qqyyzz Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Anyone know what's going on with UC Davis? Will they send out more offers?
nala_la Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 I just got rejected from Penn State. Anyone heard from Duke?
CauchyProcess Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Admitted with no funding to Stanford's MS&E master's degree program that previously rejected my PhD application. Will be declining, as I have fully funded PhD offers from elsewhere.
wzsamd Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 On 3/3/2014 at 4:33 PM, qqyyzz said: Anyone know what's going on with UC Davis? Will they send out more offers? I know Davis stat has sent out 24 offers so far, they plan to admit 14(I got it from a current student). I think they won't send more offers. I applied biostat group and I am still waiting. I am not sure if they reviewd the applications together with the stat department.
qqyyzz Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 On 3/4/2014 at 2:09 AM, wzsamd said: I know Davis stat has sent out 24 offers so far, they plan to admit 14(I got it from a current student). I think they won't send more offers. I applied biostat group and I am still waiting. I am not sure if they reviewd the applications together with the stat department. Thanks for the update. I guess my chances of getting into any programs now is pretty small
muzili Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 I was informed that OSU has made decisions about university fellowship. 1700$/month I guess that's enough for daily expenses?
jewioru o Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 On 3/4/2014 at 3:50 AM, muzili said: I was informed that OSU has made decisions about university fellowship. 1700$/month I guess that's enough for daily expenses? I think that's definitely enough for most people's daily lives here. But for me, I will expect to spend it all if you need to pay taxes. (I am not sure if fellowship needs to pay taxes.)
muzili Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 On 3/4/2014 at 8:17 AM, jewioru o said: I think that's definitely enough for most people's daily lives here. But for me, I will expect to spend it all if you need to pay taxes. (I am not sure if fellowship needs to pay taxes.) yes, the letter said that I need to pay taxes. Maybe 2.5% or more. Do you know what's the average rent in places near OSU?
aridneptune Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Come on, of course you need to pay taxes. It's income, isn't it? There is, however, a carve-out for FICA taxes. Full-time students don't have to pay payroll taxes (7.5%, so that's pretty significant).
persistent_homology Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 On 3/4/2014 at 1:47 PM, aridneptune said: Come on, of course you need to pay taxes. It's income, isn't it? There is, however, a carve-out for FICA taxes. Full-time students don't have to pay payroll taxes (7.5%, so that's pretty significant). In the UK PhD students are not taxed on their stipends, so it is a reasonable question for international students to have
jewioru o Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 On 3/4/2014 at 8:49 AM, muzili said: yes, the letter said that I need to pay taxes. Maybe 2.5% or more. Do you know what's the average rent in places near OSU? Wait, is tax rate for fellowship different??? I think the city tax withholding rate is already 2.5%... Anyway, what I am saying is, if you need to pay taxes for fellowship, you should expect the rate to be much more than 2.5% in Columbus. The rental prices depend on a lot of things. Usually, it ranges from $300 to $700+ for a single room close to campus. If you want to find a one bedroom or studio, be prepared for at least $550 a month; if you want to have roommate(s) to share the rent, usually you need $400 to $600 for a decent to nice place. I'd say Columbus is a nice place to live, and is still less expensive than most major cities, but the winter here is toooo cold for me... Congrats to your fellowship! Have you decided to come to OSU?
Stat Assistant Professor Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Looks like I was wrong about UCLA not rejecting anyone till April. I see some people posting rejections on the results page. The Decision Status page still indicates mine is undecided. Guess I will just wait. Just one week until the new U.S. News and World Report rankings! Interested to see how they will look this year. Edited March 4, 2014 by Applied Math to Stat
jewioru o Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 On 3/4/2014 at 2:33 PM, persistent_homology said: In the UK PhD students are not taxed on their stipends, so it is a reasonable question for international students to have If your country has some tax treaties with the US federal government, you can be taxed at a reduced rate, or even be exempt from the taxes.
persistent_homology Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 On 3/4/2014 at 4:03 PM, jewioru o said: If your country has some tax treaties with the US federal government, you can be taxed at a reduced rate, or even be exempt from the taxes. Awesome! Have to look into that.
