sparks Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 On March 4, 2016 at 5:31 AM, Kaust_applicant said: @sparks have u applied for MS or Phd ? and what program are u interested into ? Hope you will do all good in your first interview . Amen! Its for a MS in Electrical Engineering. Thank you friend.
SA_Applicant Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 @sparks I have been waiting for long to get a reply from the committee.. I would be really grateful if u could share your profile . It will just help all us all. Thank you!
HamFaizi Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Hi! Can anyone let me know the questions to be asked in the face to face personal interview? I have mine in Istanbul. I already had a personal skype interview so I am not sure how would the new interview fetch. Any guidance would be appreciated. I thank you in advance.
StudentAB Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 (edited) Hey, @HamFaizi Can you please tell us when was your academic interview and when will you have this personal interview in Istanbul? I had two academic interviews last week via skype and since then I haven't recieved any updates. Thank you Edited March 13, 2016 by StudentAB
HamFaizi Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Hi @StudentAB I had an academic and personal interview in early February. After successfully passing them, they invited me to Istanbul at the end of February. But since I had other engagements, I showed my unavailability and they rescheduled to a date according to my suiting. Now I will be flying to Istanbul in the last week of March. Hope that helps. What is your programme? Any reason why you had two Academic interviews? Keep some patience. They usually update after a week. Best of Luck!
StudentAB Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 @HamFaizi, Thanks for sharing! I applied for MS in Computer Engineering and Science back on 1st of January and totally forgot about my application. So, on 2nd of March (after two whole month) I received an email from a KAUST professor saying that they reviewed my application and want to have an academic interview to check my basic math knowledge. Two days later I received another email from another professor saying that they want to check my programming skills. So on 7th of March I had both of these interviews via skype which went kind of smoothly. And from then on I am waiting for any updates. For how long have you been waiting between your academic and personal interviews? And can you share what were the questions on both of them and which program you are applying to? Thank you in advance!
SA_Applicant Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 1 hour ago, StudentAB said: @HamFaizi, Thanks for sharing! I applied for MS in Computer Engineering and Science back on 1st of January and totally forgot about my application. So, on 2nd of March (after two whole month) I received an email from a KAUST professor saying that they reviewed my application and want to have an academic interview to check my basic math knowledge. Two days later I received another email from another professor saying that they want to check my programming skills. So on 7th of March I had both of these interviews via skype which went kind of smoothly. And from then on I am waiting for any updates. For how long have you been waiting between your academic and personal interviews? And can you share what were the questions on both of them and which program you are applying to? Thank you in advance! Hey mate , could you please share few of the kind of questions that they asked you during your first interview of Basic Maths and how long was it then? I know Im asking for more but do share a bit of your profile so that we could count our chances too . Its been really a long time since submission and and I didn't hear anything from them till now. Hope you will help ! and Congratulations for your interviews ..
StudentAB Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Hey there, @Kaust_applicant I am a current BS senior student, CGPA: 3.5/4.0 TOEFL IBT 92 Math interview was about 40-50 minutes, about 15-20 questions regarding calculus, statistics and probability and a lot on linear algebra. Some of them were to solve the problems, some on definitions, some tricky questions as well. I hope it helps you and everyone. I am really sure that they consider things beyond grades and scores, and I think that the hugest part of the admission is the personal interview which I haven't passed yet.
SA_Applicant Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 On 3/13/2016 at 10:20 PM, StudentAB said: Hey there, @Kaust_applicant I am a current BS senior student, CGPA: 3.5/4.0 TOEFL IBT 92 Math interview was about 40-50 minutes, about 15-20 questions regarding calculus, statistics and probability and a lot on linear algebra. Some of them were to solve the problems, some on definitions, some tricky questions as well. I hope it helps you and everyone. I am really sure that they consider things beyond grades and scores, and I think that the hugest part of the admission is the personal interview which I haven't passed yet. Thanks for sharing . . So have u not written GRE? and of which country are u a graduate of ? I think that counts too...
firly Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 Just received the news and finally I got rejected Bye KAUST Success to you all who still awaiting for the decision..
StudentAB Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 (edited) On 3/18/2016 at 0:08 AM, Kaust_applicant said: Thanks for sharing . . So have u not written GRE? and of which country are u a graduate of ? I think that counts too... I haven't written GRE. I am from Central Asia, current BS of Computer Engineering. 9 hours ago, firly said: Just received the news and finally I got rejected Bye KAUST Success to you all who still awaiting for the decision.. That is very sad, did you apply to another universities though? Can you share your story? I mean your scores and interviews and anything you would like to share, thank you in advance Edited March 21, 2016 by StudentAB
siriux Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 I just declined the offer with $90k scholarship. Good luck for all of you!
SA_Applicant Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 This is really getting horrible . Cant wait !! any updates anyone ?
ankhred Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 I also plan to apply for this fall... Haven't submit my application though. Does the academic interview Also mandatory for master applicants?
SA_Applicant Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Got the rejection mail today ! No regrets ! Allah has planned something better for me . and For all waiting ,if u have not received the interview calls yet, Be Prepared for rejection ..
iamako Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Hey guys.... I submitted my application to KAUST on March 10th. My recommendations were submitted a little later (on March 14th). Do you think I applied too late? I know the deadline is April 8th. What is the usual turn around time to hear a new status of shortlisted or rejected? Thanks and good luck to all of you
uyk Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 Did they remove the April deadline they previously had on the website or can I not find it anymore? It seems the thread has really slowed down all of the sudden. Anyone applying to this school from the US?
keepTrying Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 http://www.kaust.edu.sa/application-form-kaust.html. The deadline hasn't changed. Just seems most people are tired of the waiting hence, the slow down in the thread . I was interviewed sometime in February and till now there hasn't been any letter of either acceptance or rejection. I know however, that a number of rejections as well as acceptances have been sent out to some people. if you are in my shoes, keep hopes high. Chances are they will still give out some acceptance letters. I am not in the US though.
iamako Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 I'm applying from the us.... When did you send your application in? I sent mine a month ago and haven't heard anything.... Wish I could have any update
keepTrying Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 6 hours ago, iamako said: I'm applying from the us.... When did you send your application in? I sent mine a month ago and haven't heard anything.... Wish I could have any update I applied in December 2015; was interviewed early February and waiting for their final response. the ideal thing if you are applying for Msc/pHD or PHD is usually to contact a professor in whose research you are interested . He may arrange an interview with you and after that may recommend you for the second interview with the admissions department. If you havent done that, try doing it as quickly as possible . But am a bit Curious, why KAUST? isnt graduate studies in the US better than what is offered in KAUSt?
HamFaizi Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 I had an interview at Istanbul two weeks ago. It was a 10 min interview. I was asked questions like what kinds of shows you watch, have you watched batman vs superman, where have you travelled. And since then no reply from them. I dont know how they judge a student based on these questions.
iamako Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 You know I emailed three teachers with no response and this was in February! I don't know if they don't check their emails or what.
Komugi Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 KAUST's admission process is just too tedious and time-consuming. Ideally, they should set a date for when all results are to be announced.
iamako Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what to expect in the academic interview? I saw that engineers have math tests, but what about for chemistry?
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