would be to look into UofH (University of Houston), Rice, St. Thomas, or Houston Baptist University. Those are the decent universities that would have grad programs.

 

[rose786]

You're best bet would be to look into UofH (University of Houston), Rice, St. Thomas, or Houston Baptist University. Those are the decent universities that would have grad programs.

Thanks. I've already looked at the Univ of Houston, but I'll check out the others.

 

[SugarNaCl]

Hey. I have a suggestion. I know you said you want a list of grad schools, not dental schools in TX. They have books on it I think put out by princeton review at least from 2004 at Barnes and Noble. Anyway, I would seriously consider doing a grad program at a school that also has a dental school component. That way you can get to know the people there and they will trust your quality of work, thereby increasing your chances of gaining admission. I think Baylor doesnt have quite as high of an average as many other TX institutions for instate residents, but don't quote me. Something to consider. I did a grad program in biology at VCU and I got into their dental school with about your undergrad stats (from SUNY-Buffalo), then I received my Masters with a 3.6. Just do well there. Make sure if you go this way to find out if the school you pick favors traditional or non-traditional applicants. VCU seems to favor, or at least not discriminate against non-trads. Maybe some schools in TX are like that too. Good luck. 🙂

 

[rose786]

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[zthang]

Thanks for the advice, it's nice to know someone who's been in my shoes. I'll try to find that book you recommended. I already looked at Baylor, but unfortunately it's too far from where we will be living.

So far I have 3 schools I am seriously considering. Does anyone attend one of these schools or have more "insider" info about them?

• Univ of Houston
• Rice University
• Univ of Texas (Houston)

I'm most interested in the Univ. of Texas because they have multiple graduate options, and the fact that the university has a dental school is a big plus, IMO.

The only thing is all of these masters programs require a thesis of some sort. I worry about this because I'd rather not go into a program that focuses just on research. Maybe such a program doesn't exist 😕

I wish I knew someone in Texas, I just seem to have way too many questions.

I graduated from U of H with a bacherlor's in biology, so I could probably tell you a lot about it. Also, the girl i'm currently dating is a graduate of Rice (computer science).

I don't know what field you want to get your master's in, but I can tell you that of all the texas schools Rice is probably the most all around noteworthy (closest thing to an ivey league in the south) with UT behind it. Hope this helps.

 

[CSI Dentist]

ur best bet is University of Houston, or why don't u just do distance learning.... do u know what you would want to study??

 

[rose786]

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[CSI Dentist]

University of Texas at Houston only has dental and medical schools, not the undergraduate campus, but I know they also offer graduate degrees as well, but it will be more competitive for you to get into those schools than into UofH. That is why I said Uof H is ur best bet if you live in Houston.

If you haven't taken GRE.. you might be out of time to start this Spring ... but most of the degrees don't start mid semester... wait untill Fall of 2007?

 

[rose786]

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[zthang]

I'm not completely sure about this, but I don't think UT has a campus that offers MS courses / degrees in Houston. I think you'd have to go to austin (the main central campus) for that.

UT is regarded as a better school than UH.

 

[CSI Dentist]

The University of Texas main campus is in Austin. It is a very competitive school, but if you don't mind moving, you would love it there. Besides, you get to be a part of a Longhorn tradition 😛.

As for U of H... not to offend anyone, but for udergrad, all you have to do is apply and you get in. There is not much competition going on there. I don't know how hard is to get into their graduate program, but I don't imagine it being that difficult.. u still have to take GRE and apply.. and I think u should be alright.

As for dental and medical schools offering MS degrees, look on their individual websites. For dental school, MS degrees offered are the ones that require you to have DDS before you apply, you know as in specializing. I know that they have Ph.D. programs in different biological studies, or Ph.D./DDS.... and they offer I think it is B.S. in dental hygene?!?? I think that is a BS degree...

In all honesty, if you want to go to any of texas dental schools, they could care less how competitive was the school where you went to. When it comes down to it, it is just a numbers game. So go to the easiest school, have good grades, and be competitive within yourself, and once you get into dental school. That is just my two cents...

 

[rose786]

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[HuyetKiem]

• Univ of Houston
• Rice University
• Univ of Texas (Houston)

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Don't forget:

Univ of Houston- Downtown
Univ of Houston-Clear Lakes
Houston Baptist University
St. Thomas. Uni.

All are solid schools.

 

[rose786]

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[Ex_EE]

I would definitely go to Houston over texas southern. It is a minority school and the reputation is less than that of Houston.

 

[rose786]

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[polf]

have you looked into the requirements for acquiring Texas residency? because if you're not a Texas resident, even knowing their professor's not going to help...

and last time i checked, you do not get in-state residency from going to school in Texas. you have to have a full time job there for the year before you apply

 

[rose786]

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[polf]

maybe you could just take classes part time and keep working at a full time job? If your goal is to get into a Texas dental school, I would really suggest that you figure out how to get Texas state residency first before you even look into graduate schools.

 

[rose786]

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[Mennkid]

I work for Baylor College of Medicine, (not affiliated with Baylor College of Dentistry) and they have an exceptional graduate studies department. They are ranked in the top 10 medical schools in the US and are in the Texas Medical Center.

Also, if you are interested, I know of a research and development position through Baylor, just private me if interested. It would look great on your resume.

Grad schools in Houston to look at: University of Houston, Rice University, UT-Houston Health Sciences Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Woman's University (yes men do attend there), and MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Private me if you need any other information.

 

[Ex_EE]

Well I looked up Texas residency and this is basically what I found, no mention of not being a student for 12 mos, so I don't know where I got that from 😕

Q. How do I establish residency?
A. One must be an independent (not claimed as a dependent for income tax purposes), US citizen or permanent resident, (have a green card, also known as card I-551 or the evidence of I-551 stamp in the passport) or international student who is eligible to establish a domicile in Texas and live in the state of Texas for 12 consecutive months and establish a domicile in Texas prior to enrollment.
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Q. How do I establish a domicile in Texas?
A. A domicile in Texas is presumed if, at least 12 months prior to the census date of the semester in which he or she is to enroll, at least one of the following applies: 1) the person owns real property in Texas, 2) the person owns a business in Texas, 3) the person is married to someone who has established a domicile in Texas, 4) the person has had gainful employment other than work-study and other such student employment in Texas.
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So you either have to buy a home, get married, start a business, or work full-time. The way I read it does say no school.

 

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