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Guys, any of you heard back from VT or WSU PhD ECE ?

@ Robo_Lizard: Congrats on your Oregon admit. Has anyone heard back from UW ? It seems they will declare their decisions in the next couple of weeks. Any chances that some of these can be admits ?

@eragon: Yeah, UMN gave mass rejects recently. Did anyone hear back from VT/WSU ? Guess they have given out 1st round of offers.

I got admit with full funding from University of Utah, and reject from UMN this week. Still waiting for UW, WSU and VT.

I just got email notification regarding Ph.D admit from UT Dallas . No mention of funding though.

I applied for Ph.D in EE (mid-December), still waiting for a decision.

I also got a PhD admit without funding. When I contacted the department, this is what they replied: "Unfortunately we do not offer any financial aid or scholarships automatically. Students can apply for research and teaching assistantships only by signing up on the physical sheets posted in our department building at the beginning of each semester. We must inform all students that it is extremely rare for a first-time student to receive a research or teaching assistantship, and students should plan to support themselves completely for the first year. The more semester hours completed at ABC Univ. and the higher your ABC Univ. GPA is, the better chance you have of receiving a TA position. Faculty members choose RAs based on individual interaction with the students and similar research interests. After the first year of classes, your chances for financial assistance are greatly improved." I found it very weird that they dont seem to offer TA/RA positions for the 1st year.

@ eragon: I am in the same boat as u for UMN. My POI replied saying first round of offers is already given out @ Robo_Lizard & @ shinyhare: I am still waiting for UW as well. Indeed I have seen quite some admits from UW ECE. But good to keep in touch with you guys . So far, I have an admit from ASU. No funding though.

So everyone already heard back from these universities I guess

I was wondering if anyone is still waiting to hear from these universities for Ph.D in EE (Fall 2015) - University of Washington - Virginia Tech - Washington State University - UT Dallas - UMN - UofU

I applied for PhD in EE Dept. Haven't heard back anything.

I do agree with most of you Ph.D applicants here that the wait is definitely nerve-wrecking . I sent emails to almost all my POIs in the universities I applied . One of them replied back saying that he asked the admissions to send me an acceptance. He also added that he will need a brief call regarding the funding scenario. I replied him back expressing my excitement to hear the news and sharing my contact details. This was on this Monday (2nd Feb). However, since then, I haven't heard back from either the Prof. or the Grad. Admissions. I called up their dept. to mention what the Prof. said (yeah, I was pretty anxious at this point). They said that the Prof. can only make a recommendation regarding which student he wants. After that, also the application goes to some Chairman, who makes the final call. She finally said that I can expect to hear back in 2 weeks time. So, let me know your thoughts guys regarding my situation with this university.

Guys, I didn't hear back anything from either the Prof. or the Grad. Admissions, after my reply to Prof's email on Monday. Should I be worried at this point regarding my chances of getting admit from this university based on the Prof's reply ? This wait is certainly nerve-wrecking !

@ Munashi & <ian>: Thanks for your thoughts. I have replied to him with my contact details and proposed time slots for the call. Let's see how it works out.

@ <ian>: Thanks for your input. So you mean, he is expecting me to propose a time slot for a Skype call and based on that interview, he will decide the funding, or did he imply that he will decide along with the admission committe regarding my funding chances later (no skype interview with me) ?