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  1. 7 minutes ago, Avocado_town said:

    Northwestern seems to be behind previous cycles, so I expect we will hear from them soon--although they say they don't release all their offers at the same time. Michigan (Ann Arbor) and NYU will probably make offers soon.

    I'm not sure what to expect from Princeton as there seems to be some fake results posted in the results page for previous cycles. However, I think they may start making offers this or next week. 

    Maybe we will also hear from Colorado Boulder and UC Berkeley within 1 or 2 weeks.

    So, that's what I expect for next 1 or 2 weeks but I wouldn't rely so much on my predictions hahaha.

    I think usually Northwestern releases their results in January, but it seems that last year the bulk of them came on the 10th of February. So we might still have a bit of a wait ahead of us. 

  2. Thanks for the advice about sharing the results from last semester. We are graded on a curve, so I am quite happy with the results, but the cohort is small so it's not that impressive in terms of top x % in class. 

    I have also submitted my GRE's to MIT and they seem to not be able to see the results. Weird, but I don't want to disturb them given the guidelines they have set.

  3. Good luck, who knows, maybe this cycle will turn out successful!

    I am not in a position to give advice, after all, I am waiting for results myself. But the way I approached it is to discuss the fit to the program and my aspirations to pursue an academic career in the United States (which is nearly impossible with a non-US Ph.D.). I also tried to emphasize how my current Ph.D. training has strengthened my credentials, and that I am not escaping my current program. I have asked a Professor at my current program to provide me with a letter of reference, to show that I have all the skills necessary to undertake a Ph.D. 

     

  4. Hi everyone,

    I am in need of advice.

    I am a first-year Ph.D. student at an international university and I have applied to do my Ph.D. in the United States in Fall 2022. As it is impossible to transfer, I would begin my studies from scratch (if accepted). 

    I have just received the results of my first semester at my Ph.D. program and somehow managed to receive a perfect GPA of 5.0 out of 5.0. Here is my question:

    Should I contact the universities to which I applied and share the results with them? Would this aid my application or should I simply silently wait for the results? I am worried that sharing the results might annoy the administration, or complicate my enrollment if I am accepted to a program. 

  5. Hi everyone!

    I am curious, did any of you hear any rumours about this years admission season?

    Last year was a bloodbath, with record number of applications and (simultaneously) many programs either not taking new applicants or reducing their cohorts. I am trying to figure out whether this year we will see a return to the mean or will it also be very competitive due to many applicants who were not successful last year reapplying etc. 

    Of course, I don't think anyone has an answer to those questions, but I am curious what the general mood is in the US academia.

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