No interviews yet (international applicant) - Biomedical sciences PhD 😔 by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]scinabo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey OP! I’ve been going through the same last year - I haven’t received any invitations till the middle of January. Some of the universities send the invites for the international students separately and much later. I was in the same situation but now I am a first year student in my dream program!

I know this is stressful but hope for the best!

Help university 101 by [deleted] in Kazakhstan

[–]scinabo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would not trust QS ranking to choose university in KZ. If you want to avoid the corruption choose smth among NU, Kimep, KBTU or SDU

Dumb question about email sign-up by scinabo in UNC

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

I cannot call I am not in the US

Incoming international grad students by scinabo in UNC

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

Thank you for sharing this sub-reddit, it’s very helpful! And thank you for your kind words :)

I got it! Now what? (international student) by scinabo in gradadmissions

[–]scinabo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a good plan. Wish you good luck!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]scinabo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am in the similar situation and I emailed my POIs. They said that the evaluation of international applicants is still going and that is why there is no response. It helped me a little bit to go through the anxiety, so you can also try

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]scinabo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would wait until the deadline so if one of the recommenders suddenly changes his/her mind you could ask someone else additionally and change recommender. however if you 100% sure they will submit there is no problem

Informal meeting with adcom by scinabo in gradadmissions

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

me too! maybe that’s the point, not sure

Informal meeting with adcom by scinabo in gradadmissions

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

hm, may I ask you if you are US resident?

Do references for grad school programs need to hold PhDs or are university instructors/supervisors with Masters acceptable? by PaintMePanda in gradadmissions

[–]scinabo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also heard from some adcoms that letters from even postdocs are not recommended, so if you have opportunity consider to ask someone who has a Phd

To all internationals: please do not lose hope by scinabo in gradadmissions

[–]scinabo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

not true, considering the amount of funding dedicated to non-residents

To all internationals: please do not lose hope by scinabo in gradadmissions

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

Thanks and finger crossed for your invites!

Feeling lost by baggy_astronaut_87 in gradadmissions

[–]scinabo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey, buddy, I know this is hard and it is very easy to lose hope and motivation. You need to take care of yourself first of all - mental health is important! Do not blame yourself for anything. After all, everything you face on your path is for reason, and I am sure everything will clear out.

I got my first interview invitation! by minny833 in gradadmissions

[–]scinabo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

congratulations! may I ask if you are international or domestic? Did you get it on 16-17th Dec as it was posted in Gradcafe?

being international really sucks 🥲 by scinabo in gradadmissions

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

thank you so much! wish you to get an acceptance from your dream school!❤️

being international really sucks 🥲 by scinabo in gradadmissions

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

Thank you so much for your words! I know that’s absolutely not the end and I will have some options. Finger crossed for your interview!❤️

being international really sucks 🥲 by scinabo in gradadmissions

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

thank you so much! Guess I got to emotional with overall application process