aridneptune Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) On 3/4/2014 at 2:33 PM, persistent_homology said: In the UK PhD students are not taxed on their stipends, so it is a reasonable question for international students to have Excuse me, I wasn't thinking about the international students. You may want to check with your tax authority, the IRS and your school's financial-aid office. It seems like foreign nationals with a tax treaty have to report stipend income but not pay state, federal or FICA taxes on it. That said, the IRS Publication (pdf) on the issue is pretty vague: "A student or business apprentice who is a resident of the United Kingdom immediately before visiting the United States and is in the United States for the purpose of full-time education at a recognized educational institution or full-time training is exempt from U.S. income tax on amounts received from abroad for the individual's maintenance, education, or training." No mention seems to be made of stipends received from U.S.-domiciled insitutions. Based on this, I'd assume (contrary to the Chicago link) that you'll have to pay state and local taxes on your stipend. That said, they'll be pretty low and you'll be exempt from FICA. Edited March 4, 2014 by aridneptune
persistent_homology Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Thanks for the info, it's a bit of a minefield.
aridneptune Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 On 3/4/2014 at 8:06 PM, persistent_homology said: Thanks for the info, it's a bit of a minefield. I'm sure your school's financial aid office will know the answer :-)
Guest Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 Does anyone heard from Chicago? I'm still waiting for the decision. Who else is in the same boat as me?
muzili Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 On 3/4/2014 at 3:53 PM, jewioru o said: Wait, is tax rate for fellowship different??? I think the city tax withholding rate is already 2.5%... Anyway, what I am saying is, if you need to pay taxes for fellowship, you should expect the rate to be much more than 2.5% in Columbus. The rental prices depend on a lot of things. Usually, it ranges from $300 to $700+ for a single room close to campus. If you want to find a one bedroom or studio, be prepared for at least $550 a month; if you want to have roommate(s) to share the rent, usually you need $400 to $600 for a decent to nice place. I'd say Columbus is a nice place to live, and is still less expensive than most major cities, but the winter here is toooo cold for me... Congrats to your fellowship! Have you decided to come to OSU? I'm still considering and waiting on UCLA and UNC. I am not sure whether I will go to OSU if UCLA gives me an offer.
jewioru o Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 On 3/4/2014 at 8:06 PM, persistent_homology said: Thanks for the info, it's a bit of a minefield. If you are not too anxious to know it right now, you can wait until you come and check in at the school. Before they pay you the first month's stipend, they will ask you to fill out some online tax report form, and you can find the answer about the treaty there.
jewioru o Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 On 3/5/2014 at 1:16 AM, muzili said: I'm still considering and waiting on UCLA and UNC. I am not sure whether I will go to OSU if UCLA gives me an offer. I understand. Actually, I'm also waiting for UCLA and UNC... But for the biostat program... If any of them gives me an offer, I will definitely go there. Good luck to you!
persistent_homology Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 On 3/5/2014 at 12:05 AM, shanias said: Does anyone heard from Chicago? I'm still waiting for the decision. Who else is in the same boat as me? I still haven't heard from them, there have been a lot of acceptances already so it doesn't look good. But I emailed them last week and they said they were still undecided. Probably undecided between rejected and waitlisted. Stranger things have happened though!
rmhism Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 On 3/5/2014 at 12:05 AM, shanias said: Does anyone heard from Chicago? I'm still waiting for the decision. Who else is in the same boat as me? Math or Statistics? I heard back a couple of weeks ago about getting wait list (for pure math). He said it was "quite a short list."
Guest Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) On 3/5/2014 at 9:10 PM, rmhism said: Math or Statistics? I heard back a couple of weeks ago about getting wait list (for pure math). He said it was "quite a short list." Statistics. Hope you to get off the waiting list! On 3/5/2014 at 7:51 AM, persistent_homology said: I still haven't heard from them, there have been a lot of acceptances already so it doesn't look good. But I emailed them last week and they said they were still undecided. Probably undecided between rejected and waitlisted. Stranger things have happened though! Yeah, they have already accepted so many applicants... (sigh). I also emailed them yesterday and they said they haven't decided yet. I hope that we would be notified soon to not have false hope. Edited March 5, 2014 by shanias
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