decisions concerning intl candidates

[anthropo2010]

do you think that American universities tend to take more time in letting intl applicants know if they have been accepted or not?

thanks!

applied: UCBerkeley, Stanford, Columbia, Chicago, UNC, The New School

[littlepeach09]

if my case is anything to go by, then yes. i've heard no official decisions.

[a fragrant plant]

i'm international and i've not heard a single thing from the universities that i applied. i'm starting to lose hope...

[anthroboy2010]

I was/am under the impression that, at least at public institutions and private ones relying on public funds, obtaining funding for international students is more difficult. Many admissions decisions hinge on funding, ergo international students might have to wait for the department to find a way to fund them (independent of the fellowships that are availible only to American students) or just not accept them altogether due to limited resources.

I've had friends who were accepted to programs predominatley because they were granted fellowships from their countries of origin at time of application and, essentially, would not have to rely on their graduate department's resources.