kevintoy
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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?
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I have chosen Penn. I don't have to come until near Fall, obviously, but I have been told I can start projects whenever I get down there so I may try to go earlier and get settled in. For CS the stipend is the same, 29k or ~2200/month accounting for taxes. I wouldn't be getting that until the start of Fall obviously, but I may have enough savings to work it out going early. When are you moving in?
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.
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Have you taken into account tax yet, kevintoy? I think as international students, we lose a good amount due to tax. My friend at Cornell pays 28% federal tax
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.
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Still deciding (will soon obviously) but its looking like Penn for me as well. I was expecting to live by myself and have a hard time finding housing the first year, but then maybe house sharing after getting to know people. If I decide to go to Penn maybe we could work out a 2 or 3 bedroom deal for our first year and stretch all of our stipends that much further. I wonder when the first month of the stipend is, I'll have to check that out. I am a bit poor without it.
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?
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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!
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Even though I have already committed to one program, I am still curious to know the results of the programs that I have not heard anything from. Do you guys think if I don't hear anything until now, it means it will be a no ?
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.
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Accepted Penn CAMB offer! Woooohoo. Philly here I come. @kevintoy
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
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I just accepted the offer from Penn biology. Let me know if you are moving to Philly and are concerned with housing!
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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.
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Penn Biology Graduate Group accepted. Rejected by all other programs that I applied.
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Just got an invite to skype interview with Syracuse. They aren't my first choice, but that's off topic. Does anyone know why they'd elect for a 20-30 min skype interview as opposed to an in person visit? I've never heard of skype interviews for domestic applicants before. Additionally, a lab mate of mine received the same email to skype interview with them, so its not just me. Any thoughts?
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?
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You never know what's going on. Maybe their committee members got in a fight and now they're saying, "Well, since you don't want this student that I selected, I don't want yours, either!!!" That would be horrible
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.
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Congrats, kevintoy!!!! How come they offer you a phone interview? which program at Penn did you apply to?
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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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Yeah.....tell me about it. I should get another job if i'm rejected by all the schools that I applied.
That would mean I am insufficient for the research. I won't have to whine but find another job as soon as possible.
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.
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I am also an international student (F-1) already studying in the United States. The policy for non-U.S. citizens/permanent residents vary from school to school, but generally, the bar is set higher for internationals. On one end, I believe in some schools everyone is combined into one applicant pool (i.e. no procedural difference between Americans and non-Americans), while on the other extreme they are basically considered two very different applications. I think generally, the interviews are sent out at the same time as the domestic students (I currently have 2 interview offers; applied to 9). But really, kevintoy, I think we all should wait till late January to get a good idea.
I know that many state schools discriminate against foreign nationals because the tuition system makes us more expensive to support (I heard this from my PI). There is a thing called "tuition remission." All graduate students are charged tuition, and usually the program and/or the PI pays that amount to the school on behalf of the student. As we all know, state schools have separate in-state and out-of-state tuitions, and while U.S. citizens and permanent residents can establish residency in the new state to qualify for in-state, we can't do that, and thus we are more expensive to support. Some UC schools take this to the extreme (UCSD BMS: admits 1 out 300 international applicants).
We also face differential treatment in many private institutions because we're not eligible for federally-funded training grants. The epitome of these types of grants is of course the NIH training grant. But generally, it's not as bad, and I've seen some biology departments with 30%> international student population, from which I inferred that the playing level is almost even. It really is case by case depending on the school or even the individual departments.
Of course, these restrictions sit on top of any language barriers we still might have.
I think I rambled on a bit... but I presume it'll be nice to have a post from an international student perspective.
Cheers to everyone out there, Eagle Passport or not hahaThanks 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.
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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?
Harvard HEB vs. ASU evo anthro
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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.