Schools Math Grad schools with no application fee

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The discussion centers on the search for graduate math programs with no application fees, highlighting Carnegie Mellon as a notable option. While some participants express concern about the significance of application fees, others emphasize that these costs are minor compared to overall education expenses. It is suggested that applicants who struggle with fees can reach out to program heads for potential waivers. The conversation also includes a comparison of application fees at various universities, noting that Carnegie Mellon stands out for having no fee, while others range from $5 to $125. The ranking of Carnegie Mellon is mentioned, reinforcing its credibility despite the lack of an application fee.
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I'm currently applying to grad school for a masters in pure math, and saw that carnegie mellon has no application fee. Can you guys think of any other decent math grad programs that have no application fees?
 
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that really shouldn't determine where you apply. application fees are really really negligible compared to ... the rest of you life.
 
if you find it hard to afford application fees you can e-mail graduate program heads, or even department heads and tell them about it.

If there's an application fee, there's usually a waiver procedure in good schools. I'd expect they would be even more sympathetic if you are a good applicant.

good luck
 
stubbypeeps33 said:
I'm currently applying to grad school for a masters in pure math, and saw that carnegie mellon has no application fee. Can you guys think of any other decent math grad programs that have no application fees?

Why, do you think there's something dodgy about there being no application fee? According to this:
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankings...ools/top-mathematics-programs/rankings/page+2
Carnegie Mellon is ranked joint 33rd of pure math departments, with a score of 3.6/5.
And yes, according to their web page there is no application fee:
http://www.math.cmu.edu/graduate/admissions.html

I did a bit of searching around. For universitities of a similar ranking to Carnegie Mellon here are the application fees:
Ohio State: $5
Univ. of Utah: $55
CUNY: $125
University of California--Davis: $70
Rice University: $70
Pennsylvania State University--University Park: $45
Indiana University--Bloomington: $50

OK, so in my limited search I could not find another university with no application fee. However the other universities have fees ranging from $5 to $125, quite a wide distribution for only 7 universities don't you think?
 
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