ARJS Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 You are welcome... There is one more thing ... Your luck matters a lot as far as the KAUST admissions are concerned. You heard me ... Luck. KAUST is notorious about diversity. So, it does not matter how wonderful one's application is, if there is someone else from the country of citizenship applying to the same program and has a (KAUST) faculty recommendation which weighs more than the former's, it is highly likely that the former would be rejected. And rejection is certain if there are two such candidates. Bottom line: KAUST would never admit more than two students per semester from same country of citizenship in one program. Exceptions are US and European citizens because, apparently, these regions produce more graduates than other. So, I would not rely on KAUST much as diversity weighs more than merit there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazzy Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 @ARJS Thank you, that does help! So that's how their admissions work. I hope they would let us know by March/April the latest so I can make necessary arrangements if I am indeed unsuccessful... Just curious, did anyone apply to other schools besides KAUST? And what are your impressions of it as an educational institute? I've been doing some research (though there's not much info) and there are mixed reviews about it. Some people say that degrees obtained from Middle Eastern unis are not regarded as highly in western unis. Plus, it may be hard to get into a Ph.D. program/job outside of the Middle East for students with masters degrees from there due to the stigma attached. D: Personally I've always thought that the uni is not as important, as long as the research done was solid and yielded good results. Anyone knows how true this is? And KAUST seems really good for research plus it has partnerships with reputable unis around the world. Any thoughts, guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazzy Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Sorry for the double post, I just saw ARJS's comment. @ARJS That's a really strange method of accepting students. But anyway, I found out from the professor who interviewed me that there is one student from my country but she is already in the program. In terms of diversity, I guess I may stand a chance if they don't consider past batches. Marine Biology isn't popular in my country. And most of the population have a skewed view of the Middle East. I guess we shall find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulkader90 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hello first of all thanks for your valuable info. abut the admission at KAUST, it was really helpful. secondly, do u mean that if the admission deadlines is expired (14 feb), we may still be accepeted or rejected??? i mean this is not the real deadlines???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARJS Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hello first of all thanks for your valuable info. abut the admission at KAUST, it was really helpful. secondly, do u mean that if the admission deadlines is expired (14 feb), we may still be accepeted or rejected??? i mean this is not the real deadlines???? Hi AbdulKader90, February 14th is the deadline for applicants to submit their applications and all the supporting documents for their application to be considered for Fall 2015 intake. KAUST may not accept any application after that (not at least for the major round of admissions - rolling admissions may be possible but again I am not sure whether the applicants will be considered for financial assistance or not) What I really meant was that after passing the application deadline (14 feb), there will be some deadline for admission committee (known to KAUST administration only) by which the admissions office must finalize their decisions and communicate them to relevant offices / people. And for KAUST, one may expect a decision as late as mid of May. I believe KAUST will make sure that all the decisions be communicated by mid of April. After that, again, on rolling basis, only those would be contacted (by mid of May) who were initially waitlisted - in case someone rejects KAUST's admission offer. Hope this helps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abid.khan9 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Hey Guys ! My interviews haven't yet been scheduled. I am very perturbed about it., but upon contacting i came to know my LoR's have reached the office on 10 Feb, 2015,. narrowly making the feb 14 cut off. I hope interviews would be soon. fingers crossed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjumrauf Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I submitted my application for MS in EE on 26th of Jan, 2014. The candidate page shows the application status as 'Submitted'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjumrauf Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Does the interview invitation mean that u are accepted?? No. It is just another stage of the admission process. One may get rejected after appearing for the interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjumrauf Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Hey Guys ! My interviews haven't yet been scheduled. I am very perturbed about it., but upon contacting i came to know my LoR's have reached the office on 10 Feb, 2015,. narrowly making the feb 14 cut off. I hope interviews would be soon. fingers crossed ! Which university/college did you complete your graduation from? I'm also from Kashmir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abid.khan9 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Which university/college did you complete your graduation from? I'm also from Kashmir. u applied in 2014.. ? hows that possible , was your admission result withheld ? IUST . will graduate in july 2015. what about you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjumrauf Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 u applied in 2014.. ? hows that possible , was your admission result withheld ? IUST . will graduate in july 2015. what about you ? I graduated in July 2014. NIT Srinagar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abid.khan9 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 guys any news ? anybody heard anything ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvisyhrn Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Dear abid.khan9 I don't know why, but here's what I have got from KAUST's website. "Applications for Fall 2015 are currently being reviewed and will be accepted through April 9." I think they're looking for more potential students which they haven't really got, but I hope we will be on the list, inshaa Allah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abid.khan9 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Yeah I had read that too. Lets see . I will email my supervisor tomorrow , let c what he has to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulkader90 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Hello guys.. has any PHD candidate been interviewed??????? it seems to me that only master students are currently being interviewed...!!!!!! thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annona Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Abdulkader90 ... i am a Phd student and i heard nothing from kaust yet. Just give it time and do not be nervous. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjumrauf Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Some PhD applicants have had their interviews and some have theirs scheduled. Refer: http://thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?q=kaust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountain Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) I was one of those interviewed. ARJS is right. They're focused on diversity. If you can't impress them there, you're going to have to apply again. Your research interests, capability, grades, achievement are meaningless in the personal interview. Edited February 18, 2015 by mountain anjumrauf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARJS Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Dear mountain, when did you have your personal interview and please share the mode of interview? I mean is it through Skype or did you fly somewhere for interview. I am sure this topic viewers would really appreciate if you share your profile with others too. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulkader90 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 hello if the research interests, capability, grades, achievement are meaningless, so what do they need>???? what should we have in order to be accepted???? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjumrauf Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I was one of those interviewed. ARJS is right. They're focused on diversity. If you can't impress them there, you're going to have to apply again. Your research interests, capability, grades, achievement are meaningless in the personal interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redd Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Hello everyone, I'm from Mexico and I'm applying for the PhD program in Mechanical Engineering. I had an academic interview in the middle of january and then a personal interview (first days of february). The latter was quite short, focusing on my life outside an academic environment (family, hobbies, opinions) and lasted less than 10 minutes. Nothing to be worried about unless you get nervous and your english is not strong. Hope you all get some news soon! ARJS and anjumrauf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjumrauf Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 It seems that only PhD applicants have received some sort of communication from the Uni, be it e-mails or interviews. Any MS applicant here who was contacted by the Uni? Or any other update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazzy Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 @anjumrauf I'm an MS applicant. I had the academic interview at the end of January. I emailed the admissions office afterwards cos I didn't hear from them since the interview and the officer replied that applications are still under review and to wait for further emails from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjumrauf Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Their process seems sort of random. I don't see a general pattern here. Anyways, the wait is killing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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