Kathiza

Oh my god.... I didn't even think that 800v was possible. How did you do this? I'm totally impressed! I have 600... and I thought this was good :-(

That might be normal in the US - but in many countries it isn't. Where I come from, As are possible, but not at all normal. Bs are good and Cs are normal for a master's student. Maybe it's the same in Asia. Anyways, I hope adcoms know about this difference and take it into consideration when seeing a GPA from another country.

Thanks for posting this info. I posted above that it would be strange if they separated the applicants into international/national. But again: I have no idea. And to be honest: It does not really matter to me. I just hope that the review process does not take any longer and that I'll have my results soon. (Even without an interview... haven't been contacted by any school. I keep myself calm by thinking that I already passed two interviews for Fulbright and that this should demonstrate that I'm hard working and motivated; all questions related to academic fit are answered in my SoP and my essay about research goals etc. --- So I hope that's the reason why nobody wants to interview me... At least for me it is; otherwise I would freak out...)

Thanks for explaining and you're not disappointing me at all! I had no idea about how the review process works, I was just posting my thoughts/fears. Well, since I'm from a small country and as far as I know nobody from my department ever tried to apply to US universities (or at least nobody ever asked for letters of recommendation), maybe my chances aren't that bad. But still, I'm a very impatient person. The waiting drives me nuts, no matter if I'll have to wat 4 or 40 more days... So please be patient with me. I might freak out here several more times

What do you think, is there still a chance of getting fully funded if one's accepted from the wait-list? Or will these offers be more or less halfhearted?

That's right and it makes me nervous. Well, anything makes me nervous these days

To be honest, I don't think that's the case. It would not make any sense. Why should they divide the applications? Because Americans get the spots and Internationals get what's left over? I really hope not...

Oh my god, I should not have read this. You're totally right (at least I hope that at least 3 of my 5 schools will be having sent out acceptances/rejections by the end of the month). Now I'm even more nervous. Also because I haven't had any interviews - this drives me craaaaazy!

I totally feel the same. And what makes it worse: Some US students already had interviews at "my" schools, "my" programs. And I didn't hear a word. I'm not even sure if the school will contact me directly or if I will have to wait for the news to be forwarded by Fulbright/the IIE. And since my IIE contact person is not in her office until next week, I might not even get the news, if some program wants to get back to me. I'm slowly freaking out here. I haven't had any interviews or anything. Before I thought my application was strong and me being a Fulbrighter would also help. But now I'm afraid that no program wants me and I'll end up losing the grant and not going to gradschool. I know this is hysterical, but I can't help myself...

Thanks for telling me! Otherwise I would have done so, because I thought it's like applying to different universities and just waiting for acceptance, rejection or waitlist

Thanks so much for sharing! Is it allowed to submit the same text to different journals at the same time?

You just made me laugh out so loud that my neighbor knocked on the door and asked if I'm alright *g*

Oh my god, I'm slowly freaking out over here.... (I'm absolutely not used to this type of application process!!!) I've heard nothing from Indiana (about my application to the PhD program that is)... I've heard nothing from UNC. No interviews. Nothing from any of the schools I applied to. I was pretty self-confident before because they kept telling us that with a Fulbright grant it's a lot easier to get in because you practically come with your own funding (at least for the first year). But what if none of the schools want me? Panic!

Thank you for asking this question, hopscotch! I'd like to submit part of my thesis - is this possible in general? And can one submit at any time? Or do we have to wait until there is a call for papers/anything like that? I have never been published and I have no idea how the process works. At my university, even though I already have a Master's degree, no Master's student (or at least none I know) has ever published something. So it's not common at all. That's why professors never introduced us to this process. Is it even possible to publish without the help of a professor? Don't we need his/her name, especially for a thesis? Do we need his/her signature? I will look into this on my own of course; look for relevant journals etc. - but maybe there is somebody here who could explain this to me/us in a nutshell? Thanks!

Wow, that's really strange. I had my interview in early June 2010, I found out that I got the Fulbright in July 2010. Then the Fulbright-people helped me with my applications to the programs and handed them in for me (via the IIE, I didn't have to pay any fees and the Fulbright Commission wrote an additional cover letter highlighting my strengths etc.). But: If none of the 5 programs (we were only allowed to apply to 5 schools and the IIE picked them for us) accepts me, I also lose the Fulbright grant and I'll have nothing. So let's hope this won't happen....

Sounds logic. But I was hoping that since I am a Fulbright grantee (and I already had two interviews with them) I could avoid the interviews; I also had e-mail contact with all of my potential advisers. In addition to this I live overseas and the telephone charges would be extremely high. But I'll just wait. If any school wants an interview, I hope they'll notify me a couple of days before it's supposed to take place, so I can prepare...

Oh I hope not... I had one interview with a school in summer (I didn't apply, though, but they wanted to get to know me) - and I really suck at interviews. I'm so nervous and I don't know what to say etc. So I hope they don't want to interview me. Anyway, I didn't quite understand the result-entry: Did it say that they HAD the interview and will get the results (acceptance, rejection) in February? Or did it say that they just were NOTIFIED about an interview which will be held in February? If it's the latter, then it will take a couple more weeks until we will get any results...

I'm sorry, I couldn't find the "editing" button for my post. @irreductible: I didn't read your message carefully enough, I'm sorry. I've never heard that Fulbrighters are chosen so late. I received my "ok" from Fulbright in June 2010. How did the application process work for you? So Fulbright did not handle your applications? Or chose your schools? How did you communicate with the IIE if you're not an official Fulbrighter yet? I'm really interested.

I'm sure it's a troll. He just left one posting on the day he registered and never came back. I'm a Fulbrighter too and we all knew about the "disadvantages" (2 year home residency requirement etc.) BEFORE we even applied to Fulbright. So why whine about it afterwards? It does not seem logic to me. But if this guy was accepted to "many top-10 universities", he should not have a probem, with or without Fulbright Just don't take him too seriously. As by now, being a Fulbrighter has helped A LOT. I did not have to deal with all the applications on my own, I did not have to pay the fees or send in the files - I had no costs and a lot of help in chosing the best programs. Those are experts at the IIE - and even though I was surprised that they changed some of the schools I picked, I am now absolutely and with no doubt convinced that the schools they chose are the best fit for me and I'm really happy about it.

Sounds great! I just opened a new thread asking about your experiences with sports and other hobbies (which groups did you join, which sports teams etc.) - I'd love to learn your experiences.

Hi all! I feel like I'm repeating myself over and over again, but here I am, an international student hoping to start grad school in the US in autumn. I know that school is going to consume a lot of my time, but I hope there is still some free time even as a PhD student. So I was wondering: What sports do you do, to balance your life and get involved with other people? What are the possibilities for grad students? Can they join a team (for example volleyball, dancing, whatever...) - just for fun? I am totally NOT an athletic person, but I'd like to get some exercise and balance. I'd love to hear about your experiences. Do you do (team-) sports? Or what are your hobbies as a grad student?

I also applied to UNC and heard nothing... But since I'm an international student, I guess there won't be any interviews. Still, waiting drives me crazy...

As I have to learn not only about grad student life, but about life as a student in the US as well, your suggestions helped me a lot. Thank you!

Where I come from there is no Greek system - so I'm not really familiar with how this works. But are there sororities that accept graduate students as members? (Being an international student, I'm anxious about finding friends and having a social life in a totally different country where I don't know anybody - so the Greek system seems quite a good idea to me to get to know people...)

Thank you so much for asking. I'm an international student and I thought it's just because of my bad English (and my bad google-skills *g*) that I don't understand what this means