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  1. Q1. If you cannot travel to the U.S. for the interview, you're very likely to be interviewed through phone / skype / in-person with an alumni/affiliated professional from the school. Q2 & Q3. If you are being invited for interview, then what matters should not be domestic/international. The fact that you cannot make it to an in-person interview disallow you from accessing more information from current students and faculty members. You will also missing the opportunity to "feel" the atmosphere of the department, the school, and the city in general, where you will spend the next several years for your degree. Q4 & Q5. I believe both B-1 and B-2 are considered "Visitor Visa". I am international, and I am currently traveling with a B-2. I know some schools require a specific visa (e.g. B-1) in order to reimburse your travel expense, while some schools do not. Therefore, YMMV. Q6. B-1. http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1262.html For example, if the purpose for your planned travel is to consult with business associates, travel for a scientific, educational, professional or business convention, or conference on specific dates, settle an estate, or negotiate a contract, then a business visitor visa (B-1) would be the appropriate type of visa for your travel. Q7. H-1B or J-1 if the customs considered reimbursement as salary. Otherwise, I don't see there are problems with B-1 and/or B-2. Q8. I never heard of any schools provide health insurance for interviewees. If you are going to the U.S. for interview, you'll need your own insurance. Good luck in your interview.
  2. Money is always necessary in order to achieve things that you want, even if you can't literally buy it.
  3. I honestly don't see the problems with these two. At least for me, "you'll get in somewhere else" is still encouraging (unless, you applied to only one school / "reach" schools - then that's something wrong with your strategy). "that just means you weren't meant to go there" is a fact, even if it may sounds brutal to some people, i find it neutral or even positive for the school finds me not a better fit for their program. quite frankly, i believe the school knows it better than myself. so no hard feelings. on the other hand, waddle gets it all right.
  4. from my lurking experience and personal understanding, schools rarely interview all the applicants. For example, assuming a program receives 400 applications, and they will only take 30 students: 1. they eliminate possibly 250-350 applicants based on their GPA, GRE scores (if applicable), research experience, the statements, and the letter of recommendation. 2. then the school will invite, for example, 50-150 students for the interview. that is the time when the adcom to evaluate if the interviewees fit the program. applicants get to visit the campus and see if they like the faculty members/campus / people / city / etc. some schools would break down this 50-150 students into multiple groups, meaning they may have several different dates for open house / interview. 3. depends on the program and the school, the acceptance rate after in-person interview varies from 50% to ~100%. my school accepts roughly 75 biochemistry students for approximately 25 spots, for they expect about 50 of them will eventually turn down the offer. i hope this will give you a general idea what may happen at the open house.
  5. Not sure if that applies to your field, but for natural science programs, interview is one of the programs within an invitation to a school campus (or open house in your case). There are plenty of threads around this forum about interviews and so forth. You can either use the search engine to look it up, or just take a rough reference through this link (for biology-related programs): You may bring copies of your writing sample/CV if you did not submit it with your application, but I would e-mail the program director to see if it is necessary. ps. I guess you may want to e-mail the program director for all your questions, considered that you are applying grad school in Canada, which may be different than that from the U.S.
  6. how about design silly t-shirts and possibly getting one, like this?
  7. aberrant

    New York, NY

    just have a quick question about formal dressing in the cold winter. i know that it gets really cold during the winter, and I wondered what do people wear if they need to wear trousers/slacks for job/work. do they wear anything extra inside the trousers, or just get a thick trousers? and thank you all for the inputs, especially on the housing issues
  8. lol. coming from the original culture, fortune cookie wasn't from anywhere but San Francisco. (this is also a message to someone who plans to travel / visit any parts of China and expecting a fortune cookie after a meal lol)
  9. i always quote my signature from MLK Jr. ps. never a fan of fortune cookie for it is a tool of propaganda (even though it tasted good lol)
  10. i think it works for people who know themselves really well, so well that they know where they positioned in reality. to be more specific, I know I am not a competitive applicant and therefore, I expected for the worst scenario when I get rejections only. Hell, I even have a plan B already before I submit my applications - I'll just go back to my home country after I get my bachelor degree and reapply for next cycle. Nothing will stop me from going to grad school and do what I wanted to do (and get the hell away from my home country.) that is why I treasured every moment that I have in real life, especially invitation for interviews good luck to you all!
  11. maybe those people only use the results survey but not the forum?
  12. Given that ASU is one of the top "party school" in the West... I think "study the body" refers to something less academic.
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