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Can't agree more! I am a current 1 year PhD student and from my 2x experience in applying to grad schools, I realized it is just gambling and rolling your dice. Anyway, good luck to all those applying / applied in this cycle.

Hello! I am applying for F1 visa and currently in US having H1B status (visa not stamped). I don't see a section in DS 160 where I can mention current status. There is a section which asks about previous US Visa held, where I have mentioned the F1 (stamped a few years back). But there is no space to provide current status. Will this be a problem? Anyone encountered this before?

Awesome! UMass is a great place. If you are not local, welcome to Massachusetts! Worcester and Boston are great places for students!

Did you finalize? Where are you going?

Accepted the offer from Uni of Minnesota! Got directly admitted into a lab (Neurovirology), saving a year! For those who got admitted, good luck on your program and congrats! For those who are still waiting / got rejected, don't lose hope. I got rejected last year and know how it feels. Peace out!

During the interview they said it depends on how well you did, and how well you fit with the program, for the interviewers to get back. The earliest would be a week. The latest would be in the mid of Feb. I got it in 5 days from the date of interview. My interview went smoothly.

Just got acceptance email from UMass. Hope you get it soon!!

That's nice. Same for me. Went well. They were friendly and nice! Thank you!

How did your interview go with UMass? I attended it last week.

Got my first admit (email from prospective PI who interviewed me) from University of Minnesota! First choice! Woot woot!

Nothing can be said until the mid of February. If you don't hear from them by then, it might be a silent rejection.

Thank you!

What are some of the common questions asked during online interview ? This is my first time and would be grateful if someone could help me on this.

Got invites for Drexel Micro Immuno and UMass Chan today!! Edit: For UMass, does anyone know if its virtual or in-person?

I got an email from GEMS that first round of interviews went out, but also that they haven't reviewed my application yet. They are planning to review applications for the next 10 weeks. I think they are planning on doing rolling admissions till the class gets full