Heard nothing from half of the schools I applied-Is this common for international applicants?

[Onesilent]

just wondering if there's anyone in the same situation as I am...

[PhD_RPs]

It's common for US students, if you are international and heard back from half, you are a lucky minority. Good luck in your apps! I hope you make it in.

[Nomad1111]

6 hours ago, Onesilent said:

just wondering if there's anyone in the same situation as I am...

I didn't hear back from 2/9 schools, so there are certainly some silent schools out there! 

[TakeruK]

Unless you are one of the top applicants and got into all the top schools, it's my opinion that if you don't get mostly rejections, then you probably aimed too low for your school selection. Exceptions being cases where you only have a small number of schools that fit and you applied to them all etc. Hopefully you got one or two acceptances from schools you like!

[FailedScientist]

International student here. Applied to 5 schools this cycle. Got rejections from 3 from feb-now. Still waiting to hear back from the last 2. 

[chanoschanos]

I am an international applicant. I got 3/7 acceptance. Yes, it is very hard for international applicants to compete for slots with US applicants. Just saying.