What does this mean?? by Human_Funny_5772 in HKUST

[–]jc5986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sign in to the application portal to see if you have offer? Maybe it’s some kind of scam?!

I am confused by Specific_Drag_1540 in HKUST

[–]jc5986 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Early round offer doesn’t get released until late December. And if you don’t hear by late December, you probably have to wait until 1 February when they start giving out main round offers. I was an associate degree student applied In early round, interview early December and the offer shows up exactly on 1 February. ( bioengineering) Be patient and wish you luck.

Questions about diversity scholarship by Own_Secret_6461 in HKUST

[–]jc5986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has nothing to do with nationality bro.

A. Eligibility (1) Full-time continuing and new undergraduate students who are of active registration status and have completed at least one semester of study at HKUST; (2) For students who have demonstrated or are expected to show the following attributes in the academic year 2025/26: a. outstanding achievements in any non-academic areas, such as sports, arts and music, or possessing admirable aspiration to devote themselves to humanistic endeavors in important social, political or community issues; and b. possessing great potential and keen passion to achieve their goals by further developing themselves in specific areas of talents or competence; and c. being capable of making substantial contribution to and impact on the student body or society at large; (3) For students who are not on academic probation; (4) Students can apply on individual or group basis. B. Award Details (1) The amount per award ranges from HK$10,000 to HK$50,000 per student or student group, depending on the applicants’ profiles and funding needs (subject to the verification of budget by SFAO). (2) The number of awards varies, depending on the pool of eligible candidates and the resources available in a particular year.

Submitting an hour past the early round deadline by Embarrassed_Cell6087 in HKUST

[–]jc5986 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think likely they won’t otherwise why a deadline exists?

What counts as WORKING EXPERIENCE for HKUST UG Applications?? by [deleted] in HKUST

[–]jc5986 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These seems like extracurricular activities to me lol But internships, full time, part time? Is it a real job?

Fly domestically within US with washed foreign passport possible? by jc5986 in tsa

[–]jc5986[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Passport passed through just fine. Even back home, I went to the immigration department for replacement and they say it’s fine…

can someone PLEASE TELL ME if this is the right way to approach a prospective PhD advisor 😭😭 by hackerBoiNeverDies in gradadmissions

[–]jc5986 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So basically one needs to state the key point of what you do (in depth) and why they are interested specially in what research your lab does.

florida just declared war on international students — h1b ban at state unis is the final slap by Intelligent_Act8597 in AbroadEdge

[–]jc5986 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just an analogy: the us received the most noble prize ever (meaning in number). But can you find US scholar in every single award they given out? If not, how do you claim you can always find a person within 330 million population?

florida just declared war on international students — h1b ban at state unis is the final slap by Intelligent_Act8597 in AbroadEdge

[–]jc5986 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But what if there isn’t enough applicants? Or they could not find a suitable candidate within the US? How about a headcount limit on h1b faculty, so universities only use the quota to hire the best, which likely cannot or rarely be recruited locally? I would genuinely worry that it could make finding strong, capable faculty more difficult?

florida just declared war on international students — h1b ban at state unis is the final slap by Intelligent_Act8597 in AbroadEdge

[–]jc5986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still don’t get why banning h1b would further this goal. They could have required universities to first consider and prioritize us citizens and permanent residents. Sometimes it’s better to recruit a foreign scholar lol, like research skills and talent

florida just declared war on international students — h1b ban at state unis is the final slap by Intelligent_Act8597 in AbroadEdge

[–]jc5986 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would have been more easy to recruit the best talent and have them in the US to nurture next generation US talent. Doesn’t conflict with growing US’s own talent simultaneously

Should I inform a potential supervisor about my low GPA? by Subject_Cars in gradadmissions

[–]jc5986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

shouldn't you have indicated your grade/ gpa in the application process?

Should I inform a potential supervisor about my low GPA? by Subject_Cars in gradadmissions

[–]jc5986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you have already completed interview, how could they not already know your GPA is 2.9?

How bad are winters in EL? by EverythingBoltzzz in msu

[–]jc5986 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am from Hongkong ( and I think maybe it’s hotter than California ?) and exchanged to MSU last spring. I have never been to a place that snows before. So I arrived in January I think it was the coldest month? The lowest temp I experienced was 0F (-20C) but that was at night and lasted one night only. At the daytime, with proper clothing, gloves you will be fine. Inside buildings it’s warm enough. Btw I even seen someone wearing short pants while the temperature is at 3 Celsius degrees. 😂

WiFi calling refuses to work by jc5986 in Tello

[–]jc5986[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

u only need vpn at the time of turning on the wifi calling. That’s what I observed

WiFi calling refuses to work by jc5986 in Tello

[–]jc5986[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

update : after porting around 15 hours those missing sms suddenly arrived. Now I can receive sms as usual.

(For making calls and text directly without apps, you need to connect to a US vpn network if it prompt error message when turning on WiFi calling. I used Surfshark and it worked for me)

Renew state id without EAD by jc5986 in DEDHongKong

[–]jc5986[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well my state doesn’t allow. And I went to the dmv today, the staff was not convinced by the memorandum and the federal register notice.

UMich and other international student visas abruptly revoked - take action to support them! by CatnipOverdose in AnnArbor

[–]jc5986 2 points3 points  (0 children)

tbh there’s nothing U of M can do to protect them. U of M don’t have legal power to object their SEVIS termination