Huginn

Little late to the discussion but I thought I should chime in as well. I am going through the same process. In my case, I received most of my vaccines from a private practice, and some of them when I was in school (vaccines are mandatory here as well, nurses just come in one day and administer them to the whole school). I was also told that vaccine records would expire after 10 years, and even if they didn't, people don't care about them so they are hard to find. Another international student (currently in US) told me that he also didn't have comprehensive records, and that I should just make up dates for the vaccinations that I am confident that I have taken. He told me the school administers the vaccinations for free when you are there so there is nothing to worry about.

If anyone is interested in Brown: I received my acceptance today.

I am not sure for other European universities but I can speak for UK. Short answer is no, they are not funded, but most people don't accept places unless they find funding. PhD programs are generally separate from Master's, so they are 3 years, usually with no course/teaching requirements. So just research. Many people apply for 1+3 (Master's + PhD) programs, and these are funded from research councils, which you need to be a UK/EU citizen to be eligible. Rich universities (like Sussex, Edinburgh, Manchester), can afford funding students of their own, so they generally have "international research scholarships" for international students (this covers stipend and tuition). There are also external funding opportunities, such as from trusts and charities (e.g. Marshall trust for US nationals). There are also project-based PhD opportunities, but these usually cover tuition on UK-level so you need to find another small scholarship to cover the differences in tuition. In any case, the easiest but the most competitive option is going for the university's international research scholarship. Otherwise, you may need to secure more than one scholarship.

It seems not a lot of people here are interested in cognitive psychology. I applied to: UCLA, WUSTL, Brown, Princeton, Upenn, Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Berkeley, U of South Florida, Tufts, Saskatchewan (Canada), Waterloo (Canada), Edinburgh (UK), Sussex (UK). Rejection/assumed rejection: Berkeley, Illinois, Waterloo, WUSTL Accepted: Edinburgh Interviews: Brown, USF Haven't heard a word from UCLA, Princeton, Upenn, or Tufts.

This happened to me. I talked with a faculty member who seems to be interviewing everyone (it was a mass e-mail). Then I talked with my POI. After my POI, I talked with the department chair (my POI mentioned that I should expect it). I recently received an invitation to visit their campus, and my POI told me I am in a pretty good standing, but it is possible that even more people may want to talk to me. I am afraid that they may run out of faculty members to interview me before I even get a decision.

I am in the same situation, only heard from 2 schools out of 10. From what I understand, when interview invites are sent depends on the specialization. I noticed a pattern where developmental/social areas send out invites earlier than others. It seems that the "official" interview dates tend to be around mid-February at the latest. So if you haven't heard by then, you might be rejected/waitlisted. I don't think it would look good if you asked them. You may seem impatient.

Exactly this. I already started doing research about the city life of the program that I think will accept me, but I stop myself thinking "if they reject you, you are just wasting your life". Edit: it should be wasting my TIME not LIFE. Both words fit though...

Count me in, with a different type of stress: I interviewed 3 people separately for my top choice. Before that, my POI stated that I had a really strong profile and would be a good fit with the department. Interviews went extremely well. Right now, I feel like I am already accepted, and should just relax. At the same time, I am imagining an e-mail saying that I am rejected, which will be a really kick in the nuts. Getting the acceptance will practically mean that I am done with the whole decision-process, as this is my top choice. I can just forget about all the other applications. If I am not accepted, it will lead to another waiting-out period stress, with another round of interviews. And then there will be another post-interview waiting-out period stress for each individual university. This feels like a hierarchical stress network. Not to mention that I have another application that I am not sure if I should go on with it. I need to re-write a proposal, but I am in contact with 2 POIs and they both wanted different things. If I apply, I have to tell one of them that I am going with the other. And if I get accepted to my first choice, then I will have to tell both that I changed my mind again. I don't care (I actually do) about the results, just let me know it and I can plan accordingly!

I applied for the cognitive area as well, but haven't heard anything yet.