I am an undergrad (mechanical engineering major) and have applied for Masters and PhD in different universities for Fall 2010.
I am expecting results to start coming now.
When you apply for a PhD position professors tend to call you up, to discuss working with them. If it so happens that the professor(who calls you first) was not on your "A list" for that uni, then what do you do ?
I mean does that mean that the ones who were on your "A list" are not interested or have just not emailed you yet?
Do the profs (of a given uni) come to a consensus internally and decide which prof is going to offer a candidate a position ?
Does saying yes to one means that others (within the same uni) would not contact you ?
How can some one say no when he is unsure whether the profs (who were on your "A list" and have not contacted you yet) would have positions to offer or not ?
Should you always say that u'r really interested but need a little time to make up your mind ?
Thanx for replies
