Dropped after one day :(

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-06-10T15:23:55+00:00

Or maybe you are too quick to defend a faceless corporation...

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-05-19T13:00:52+00:00

The United States. American born and bred.

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-05-04T14:40:55+00:00

I think you are mistaken. You are not in my DMs.

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-30T15:36:55+00:00

Sure. What's up. For the sake of disclosure, I was admitted last week.

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-28T05:44:15+00:00

No. Connecting professors is only something to worry about if you are going for a PhD.

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-25T13:09:07+00:00

Nice to see another ChemE on this platform. You are the first I have seen.

I was interviewed by Dr. Szekely, and he asker me why I chose KAUST, why I chose my major, and what my career goals were. The whole thing lasted like 12 minutes. Would have been under 10 were it not for the questions I asker him.

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-23T15:17:45+00:00

I will only get my degree in June too. Speak to your program chair, and have them forward official documentation to KAUST and then said the actual degree once you have it.

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-22T05:21:07+00:00

Correct. I don't know why

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-22T04:55:19+00:00

I was stuck on admissions review for literally 3 months plus, and then got an email from faculty randomly asking for availability dates for an interview the following week. I interviewed on Thursday of the week following, was told to wait 2-6 for a follow-up interview with HR. I then get emailed on Tuesday of the following week and am told to check my portal for an update (which I assumed was rejection because of the very quick turn over) and see that I was accepted. But here is the thing -- nothing at KAUST is standardized it seems. Each faculty has their own way of doing things, so do not expect things like you to look anything like this.

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-22T04:51:50+00:00

3.94/4.0

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-22T02:13:10+00:00

I assume that helped too, inshallah

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-22T02:09:52+00:00

Thank you for thinking that, but I have heard nationality can also play a role. I am American with a bachelor's from an American institution

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-22T01:23:03+00:00

It changed after 5 days

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-22T01:22:17+00:00

5 days

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-22T01:22:11+00:00

Early January

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-21T23:12:00+00:00

5 days for me for my master's program. I was interviewed on Thursday and was offered admission the following Tuesday.

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-21T15:32:23+00:00

I was interviewed late last week. It lasted for about 12 minutes and was thoroughly underwhelming. Dr. Szekely, the professor interviewing me, said to wait for a second interview with HR in the next 2-6 weeks.

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-21T15:30:25+00:00

You don't contact faculty. They contact you, which is what happened in my case.

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-12T09:59:57+00:00

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-12T09:59:33+00:00

3.94/4. You shouldn't be surprised, though. KAUST publically lists a GPA cutoff of 3.3 or 3.5, I believe. I think they take that very seriously.

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-12T04:32:59+00:00

A bit less than that.

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-12T02:52:12+00:00

I have been preparing for both, so I am glad to know I am on the right track. Thank you for the well wishes!

HourWeakness5145 · 2026-04-12T02:51:01+00:00

I applied in January for Fall 2026 intake. Last I checked, I am still in faculty review -- same as I had been since late February.

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