[Applying for F-1 visa in a country I'm not a citizen of]

Hey there, I see you've gotten replies from others, but just giving you some extra reassurance: I'm also a NZ citizen, but I applied for my F-1 in China (family moved there before I got to the US) and there was no problem with the process. 

[2018 EEB Applicants: Profiles, Results, etc]

@potentiallylovely I just heard back today! Got an email from Sally late afternoon with attached offer letter. I doubt that they're done sending out stuff though since I couldn't open the file type, emailed about it, and have yet to hear a reply - it is likely that they just sent some out and left for the weekend  

[2018 EEB Applicants: Profiles, Results, etc]

Thought I'd put this here as a reference (especially for international students)

Undergrad Institution: Private top 10 university
Major(s): Biology
Minor(s): Chemistry, evolutionary anthropology
GPA in Major: 4.0
Overall GPA: 3.8
Position in Class: n/a
Type of Student: International Female

GRE Scores:
Q: 166 (91%)
V: 167 (98%)
W: 4.5 (82%)

Research Experience: 

Undergraduate research since second semester sophomore year in plant phenology lab, with second research position in entomology lab started summer of sophomore year. 

Two summer programs on big data research.

Currently working on senior thesis in entomology lab.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions:

Dean's list, dean's list with honors every semester but one.

Pertinent Activities or Jobs:

Exec board member of Bio Majors union.

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:

Teaching experience, both in tutoring and teaching classes locally and overseas.

Some experience in Python and Java programming, good background in mathematics.

4 presentations and 2 poster sessions with summer research.

Special Bonus Points: 

Both PIs that I work with are well known in their fields. All three of my letters are from academic faculty and as far as I know are fairly strong.

 

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:

Contacted all POI's through email and phone/skype before the writing process.

Fairly confident in SOP writing in general - not that it matters but fun fact: third place in national creative writing competition back home once 

 

Areas of interest:

Biogeography, big data, effects of anthropogenic change on plant and/or insect interactions and evolution.

 

Applying for PhD programs in (updating with results when I remember):

U Minnesota EEB (Interviewed, received offer letter - Feb)

UC Irvine EEB (Interviewed, received offer letter - Feb)

U of Florida Biology (Interviewed)

UW - Madison Entomology/Integrative Biology (Interviewed)

Harvard OEB (Interviewed)

Stanford Biology (Rejected)