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hi Benm

You could try googling "sample post graduate personal statements", this will give you an idea at the kind of wording to use in expressing yor interest in the topic. It helps to know what your potential supervisor works on and try to be enthusiastic about his direction of research if he has published any papers recently.
Good luck

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[quote]Quote From Aloha:

Thanks alot for the tips. I have found them very useful especially the link by Walminspeas.... where I got the book, How to get a Phd. Keep up with the good work. I hope to be helpful to someone one day once I am into the system.

Yes I do believe in God. Look around yourself, do you honestly think everything you see in nature came from some random reactions or some other bollocks like Big Bang Theory? I dont think so, it appears to me everything exists by intelligent design who I believe is God. I also dont think the assumption that PhD students are more intelligent than all other people is misplaced. I know a good number of smart people (than me) who are not PhDers or even interested in post graduate studies. Read Big Bang Theory Exploded by the Standish Brothers. I cant remember their names

sorry I am in medical sciences especially tropical infectious diseases. I dont know if my government has a scheme. I have spoken to the university and apparently
they have closed most of their scholarships applications for september 09 academic year.

I am in science,

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I am new on the forum, I dont know how you run things aronnd here so forgive me if I post or ask incorrectly
I got a studentship that covers research and living costs but does not cater for my course fees. I am an overseas student and that makes the fees mind boggling (over 10k) which I cant obviously afford. Can someone advise me on how to get more funding because I dont want to let go of the opportunity. My stipend is not enough otherwise I would have gladly used it.