boogy

Hello, guys! I just finished my quiz on EMerald. I hope I get it. There are 279 applicants from all over the world lol And I think there are only 12 to 16 slots annually. I based this on their cohort's thesis collection.
 
Btw, I dont see much of EMerald applicants in this thread?

I'm really sorry to hear that, did they mention the reasons of rejection ?

I am so sorry?

Hi guys!
I've applied for Visual Arts/Design and (of course) already send my portfolio. Now my status is "paper copies received". I guess there will be no news before April or May:) This is my second try with DAAD and I hope this year it will go well ?

Hi. Thank you for making this thread.
Let's be anxious together.

Hi, thank u for creating this topic. I have applied for DAAD's architecture postgraduate programs. I was wondering if there will be interviews for this specific program or not, since from what I read on previous topics related to last year, certain programs such as architecture, music or film just asked applicants to upload their portfolio and there was no talk about interviews. 

Dear boogy and eng.able
 
My application has been deferred to Fall 2015 admissions for the same reason as given to boogy. I thought I had a good chance here... I guess my five years search is still not over... ;-)
 
Dear Umar5 welcome to the forum. Please share your profile.
 
Thanks

World University Ranking - Subject: Civil and Structural Engineering (http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2014/engineering-civil-structural#sorting=rank+region=+country=+faculty=+stars=false+search=)
 
USM ranks 89 in world's top civil engineering schools. While UKM, UPM and UTM rank in top 150. UM is in top 200. I believe, to be in top 400 list of QS ranking is a big deal as there are thousand of universities and research institutes in North American and Europe alone. Being in the list means these universities have surpassed most of the european and north american universities. Besides at PhD level what matter are your professor and the facilities you have at the lab.
 
Hope this helps
 
Regards

eng.abla you must not get disappointed as this is part of life. Just to encourage you, I have been trying to get admission in PhD since 2010. And if luckily I get admission in MI it would be an end to my five years pursuit. I had got many admissions in the past even in US but my limitation was similar to yours that I needed funding. If I get unlucky this time, I will have to continue trying my luck again. BTW this is my first attempt at MI as they recently started PhD program. I would suggest you to get some research position at a relevant lab and try to publish a couple of good papers (scopus/ISI indexed conferences will do). With relevant research experience and publications your profile gets many plus points.
 
As I have experience with Malaysia I would recommend you applying to Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) or UKM. These are well reputable universities and have sound research infrastructure. These universities try to attract international students with lucrative fellowships/scholarships. I know USM has very good reputation as far as Chemical and Civil Engg go. Prof. Dr. Meor Othman Hamzah (http://civil.eng.usm.my/v3/index.php/staff/academic/114-professor-dr-meor-othman-hamzah) is a well known figure in civil engineering. He has joint appointment with some european university. USM also offers a lucrative fellowship called USM Global Fellowship (http://www.ips.usm.my/index.php/financialAssistance/uSMGlobalFellowship) to attract talented international students. I guess one who gets waitlisted at MI has enough potential to secure the USM Global Fellowship. Similarly, UM has a similar program called Bright Sparks program (http://brightsparks.um.edu.my/?modul=Programme&pilihan=Criteria%28s%29). This one is a little more competitive. P.S. both are for PhD studies. Hope this helps
 
All the Best to you and boogy.

Thanks for the advice everyone!
I took the gre awhile back but just remembered to update this in case anyone with the same question stumbles across this. I used my extra time to focus on writing things down during the math section. I wrote down every step while solving the problems and that actually helped a lot. I ended up with a 169V 166Q which was better than my practice tests. I would totally recommend using the scratch paper as much as possible if you're having trouble with careless errors.

If careless errors are hurting your score, then it's important that you identify and categorize these mistakes so that, during tests, you can easily spot situations in which you're prone to making errors. This should help reduce some of the silly mistakes.
 
Cheers,
Brent

I've been diagnosed, but I'm convinced I have a mild case of combination ADHD . Or maybe I'm just a scatter-brained millinenial, but in any case I have trouble focusing sometimes and am prone to stupid errors. I think you just need to practice as much as you can to catch sight of your tendencies and train yourself not about situations when you are likely to make mistakes. I did that and was able to clean things up significantly. If you've a particular bad case, you might want to create a mental "checklist" which is something that helped me at work (however this might be at some cost of time).
 
Additionally, I'd give meditation a shot. It helps my focus tremendously. Just a few minutes before the test starts and a few minutes during the break helped me a lot I felt. Your mileage may vary with that one, but what's the harm?

Thanks boogy. Congrats to you too because what I believe is that whoever gets accepted by the committee is not given a direct offer letter but is asked to fill the form and submit the documents etc. This is because in past Masdar used to give offer letters after a month or so of shortlisting and selection but when the candidates accepted the offer many were rejected by Masdar's (Abu Dhabi's) international (immigration) office after several weeks of accepting the offer causing bad reputation to Masdar. I believe Masdar now first evaluates you suitable for admission and then they gets approval from the relevant office before making any offer. This is my understanding. May be wrong.
 
Thanks

My application status reads "application is still under processing". I got the same forms, filled out and sent to admission office a month ago. ARJS congrats on ur shortlisting !

I mailed admission office 3 days ago, they said that chance of matriculation is slim, because of big pool of qualified applicants. My application status is still on waitlist. Engl.abla u better ask admission office and they will let u know about admission results.

Hi!

GRE Q161, V154, AWA 3.5, TOEFL 100, UG GPA3.82, technical GPA 4.00, , research experience: two years as research assistant in the relevant field, two scopus indexed papers, one ISI INDEXED paper, one reputable, international award. Masters GPA 3.80.

Applied to PhD Microsystems on 10 November. Was contacted by Masdar a couple of weeks ago to provide further details which I did. Now waiting for their response.

Hope to see more...