This book shows international students how to apply for admission to PhD programs in the United States. It explains the criteria that faculty members on doctoral program admissions committees use to decide who to admit, and shows how to use personal statements to demonstrate that you can handle graduate school coursework and research. This book points out where to find doctoral program rankings, and includes research on the state of the job market for PhDs. It tells how to avoid common mistakes that applicants make in their personal statements, and explains how to find out more about faculty research interests. This book includes information about the GRE®, TOEFL® and other standardized tests that research doctorate programs require for admission, and tells international students currently studying in American undergraduate schools what they can do to improve their chances of admission to selective American graduate schools. The author of this book is also the author of: " Admissions Guide To American Colleges For International Students"TABLE OF CONTENTSGET READY TO APPLY TO DOCTORAL PROGRAMSGRE®, TOEFL® AND OTHER STANDARDIZED TESTSHOW GRADUATE SCHOOL IS DIFFERENT THAN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLHOW DOCTORAL PROGRAMS DECIDE WHO TO ADMITUSE PERSONAL STATEMENTS TO GET ADMITTEDHOW TO PROVE YOU CAN HANDLE RESEARCHRANKINGS OF DOCTORAL PROGRAMSTHE JOB MARKET FOR PHDSGET READY FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL WHILE IN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLWHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATIONGRE®, TOEFL® And Other Standardized Tests Graduate School Directories Writing Personal Statements English Writing Skills American Research Universities Information Statistics On Doctoral Programs Higher Education Statistics Rankings Of Research Doctorate Programs Academic Labor Market Analyses Law And Business SchoolsHigher Education News And Job Listings Read Less