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Thank you all guys! i had the interview and they said visa approved. =D Now, since this post is kind of spam (?) if there is some admin looking around in here, delete it (if it is to be considered spam)

Hi, I apologize for posting in here, but this is the place where the most audience is. I have an appointment at the embassy scheduled for tomorrow. I just realized that my passport expires in November 2019. While the expected date of completion of studies on the I-20 is June 2020. and the gov website states "Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond your period of stay in the United States" (unless exception...) even with the expection I would have the passport expired before completing the studies.. Can I still go to the embassy tomorrow and hopefully make it? Is there anyone else who had been in my shoes?

Thanks everyone. Jack appreciated it. hope jack will become a user soon and join this community! everybody say "jack register on urch!" =D

Hey there, I write on behalf of a friend of mine who is kind of reluctant to post own profile and so on (don't know why). Since I managed to get in a program, and he's 1 year late wrt to me, I am to help him during application process for 2016 start. Now having some personal experience I suggested him to look for info far earlier than Fall. his interests are mainly economic history and history of economic tought. so my question to the community are: - so far I wasn't able to find a "phd in econ history" so I guess he would have to take a phd econ with econ history as field specialization, am I right? Any other options? - what are the best (if possible a rank) departments on terms of econ history?

are you Patrick? this is not a suggestion, indeed I will follow this post...but am not likely to ask for a defferral

I realize this isn't the very right place where to ask. I took TOEFL ibt in late November but haven't received a hard copy so far. Does it usually comes such a document? Or since it was ibt there is no paper score report?

I am quite new on the forum. It looks (to me) that this year few people are getting in from waitlists. Is it the case?

PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Economics at Italian University Undergrad GPA: 97% Type of Grad: Economics at same institution Grad GPA: 90% GRE: 170Q 155V 3A Math Courses: 100% at all math courses Econ Courses: micro UG (A-) macro UG (A-) intermediate macro (A) game theory (A) IO (B+) Econometrics UG (A+) micro G1(B-) macro G1(B+) micro G2(A+) macro G2(B-) Letters of Recommendation: PhD Columbia, PhD Cambridge and PhD Princeton, all very strong Research Experience: UG thesis only Teaching Experience: private tutor only Research Interests: general SOP: standard letter talking about personal history and future plans other: was awarded scholarship, but turned it down other: TOEFL 109 (23S 29L 29 R 28W) RESULTS: Acceptances: Brown, Rochester, Oxford, UCL, Wisconsin-Madison (off waitlist) Waitlists: Wisconsin-Madison, UPenn, BU, Minnesota Rejections: Princeton, Yale, UCLA, NYU, Columbia, NW, Berkeley, Duke, Michigan, UCSD, LSE, Stanford Attending: Brown Comments: I had little hopes to make it (mainy due to poor research experience, poor Verbal and AWA) but I did it and I am so proud of it! What would you have done differently? Short run: write better SOPs, by personalizing to each univesity more than I did long run: have more research esperience

Thanks a lot to everyone! Any suggestion in what to bring to the interview?

Hello guys. I got offers (funded) from some departments, I declined some and am soon making my decision. What at this post is about is the after decision stuff...the VISA. I have NEVER been outside Europe and am not familiar with VISA stuff. I read somewhere that they can reject your visa after the interview and if this happens then you will never make it to the US, not even as a tourist. I am getting kid of more anxious about this than I was when waiting for the applications' results >_ 1) is it really so hard to pass the interview? 2) is there anyone who made it? Anyone who failed (and then what did she do)? 3) tips for the interview 4) any comments/advices/critiques 5) need for some encouraging words

Thanks but I have other offers so it doesn't hurt much (at this time)

Received the email 4 hrs ago. Surprise surprise: rejected:cold:

Me! I emailed them 10 days ago. "Decisions to be made by 15" kind of useless reply from them

Is there any past record about people who had such experience? Were they actually released by the 1st uni? If not, what was the attitude towards then when they began the program at 1st uni? if yes, has it been difficult to ask for the release? Did the departments released "easily" those students?

I actually was informed that I won this scholarship (it covers tuition and insurance only). I was also told from UPenn that I am midway in the waitlist. Do you all suggest me to inform them about the award? (There is a shortside of the award: after completion of degree I will be forbidden, for 2 years, to take job positions in the Us, not even research or postdoctoral are allowed) (I have broad interests)

Congratz econhead!

Institution: Oxford Program: Mphil Economics Decision: accepted Funding: none, have to pay 11-12K £ Notification Date: 03/26/15 Notified Through: Email with letter attached Posted on GC: no Comments: struggling between turning down this offer in favor of PhD in a top 20 and going to Oxford (2years with no funding) in order to targer top 5 in 2017 application cycle

May I ask if your BA is 3yrs program? I hold a 3yrs BA and a 1MSc. Accodring to my advisor the master was kind of must for people with a 3yrs degree

no funding for me too. but my tuition is 4-5K only coz of EU status

I emailed them today. reply: "...We are still working through the applications, and everyone will be informed by the end of the week..."

"However, an acceptance given or left in force after April 15 commits the student not to accept another offer without first obtaining a written release from the institution to which a commitment has been made. Similarly, an offer by an insti- tution after April 15 is conditional on presentation by the student of the written release from any previously accepted offer. It is further agreed by the institutions and organizations subscribing to the above Resolution that a copy of this Resolution or a link to the URL should accompany every scholarship, fellowship, traineeship, and assistantship offer." From council of grad studies. hello everybody, are there past data about the cases in which a student accepted an offer, then withdrew after April 15? If anyone has personal experience about this kind of situation please share it with everybody. I am also wondering about how would be treated a student that asked for release by the university but was refused and then just enrolled to the initially accepted program, don't u think it would be kind of unpleasant situation?

There's a Boston University admit on GC, anyone else got one? Is it real?:upset:

Hi everybody, I am an international student. Somewhere in the forum I read a sentence like "people often take course at the other uni" referring to MIT and Harvard. I come from a country where you take classes and exams at the same institution. What does it mean actually to take a course at other uni? Is there a fee to be paid to the "other institution"? Suppose I am enrolled at Boston College, can I still take a course, say Macro 1 at Harvard? Then the exam should be taken at Harvard or at BC? It's the first time I hear of this practice, so if anyone has other important details to know aside of my questions please share them.

I am waiting for 10 officially (5 have results on GC)

Yes you're right, sorry for that. They are UPenn and Brown