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    ETH Zurich [ETHZ] 2021: Admissions and ESOP/ETH-D Decisions

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    On 3/19/2021 at 1:15 PM, billie95 said:

    But decided could mean that you are nominated by the department (kind of "Nomination decided") OR requested could mean that you are nominated by the department and the request is still not "decided" by the committee. ;) 

    I know from others that an interview is not mandatory to receive ESOP / ETH-D. 

    This "decided" is for the admission decision I believe, not ESOP decision. 

    ETH Zurich [ETHZ] 2021: Admissions and ESOP/ETH-D Decisions

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    1 hour ago, ksfgota said:

    Portal says the same thing. I guess we still have some hope:

    For the start in the academic year 2021/22 there will be assigned approximately 60 ESOP and approx. 30 ETH-D Scholarships.
    The applications are evaluated by the Admissions Committees of the respective Master’s programmes. The final decision for awarding scholarships in the Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme and in the ETH-D Scholarship rests with the Rector of the ETH. The exact number of annual scholarships depends on the availability of funds. The decisions are communicated by end of March. 

     

    Yeah, so there's definitely still hope. If they're conducting interviews, I guess we should start receiving mails regarding it this week. Fingers crossed!

    ETH Zurich [ETHZ] 2021: Admissions and ESOP/ETH-D Decisions

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    6 hours ago, ksfgota said:

    It seems like ESOP decisions are separate and come later? I think it said mid-late march.. Does anyone know if interviews are required and when those usually happen? I feel like it's about time...

    Yes, they send out ESOP decisions separately. I think interviews are mandatory, although they used to conduct the interviews before confirming acceptance, this time they sent out program decisions first. We can't really say how they're doing things now. I personally received my acceptance on 25 Feb and haven't received any communication regarding ESOP yet.

    ETH Zurich [ETHZ] 2021: Admissions and ESOP/ETH-D Decisions

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    1 hour ago, felippemassi said:

    what does it mean when the withdraw button in the application portal disappears?

     

    I don't think it has any significance. In the last few years it disappeared for some people before they received their decision, but this year it didn't disappear for anybody so far. I received my acceptance last week and my withdraw button is still active. 

    ETH Zurich [ETHZ] 2021: Admissions and ESOP/ETH-D Decisions

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    2 hours ago, kdn said:

    I heard that people get ESOP interview invites in February before the program acceptance. Is it possible to still get ESOP/ETH-D if you have been admitted to the program but haven't received an interview invite yet?

    Yeah judging by previous years' forums, that seemed to be the case that they conducted interviews before confirming acceptance. They're doing things differently I guess. Maybe they figured it would make more sense to confirm acceptance first and then conduct interviews, or it could also be that they decided not to conduct interviews altogether. I remember reading that sometimes they used to offer the scholarships directly on the basis of your profile and proposal without an interview as well, although it was rare. Perhaps due to the pandemic they've decided to go that route to make things more convenient. All we can do is wait, really. ?

    ETH Zurich [ETHZ] 2021: Admissions and ESOP/ETH-D Decisions

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    13 minutes ago, Hin Z said:

    Does "ESOP requested" in your opinion only means that you have apllied for it or that your departement requested for it at the rector's office ?

    I've actually thought about the same thing. It could honestly mean both, we have requested for it, and consequently the department has put in a request to the concerned office. Either way, we'll have to appear for the interview to take the request further.

    ETH Zurich [ETHZ] 2021: Admissions and ESOP/ETH-D Decisions

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    22 minutes ago, curiousmind6 said:

    I guess so. Otherwise ESOP would not be requested. Try clicking on the name of the program in your portal...will prompt you to download a pdf I think. The pdf will most probably have the decision in it. 

    Oh right, I just saw the letter. I got so anxious I didn't even notice it before, thanks for telling me. It does mean accepted!! Super happy and excited ♥️♥️

    ETH Zurich [ETHZ] 2021: Admissions and ESOP/ETH-D Decisions

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    5 minutes ago, Wlucey said:

    Yeah I applied for both Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology. I understand that they recieve many applications and the whole pandemic-situation is not making admission easier, but the suspense is killing me. I have not heard anything from both.

    Same!! I've been obsessively checking this forum and their portal. All the best! May we hear positively soon.

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