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Just in!! Finally I got my rejection letter!! Feeling so relieved now! BUT! I don't really want to spread negativity, but that was so disrespectful from DAAD's side! So much incompetence even with all this pandemic situation going on! I mean, is it so difficult to write ONE SINGLE template message and send it out to all those rejected applicants? I can't understand.. I must confess, I had still been hoping for good news until April. Then it became so obvious that I am not getting it and started to move on. But maybe, deep inside, I am still being disappointed because of rejection. Might be true ahah. But I am so relieved now because the wait is finally over! Anyways, I wish good luck to those still waiting. P.S: I applied from Italy

Hey. Nope, I didn't get any email. And actually it's been the same for me as well as I was also checking the portal and my email every hour ahaha. But lately, I just stopped doing it lol. Now I kinda have this "I don't care" mindset ? That being said, something is telling me that it's not over yet ahaha. Cheers!

Any news from Italy? We were supposed to hear back from them about pre-selection by March, 23rd. However, I called DAAD Rome last week, and have been told that interview invitations for shortlisted students will be sent out by the end of the week or, at the latest, by the upcoming week (which is now over). So, as of now, Friday afternoon, anyone got their invitations? I am worried because they could have informed just those shortlisted candidates.. Also, they told me that the final decision will be made in May or, at the latest, by June! And coming from the current situation, it will most probably be even later than June ahaha, which is crazy!

@Martacapp @Bea99 I called them in the beginning of March (3rd of March). And they told me that the pre-selection will be made in three weeks (they are going to send emails). So, in the upcoming week we may hear from them. Also, they told me that there will be an interview and it will be online. That’s all what I know for now. Good luck to everyone!

Hey! Thanks a lot for the information! It cleared up a lot of my questions! And yes, as it turns out, there is quite a bit of useful info in the Italian version of the website; I always consulted the English version (an international student who is not so proficient in Italian yet ?) Anyways, now I can calm myself down since I was getting worried after reading all those posts of students who already have had their interview and been getting updates on their status. So, I guess we will be getting the final results somewhere in April/May since the interviews (if we can actually make it to the interview stage, lol) are not gonna take place until at least mid-March. A long way ahead! Grazie! E buona fortuna anche a te!

Hi everyone! Is there anyone who applied to "all disciplines" from Italy? Have you received any update on your application? Because my status is still "application submitted", and I have received only one message so far from DAAD saying that they found a missing document (so called "academic status") in my application during "formal check". I am 100% sure this was not included in the checklist of required documents when I was submitting my application back in autumn. But anyways I quickly filled out this form, and sent them back. But haven't received any response from them ever since. Did you also have similar experience? As for the "video conference" section, on a reddit thread I found out that it's been made available only for those who have been selected for interviews. So it is kind of a good sign then BUT, it is already mid-February and my status is still "application submitted" ?‍♂️ And it is actually so strange that DAAD provides no information about the procedures AFTER the submission of your app. Not a word about the possible announcement date of outcome or whatsoever (at least at the precision level of ±1 month). Also, as I now see, there will usually be an interview before the final selection. I wouldn't even know about this if it was not for forums like this. Anyways, people from Italy, I would be happy to hear about your experience. Thanks!