Hi everyone,
Yes, I received an offer from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (and will probably accept, since it was my first choice from the very beginning). I also applied to University of Minnesota, and I was going to apply to UMass Amherst, University of Pittsburgh and PennState, but since I was already accepted in the program I liked the most I don't know if I should keep sending applications so I can have a plan B, or just accept. I definitely did not expect to hear back from any place before the end of January, so I had just planned to send all my applications and then make a final decision once I had heard back from all of them, and now I don't know what to do As you already know, applications are very expensive, especially for international students, and I don't want to waste my money but I don't want to take the risk of applying to just 2 programs either, if that makes any sense. Any advice?
For those of you asking about the interviews, I did not have one, but I had already been in contact with the head of the department and some professors, and some others have reached out to me recently, so I don't know if that had anything to do with it or if interviews are just not part of their protocol.
Anyone else going to UIUC or has some information about it?
Good luck everybody, keep us posted
