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  1. Usually if you dont have a Social security number yet, your options are limited - because its often required. Your uni will have some agreements with *some* banks but not all to open an account. I have BoA - since the other option was a lot worse and hard to reach. I've had no problems with them - they're everywhere in terms of ATMs and the like. Their credit card is allright - not the highest cashbacks and the like, but it does what it needs to do. BoA has an international credit card for which you get better exchange rates and pay no extra fees. I pay no fees at BoA as long as I deposit at least 500 each month (= my stipened) or carry a balance over 1500 and pay things on time.
  2. I am. It would probably be more helpful than no master's degree. However, the thing is that people still 'look down' on non-US degrees (even though objectivley I received a lot better training there). But, being here now for a while, what really matters is social networks. There's a lot of nepotism involved, at least in psych, so its helpful if the PI knows the other people you work with.
  3. Definitely talk to current grad students! I got a good stipened + cheaper on-campus housing + good healht insurance (including for my partner). Also keep an eye out for hidden universtiy fees that are not part of your 'package'
  4. Other than these valid points - a lot of PhD programs don't even have specific areas in their program (only 'psychology') and a lot of people do interdisciplinary things (e.g., social neuroscience is a field?!) This distinction makes so not sense....
  5. Depends really on the location - like you'd need a lot more in NYC than in the midwest. Thinks to factor in; Rent, do you need a car, health costs, etc.
  6. Really depends on the school. I've attended two universities (transfered with my advisor) and the uni's differ so much in both on/off campus healht, packages etc. You could always contact the uni's insurance office - they could tell you more
  7. have a clear idea of your research + how it relates to the PI in a way that gets them excited? Other than that not much - they'll likely already know who is their first choice
  8. some people do indeed ghost you. it can also mean you're on the waitlist. I had radiosilence for 2 months and then got an email from them I made it of the waitlist
  9. I know one of my RAs was in an interview with 8 others for one positions - so seems likely!
  10. It depends a bit - I've def seen people been rejected AFTER recruitment events for various reasons. Sometimes a PI may invite two candidates between who they are deciding. Some people may give off inherently bad vibes (dont sexually harass people - that happened. you will not get in) Our recruitment days this year has 13 people for 6 spots
  11. the J2 can apply for a work permit (not a work-visa, so its employment authorization for a given period of time) - it's usually only for one year (we got lucky and got it for 2) and you'd have to reapply (it's about 500 dollars each time). And yes - he/she/they have to stay with the partner being unable to work. Why is it unrealistic? Any dependent visa is really meant for the partner to 'accompany' the main visa holder. Because J is an exchange visa, the partner can also do a 'work exchange'. If the partner wants to work or get a work-visa, he/she/they should apply for their own visa. Is it dumb and outdated - yes, but that's just how most things in this country work lol.
  12. I know that two of these places ahvent gone over apps yet. But do keep in mind that because all the interviews will be online, you'll probably know shorter in advance anyway. Most of these schools also have 2x the number of apps for half the spots - so a lot of uni's have meetings later than normal
  13. Some universities do pay for your partner (aka mine fully pays my husbands fees)
  14. Our department had double the number of applicants! Half the spots! Everything is going to be delayed as well, because people need simply more time to read through applications
  15. You can usually indicate a preference if the school offers both. However, a large number of schools is unwilling to sponsor students for the J1. But yeah, u can generally choose which of the two. The 2 year rule is more dependent on 'need' in your home country and may be waived if there's an agreement between the US and your country that your home country doesn't 'need' people in your area of graduation. The choose for which visa - if given the option - is a bit tricky. F1 is generally more 'flexible' and better if you'd like to work off campus for a bit, would like to work in the US afterwards, and so on. J1 is better if you bring your partner and he/she wants to work (partner of F2 cannot obtain a work permit), but you cannot work off campus.
  16. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has a research master's that's actually very evolutionary psych focused because a big portion of the faculty are evo psych people. They're not particularly Culture focused, although you may have some luck with Balliet who does cross-cultural work these days and van Lange who did the climate theory thing. Not necessarily competitive either, but if your goal is a PhD in Europe it wouldn't hurt you. Getting *back* in the US may be a bit more difficult. But that also goes for U of A and some other places.
  17. I think there are still employers doing that. I also think the applicant pool is declining since most fellow international students do not plan on staying here after the increased racism, the COVID handling, the uncertainty (depending on who is the president), and obviously the whole joke that this election was and how people are responding. It's not like we have any rights really. It seems the field of finance is more likely to stay in the US (they need the lack of regulations :'), whereas tech has started to recruit people more in places like Canada or certain European countries given that visas are so much easier there. So I think it also depends on which 'field' you'd like to work in. Similarly, such places often GIVE green cards/permits very easily to those who graduated from a university grad program in their country, thus attracting such companies. We really regret not going the Canada route. At the same time, Biden did have as a proposal that he wants to give STEM grad students green cards - but given the shape of this country, I don't think that policy would be high on the priority list.
  18. the website doesn't show things well sometimes -see other posts after me as well. game show
  19. Which programs are you looking at? The Master's or PhDs? TC really has very poor funding for the PhD level. Your GPA and GRE are fineeeeee
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