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I'm 100% certain UW-Madison has reviewed international applicants and that the stats of its applicants don't dramatically change from year to year. When the domestic students that apply are above average or funding is below average it may not be worth spending significant time reviewing internationals. But, for years when funding is plentiful or domestic applicants are below average internationals can bolster the incoming cohort. Also, nothing is preventing international applicants from reaching out to professors of interest. That is a good way to bypass hurdles in the application process.

I use Ubuntu at home, but what I did is went out and bought an inexpensive laptop with Windows on it so I could take advantage of MS Office and similar programs. Its portability also means I don't have to rely upon the lab computer. It's been well worth the cost so far.

Because they totally know that ahead of time. I find it highly unlikely that there are so many international applicants that much better qualified than domestic. If there are, by all means admit them (and UW-Madison does admit international students) but if a student costs twice as much to fund they really do need to be better in order to be worthwhile.

It may take that much time for the first application, but who in their right mind starts the application process for each school from scratch? The marginal time cost of an additional university is not that great.

Just remember people, if you want universities to review every application in detail the application fee will skyrocket. That's asking for quite a time commitment from a significant number of people and you've got to pay for that somehow.

I think they're going to be far more interested in why you're applying for a second masters degree. This question is far more important than either undergrad or graduate GPA. Also, chill out, it's an internet forum, not getting a response in 40 minutes is not a big deal, especially on Christmas Eve.

Why would you do that? Having two masters degrees in related fields is strange. I could see it if you were looking for a career change (say, going from GIS to business), but that's not what this sounds like at all.

At minimum you're expected to take a few minutes to walk from one office to the next, stopping for a quick bathroom break or similar is no big deal. Where I interviewed there were grad students who volunteered to help out and one was assigned to each of us to escort us around and they can show you were the bathroom is. All of mine where in the professor's office. As long as you're wearing halfway decent clothing you'll be fine. If it's snowy (like in Utah or Colorado) nobody cares if you are carrying a winter coat or are wearing warmer footwear. What I did was read the last paper the professor published. Also, t's actually really easy to get professors to talk about their research, but not necessarily the best use of the time. It's not that no time should be spent on it, but you're not going to get grilled about what they do and once the professor starts talking about their research that's going to take up the rest of the interview. Do come in with questions; about the university, about the program, and yes, about their research. The important thing is to be engaged and interested.

At both universities where I interviewed they scheduled one on one sessions with various professors (3-4) for about half an hour each. In my mind, this was the meat of the interview where we discussed my interest in the program, aspirations, and my abilities. I never had a time when I was alone with a committee, however I did meet with one committee member during the one on one sessions. Outside of that, there were talks about the structure of the program, tours of the campus and some of the facilities, and food (including dinner in the evening at a local restaurant). Naturally, all of it matters, but I found the one on one sessions to be the most stressful while also being the more valuable. Also do take advantage of any time you are given alone with the current graduate students.

Most people are on linkedin, search there for the title of the degree and the university and you can probably find alumni.

Location is a perfectly legitimate reason. You can expect to live in that area for the next 5-6 years so it's not exactly trivial.

I kind of wonder how you plan to do such. Do the days actually overlap or are they just close? Because every interview I went to was an all-day affair. I'm assuming with the dates you have listed that they expect you to arrive on the 5th, interview with professors on the 6th, and then have a fun event on the 7th. It can be possible to skip the fun event, but you absolutely need to be there during the time when you interview professors to have a shot.

I'd honestly be upset if I wasn't seen as a colleague to some degree. I mean, I'm not asking to be viewed as a senior researcher, but I'm a fucking professional at this point who has worked for multiple companies and has been trusted to make decisions worth tens of thousands of dollars. And prior to graduate school I did work under PhD scientists, nobody at the company called them doctor.

For my program current students volunteer to mentor incoming students. I asked my mentor if he was willing to look at look at some apartments for me. Due to the distance I actually didn't see my current apartment until after the move. It worked out okay, but I'm not picky. I can say that I did not look into any apartment that didn't have pictures. I do recommend once you decide where you're going to attend you look into any off-campus apartments the university may own. If you don't have much in the way of belongings spending a little bit of time in a hotel room while searching is doable. As for transferring the car, I don't think that insurance is going to be an issue as you can always cancel the insurance in your current state and they will refund you. the registration can mean a bit more, but that's not going to be much compared to the cost of having to transport your vehicle to across the country. Also feel free to ask current grad students when you interview about their experiences moving.

I tend to prefer to live someplace where I can afford to not have roommates. It can make married life awkward.

I'm 100% with you there. The cost of housing in California freaks me out.

Doesn't your financial aid package decrease once you already have a bachelors?

I would be shocked if such a thing prevented her from graduating. There are tons of mistakes in the literature, it happens.

This is why I use safe, natural MSG instead of NaCl.

You could send an email as a head's up to what you did and why.

For US universities each class is worth a certain number of credits. Most of them are 3 or 4, but there's the occasional 2 or 5 credit course. They're not asking you anything about your grades in them. If your university doesn't have credits call or email the office and ask them what they expect from you, they will give far better advice than what you'll get here. But, you're going to have to be quick about it as I wouldn't be surprised if there were universities where staff get time off after today, and it's far enough into Friday that nothing productive is going to happen.

I'm sure GRE scores still matter. I do know of people who have gotten into good programs with low GREs, but they are the exception. It also can help if you are in touch with a professor who will act as your advocate.

It's going to be tough to find any programs which haven't passed their deadline yet. My advice is to find a backup option. Look for a job. See how you do this year, I think you have a decent mix of programs. If you do find one with a later deadline, you can get the materials together, and you are interested in the research they do by all means apply. But, the approach of applying everywhere is generally not the best. PhD programs are looking for who will be a good fit, not just who has been a good student in the past. I'm a first year PhD student at the University of Vermont. I'm still working on rotations. But, our deadline has passed.

It doesn't matter, all you need is one. You can only attend one program after all.

I take it that ChemE doesn't do interviews?