Idaytesj29:

I applied for PhD in History at Florida International University FIU, University of Chicago, The University of Alabama, and University of Texas at Austin. I am considering applying to Marquette University too.

I have application fee waiver for a few of them.

And I am going all out.

My question is,

Is it best to apply for F1 alongside F2 for my dependants too? Wife and 3 children.

Secondly, how easy is F1 visa for PhD student who has GA TA or RA positions with Tuition Fee waivers?

All is for Fall 2023.

Thanks

resolution2020:


Hi!
Are you just trying to apply to BSU? Or you have been admitted already? I am at the process of applying there and I would like to ask you some questions if you wouldn't mind

shollay09:
about applying ... so I need to confirm before paying their application fees

drjustice17:
First, apply for only you. F2 will make your visa highly impossible.
2). All PhD is full funding. Which guarantees your f1 visa.

drjustice17:
First, apply for only you. F2 will make your visa highly impossible.
2). All Ph.D. are full funding. Which guarantee your f1 visa.

Capitalbase:
Hi everybody,
Please, for those who are currently applying for PhD, did you have to email one of the faculty members whose research interests aligned with yours to facilitate your admission process. I applied for 3 PhD positions since September and this were open positions for Fall intake. However, I just felt like doing a follow up with graduate departments and one of the response I received seemed to suggest they are "ONLY" accepting those candidates whose "would be" mentors has approved for their applications to move to the next stage.
If anybody can throw more light to this, it would be much appreciated.

Best Regards

pongwa:
contacting a supervisor is not the issue rather, it's whether one must secure one before admission is granted.

drjustice17:
It depends on School. Many Schools will ask you to apply directly to the department or Graduate School, then after one year of rotation, you will choose PI. Why others will ask you to e-mail a PI. Just check the department's website

You are very right on this. The schools I applied to didn't ask for admission to be made directly to the department. I applied through the grad school departments as required. However, during the application process, questions like "Have you been in touch with any Faculty member" did come up and others like"Do you have the approval of any faculty member to apply to this program" also came up. One major consistent thing here is that they have first year academic calender where students would rotate and finally be assigned to one PI.
Honestly, I feel I didn't do the needful and I may loose out this time but, there are better days ahead. Let's see what the feedback will be like and if I don't change my mind on the PhD thingy, I might reapply for Fall 2024.
Thanks for your input, I appreciate it.

pongwa:
I found this useful but the part where the op didn't state why he felt he lost out this time madr me more curious

Capitalbase:


Bro, I am not completely hopeless on the matter. Although it seems like a tradition for PhD hopefuls to get their would be supervisors consent prior applications. However, I just did mine and allowed the supposed panel to sit on the matter and the outcome in God's hands. I believe this might be an undoing of some sort on my part. So I am only saying if the outcome does not favour me this time, I won't fail the next time if I still decide to tow the same path. Life is not completely meaningless here in the UK anyway.
Thanks.

sockistical:
Good morning everyone,
I have RA with a 10,000 deficit. I work as a contract staff at a local government , can I use SOA from the local government. I have the SOA and a letter stating the commitment. Would it be difficult to sell to the VO that the local government is willing to support me?

ghettonews:

My b2 visa was rejected yesterday without checking any of my documents
Am an intl student in eu Cyprus

Eu Cyprus consulate

Transcript below -
Vo- good morning

Me- good morning sir

Vo- why are u traveling to us and can I have your residence permit (which I gave to him )

Me- to visit my uncle and spend the Christmas holiday with him

Vo - how long have you been here

Me - 9months now

Vo- where does your uncle live in us and what do u do here in cy

Me- am a bsc student in c.s and my uncle lives in LA California ( he typed for some while)

Vo - how old are you

Me - 24

Vo - who pays your school fees here and who's sponsoring your trip

Me - my parents pays my tuitions and my uncle is sponsoring my trip to the us.

