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thanks for the reply. The POI at ASU was the advisor of the Harvard POI and they both know each other very well. Im going to Boston again tomorrow to check out the possibility for interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities and will make a decision very soon.

Hi all, I'm in a biology phD program but my research interest shifted towards human behavior and thus now I'm applying to specific anthro programs. I am particularly interested cultural evolution/dual inheritance theory and quantitative methods. Currently I have two offers: one from Harvard HEB and the other from ASU; the POIs at both places are extremely famous in the field. I am hesitating because ASU has a much larger program with extensive academic support and they are willing to recognize course credits at my previous institution. The POI at Harvard invited me for another visit and arranged meetings for me with people in psychology and economics. Given that I don't know much about the anthropology, would someone give me some suggestions in terms of job prospects after graduation?

I'm coming to Philly on Jun 22nd for the ITA training, and have signed a lease. I think if you start projects early you also get paid early (they should pay you if you work for them). Hope it works out. Have fun.

That's tax excluded. I understand in NY tax is a bit higher than elsewhere, but I'm pretty sure your friend get a significant portion back through tax return. This is what happens to me in Iowa; I make around $10000 usd per year and get all my federal tax back.

Don't know what you program is but for the science phds I think it's around $2200 per month. I think you can find studios for 650 or so, and apparently it's a lot cheaper to do shared housing. Are you coming to philly in August or June?

Hi guys, I've done some extensive apt/housing search and the price really varies. There are a bunch of posts on Craigslist from 540-1000+ for one bedroom apartments and some local agents offer better deals, like $800 for two people. Anyone thinking of sharing an apartment? Since I'm international I need to attend the ITA training starting on June 22nd. Anyone thinking of sharing an apartment? PM me please!

I'd say so. It's getting very late in the application season. I'm still waiting for Northwester ibis----but my $95 application fee probably wasted.

Hi have you looked into housing yet? I've spent sometime on craigslist but since I need to attend the training program for international students in June it's a bit hard to sign leashes

I just accepted the offer from Penn biology. Let me know if you are moving to Philly and are concerned with housing!

Officially rejected from U Chicago...which is fine since I've decided to attend U Penn anyways. Has anyone started to think about housing? Maybe it's too early at this point.

Penn Biology Graduate Group accepted. Rejected by all other programs that I applied.

Penn Biology has skype interviews for the first round and on-campus interview afterwards. It might have to do with budget. Do they have any follow-up interview though?

Got an on-campus interview invitation from U Penn BGP. Happy. Already talked to the PI whose work I showed enormous interests in. Seems like I have a fairly good chance for this one, which may very likely end up my only option this year.

lol so hard I don't think this is the case. One possible explanation is that publications are not THAT important. Or they are looking for specifically certain type of people. I'm not sure. Got rejected yesterday as an international.

Biology Graduate Program. It's a much smaller program than CAMP. There's gonna be in-person interview in Feb if I survive the first round.

positive response from U penn. Phone interview next week. I remember someone posted information about this 15 minutes interview with 2 faculty members but I can't find it now...

Thanks. It's not decided yet. I simply feel that maybe there's just way more qualified people than positions available in the research industry and maybe I and the world would both be better off if I chose to do something else. Doesn't have to be biology-related. I went to a decent liberal arts college in the midwest and have taken courses in very different disciplines. We'll see. It's just a bit disappointing that I had everything planned out and did not expect such a competitive admission season.

Could someone provide some insights in terms of job hunting in the US for international students with a biology undergraduate degree? I need to seriously consider some alternative options.

It's just the reality--when there's more applicants than positions available. I'm just a bit disappointed as I've planned a lot of things beforehand and now I have to consult plan B. It might not actually be a bad thing since rejections from grad school could open up opportunities that I've never thought of. I just hope everyone gets what he/she deserves.

Thanks for posting. It's actually not a huge concern for me because even if I got rejected by all, that would mean the schools are taking people at least smarter than me to do research so there's still hope for science. On the other hand, that would mean doing research is probably not ideal for me and I should seek alternative options.

I've been a lurker for some time yet I thought it doesn't hurt to post something here. I'm an international student currently studying in the US; I applied for 8 programs and so far I got only one skype interview of which I don't know the result yet and nothing else. Does anyone know if it's normal for international applicants to wait longer or I'm basically fucked this year?