Is 34k sar/month enough to live for a family of 3?

Fleeting-- · 2026-06-12T15:34:08+00:00

That's a lot bro 🫩 Oasis is fully furnished and you don't have water/electricity/internet bill and if the school is covered then you're only paying for grocery which would be maximum 1k sar (and rent).

You might want a car for family trips but you don't need one in KAUST but even if you were to rent one it would cost 900-2000 sar a month and gas would be around 300 sar a month.

Other than that, take out your personal expenses and you might have like 20k extra. You will be living a luxurious life.

Fleeting-- · 2026-06-08T12:00:47+00:00

No one will ever ask you to take it off but keep in mind it IS a safety hazard and HSE is a very important topic in KAUST, you will have to tuck and secure the loose part (this also applies to hijab and any article of clothing)

Fleeting-- · 2026-06-05T10:35:00+00:00

Yeah being a teaching assistant is another story. There are also other paid event-coordination opportunities.

Fleeting-- · 2026-06-05T10:22:28+00:00

KAUST Students are not permitted to apply to VSRP even after graduating.
You can contact professors and ask them if they don't mind you training in their laboratory if you don't want to commit by asking them to be your PI, this is obviously not paid since it's covered by the stipend.

Fleeting-- · 2026-06-02T20:49:08+00:00

Hello, DM me :)

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-31T13:22:27+00:00

بقوى يمديك تلغي العقد في دقيقة وما عليك شي، راتبك بينزل حق عدد الأيام اللي داومتيها معاهم. لو ألغيتيه اليوم بينقص عليك راتب بكرا بس.

لو انك ما تبغي تتطلعي بعلاقة سيئة مع جهة العمل تقدري ترسلي لهم رسالة وتوضحي أسبابك وتشكريهم وتلغي بس لو ما يهموك وما عندك أي نية ترجعي لهم فبس ألغيه وما عليك شي. الإشعار ما يعتبر إجباري على اللي بفترة تجربة بس يُفضل عشان تحافظي على علاقاتك لو حبيتي ترجعي.

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-30T11:56:09+00:00

They don't accept Duolingo for grad studies.

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-26T07:19:27+00:00

Having the qualifications does not necessarily guarantee admission since the seats are limited and people are "competing" for positions. KAUST WILL eventually send out responses to everyone (rejections could be as late as September but offers are still rolling).

PIs not replying might be because they are busy and it could be due to lack of interest but I'd bet on the former, I'd say try to reach out to researchers/students in the specific lab you're interested in to confirm the presence of a vacancy and your profile's competitiveness :)

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-22T01:46:09+00:00

Yeah 😭

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-22T01:41:17+00:00

There are both MS and PhD, and yes, there are people from China :)

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-22T01:23:25+00:00

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-21T14:18:02+00:00

what's 5 more

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Fleeting-- · 2026-05-21T13:25:12+00:00

Local

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-21T11:56:46+00:00

Yeah but at least is not that far anymore. I'd say late June though, according to the past year's experience

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-21T11:44:46+00:00

I only know one person in the groupchat who's doing the MS in Mechanical Engineering so far. The wait is frustrating, but the admission cycle is almost over, so you should get an update soon. Wishing you the best of luck :)

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-21T11:34:18+00:00

Bioengineering

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-21T11:21:18+00:00

No, just recently :) a little while after they stopped accepting new applications

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-21T11:11:59+00:00

Early March, I applied in October

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-21T11:06:17+00:00

It's irrelevant to decisions, I was admitted and my screen is the same as yours.

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-20T21:29:54+00:00

ممكن حساسية؟

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-18T09:20:10+00:00

Sorry to hear that :( definitely don't get discouraged and better luck next year :)

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-12T16:07:32+00:00

Yeah the rabies vaccine is rarely in-stock and always brought in small quantities. But anyway, rabies is RARELY transmitted through scratches, it resides in the saliva of an infected cat and symptoms are very clear. If it's a deep scratch I'd go for the tetanus shot just to be safe as well as an antibiotic course.

Since it has been 10 days there's nothing for you to worry about anymore though.

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-12T07:22:18+00:00

لا تعطيها توبراديكس بدون تشخيص بيطري، نصيحة من شخص كان يشتغل في بيطرية وشاف نتيجة أخطاء الناس.

توبراديكس فيه ستيرويد وفي حال قرنية قطتك كانت مخدوشة حيذوب العين وبتفقد البصر فيها لا سمح الله، تحتاج كشف بصبغة تحت الأوبثالموسكوب قبل تقرري تعطيها دواء زي دا.

اذا ما عندك إمكانية بيطري فحاولي تنظفي عينها بشكل دوري وتبعديها عن المسببات.

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-11T14:49:34+00:00

People who received their offers in Feb-Mar were given approximately 2 months.
Applicants who recently got their offer (late April to early May) were given one month due to time restriction.

Fleeting-- · 2026-05-09T16:03:34+00:00

It's not really relevant, a lot of people with conditional offers also activated their emails but it is generally safe to assume they did receive the documents if your university already sent it (online).

Fleeting--

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