I understand that this thread is targeted more towards US applicants but I applied to three universities in Australia for the French PhD. Got rejected right away from Melbourne Uni. I had an interview with the supervisor at UNSW but the faculty rejected me. But I got an unconditional offer from Sydney Uni! Just need to hear back about funding.
I'm a newbie applying for the Fall 2015. I'm not an English undergrad so it's a relief that a new thread has been started. Hope all of us can do well this time.