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Thanks for the reply and it's basically the same for me. I thought I would be easier to find a faculty whose interests are similar to mine, but no. I guess I'll have to try and make my interests similar to theirs. ?

Hello everyone! I was wondering if it's necessary to get in touch with faculty members if I'm applying to the US schools? I emailed a few faculties and they responded that with emails like these: "Application process is done through a faculty committee. That is to say, students apply to our program generally, and in their applications list a couple of different faculty whose work they are interested in, rather than applying to study with a particular professor." and "faculty cannot individually select grad applicants on their own--all applicants must go through the process and all dossiers are reviewed by the Admissions Committee in early Spring." So I was wondering if these emails mean I don't have to find an advisor prior to submitting my application? Because as far as I know, European countries and Canada are the opposite of that. I also wanted to know if I have any chance of getting accepted with 2 conference attendance, but 0 published papers?