Curry admits approximately 40 to 50 new doctoral students each year, with all students receiving financial support in terms of stipend, tuition, and insurance voucher. We evaluate applicants on the basis of experience, GREs, academic achievement in prior coursework, and letters of recommendation.
Those accepting an offer of admission from Curry are joining a highly selective and diverse group of fellow students. For example, for students who began matriculation in 2011, the average GRE scores were: Verbal = 85th percentile, Quantitative = 59thpercentile, and Writing = 68th percentile. A random sample of prior experiences of these students reveals the following:
• Several winners of “teachers of the year” awards
• Holder of an MBA, with experience in the financial sector in NYC
• 3-year holder of a Fulbright-Hays Scholarship abroad
• Founder and CEO of a highly successful reading clinic
• Taught in China and an International school in Dakah, Bangladesh
• A holder of a Fulbright Fellowship
• Initiated and Implemented an advanced Chinese program in a secondary school in VA
• Named the dual-sport (basketball & track), all-conference scholar-athlete
• “Rookie of the Year” United States Senate Productivity and Quality Award for VA
• Holder of a Juris Doctor and former member of the North Carolina State Bar; editor-in-chief of a Handbook on Women and the Law; recognized for providing 200 hours of pro bono service while in Law School
• Nuclear Chemist ; selected as Navy Nuclear Power School Class Honorman
• UVA Echols Scholar; Lawn Resident; Phi Beta Kappa; Q = 800; EMT on Rescue Squad—3 years
• As undergrad at UVA, was 1 of only 8 who was selected into Curry’s summer undergrad research program; has already presented at several professional meetings