Vo -What does your parents do

Me- my dad's late and my mom is a trader


He brought a white paper of section 214b and said sorry u are not eligible for a us visa, u can apply later

I was very disappointed and felt depressed and he Neva asked for any documents apart from my residence card. Pls guys do advice, as a student I am here, my students recidence card should be my ties back. Pls advice cus I plan to reapply middle of dec

Capitalbase:
Hi everybody,
Please, for those who are currently applying for PhD, did you have to email one of the faculty members whose research interests aligned with yours to facilitate your admission process. I applied for 3 PhD positions since September and this were open positions for Fall intake. However, I just felt like doing a follow up with graduate departments and one of the response I received seemed to suggest they are "ONLY" accepting those candidates whose "would be" mentors has approved for their applications to move to the next stage.
If anybody can throw more light to this, it would be much appreciated.

Best Regards

resolution2020:


Okay. Did you do Transcript Evaluation? Because I saw it on the admission requirements that Transcript Evaluation is required

Themmietee:
Please , I have just been admitted to the university of new haven for my masters which I am supposed to resume on the 10th of January 2023 but my appointment date is in august 2023, I requested for an expedited visa appointment but I was denied.. please what can I do ?

ghettonews:

My b2 visa was rejected yesterday without checking any of my documents
Am an intl student in eu Cyprus

Eu Cyprus consulate

Transcript below -
Vo- good morning

Me- good morning sir

Vo- why are u traveling to us and can I have your residence permit (which I gave to him )

Me- to visit my uncle and spend the Christmas holiday with him

Vo - how long have you been here

Me - 9months now

Vo- where does your uncle live in us and what do u do here in cy

Me- am a bsc student in c.s and my uncle lives in LA California ( he typed for some while)

Vo - how old are you

Me - 24

Vo - who pays your school fees here and who's sponsoring your trip

Me - [/b]my parents pays my tuitions[b] and my uncle is sponsoring my trip to the us.

Vo -What does your parents do

Me- [/b]my dad's late and my mom is a trader[b]


He brought a white paper of section 214b and said sorry u are not eligible for a us visa, u can apply later

I was very disappointed and felt depressed and he Neva asked for any documents apart from my residence card. Pls guys do advice, as a student I am here, my students recidence card should be my ties back. Pls advice cus I plan to reapply middle of dec

Capitalbase:
Hi everybody,
Please, for those who are currently applying for PhD, did you have to email one of the faculty members whose research interests aligned with yours to facilitate your admission process. I applied for 3 PhD positions since September and this were open positions for Fall intake. However, I just felt like doing a follow up with graduate departments and one of the response I received seemed to suggest they are "ONLY" accepting those candidates whose "would be" mentors has approved for their applications to move to the next stage.
If anybody can throw more light to this, it would be much appreciated.

Best Regards

Dreamsss:


One of my applications is for a PhD program and I emailed the profs before applying, because it was advised on the school's website. However, up until now, no response from those people and the school will not let me rest from constantly bombarding me with emails about deadline and how all their profs have plenty extramural fundings. Of course, they want my application fee, I know. I asked an alumni and she told me to email profs like I'd done, but if they don't answer me, I should still go ahead to apply because some of her friends succeeded that way. So I have done so...Whether it will bring out anything meaningful, me and her can't tell for sure, but I have sha applied to three other schools for masters, jejely.

Moshkom:
USA is interesting
They leave everything vague and open ended making it very difficult to crack.

Choose your evil. Visa ranking schools, Full funding, Mpower, Father, sibling sponsors anything.

Many people have gotten their visa approved with different packages. There is no golden rule here.

I would advice you leave what is not in your control and focus on what is in your control.

1) Boost your confidence level
2) Get into a good school
3) Try as much as possible to get funding (This isn't just for visa sake, but for convenience and peace in the USA)
4) Avoid student loan at all cost if you can. ( Graduating without debt feel a lot better than the burden of loan repayment + immigration status + getting a job.
5) Have a good game plan- get as many info as you can on where you are headed.
6) Spread your application. Be open minded. Don't just fall in love with any school there are always better options.
7) Dont rush!


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