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    ECE, BME

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  1. So this means that they have decided upon their definite admitted and rejected applicants and I was not one of them; and now they are waiting to see whether one of their admitted applicants declines their offer or not to then put me in his/her place. Right? What other explanations/possibilities does this being waitlisted term have? Since this school has first rank in the program I've applied I guess that being waitlisted is pretty much the same as being rejected. Right? I already have an offer from another program. Am I safe to forget all about this dream school of mine and apply for visa with the one I've already got admitted in? Thank you all for your answers
  2. So this means that they have decided upon their definite admitted and rejected applicants and I was not one of them; and now they are waiting to see whether one of their admitted applicants declines their offer or not to then put me in his/her place. Right? Because this school has first rank in the program I applied I guess that being waitlisted is pretty much the same as being rejected. Right? I already have an offer from another program. Am I safe to forget all about this dream school of mine and apply for visa with the one I've already been admitted?
  3. Has anyone heard anything as yet from this program? I have applied for the fall and heard nothing.
  4. I want to send a similar email as yours. I have been offered a one-third RA along with my admission letter and I want to bargain for a raise to a one-half assistantship. However, I'm not sure whether to ask directly from my future to be adviser or to firstly check with the graduate office. Is it even likely that they change their issued offer to the advantage of an applicant? btw, have you got any news back?
  5. Also, could you specify what a typical funding offer for a PhD position nowadays is? I want to know whether my offer is below the average or above that? With this offer, my pocket earnings would be almost 800$ per month that should cover all of my expenses except for the matriculation tuition and fees.
  6. I just emailed a professor asking when they will start announcing offers? And, he responded that you are currently ranked high on our waiting list; we will let you know as soon as we can. Does this mean that I'm waitlisted or just that my application is under review and I am in line to be notified?
  7. Thanks for your reply. So, in that respect it doesn't matter for which semester I applied and whether the funding is 1/2 or 1/3 time. But, I'm worried that my offer is not going to even nearly cover the expenses. Should I ask for an increase? Is there a chance they accept my petition? Sould I email my adviser or the graduate office first? I want to ask for a 1/2 time assistantship.
  8. Spectrum

    1/3 time GRA

    I've been offered a PhD position with a 1/3 time RA and monthly stipend of ~1100 $ and a reduced tuition and fees of 843 $ per semester. Since I had applied for the summer 2010, my offer says that this appointment is for summer 2010, fall 2010, and spring 2011. Now, I am guessing that if I had applied for the fall entry instead of summer then I would have to pay to register for only two semesters i.e. fall 2010 and spring 2011 and my stipend would have been the same 12 months salary? Am I right or that I would have needed to also register for the summer 2011 in order to receive that payment during summer time? I am considering to ask for an increase in my offer because this is my top choice program and I have verrry little time to apply for vise and all that.
  9. Amazing!! My ECE status just changed back into "Application is under review". What? Why? How? I can't believe this.
  10. My ECE decision status reads as "Decision Made" while the other application status shows that "no decision has been made". I want to know what does this mean? It's almost a week since I've got that Decision Made in my status. I think they both email and post offers for successful applicants. And, I saw just one post in the result page that was rejected via postal service. So, maybe those who don't get an email are going to be dumped by the mail. I'm not sure though.
  11. Same here. When I first called them I was supposed to receive a reply on early February!! btw, what does your status show, on both ECE decision and the application status page?
  12. Anyone else heard from ECE, especially PhD program, yet?
  13. I have a professor agreed to be my future adviser; however, I've not heard a word from the department since. Last Friday, my status changed into "decision made" but I've not been informed in any way. So, I do not know what my fate is. Now, I'm thinking of sending an email to the professor in question, explaining the situation and then simply asking him if he could inquire about my case. Is this appropriate? I don't want to seem too pushy.
  14. I checked with the department and as it turns out they are just too busy to update the SGS system. They advised me to only check the ECE page and as long as it shows "application received" it is just fine.
  15. My ECE status page changed into "Decision Made" on February 19th; and I've not yet received any notification email of any sort to help me figure out what that decision is. Now, what I need to know is that what this situation can imply? Do people admitted to this program, especially those not residing in the US, get their emails a while after their status changes or simultaneously so? Is this their usual trend to inform the applicants days after the decision has been made? And, to those who haven't yet heard from this school: Have you recently checked your status? I am anxiously waiting to hear your thoughts on this.
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