One of my friends is going through hard time. Because his mother died, he had to go back home and couldn't come back to the US in time, hence couldn't renew (or extend) his H1B visa. Now he is back, but he lost his job. What can he do in this situation to remain in-status? The solution we are thinking for him is his going back to school. He has Masters degree as Math major and he completed GRE more than 5 years ago; so that GRE is no longer going to work. And he doesn't want to take (and the time doesn't permit, too) GRE in hurry and be ready for the Spring semester. Does anybody know the school for PhD that does NOT require GRE?