JotCast | Applied Graduate Student Chat Jan 17 2019

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Prince

11:18

Hi Will, For CBE PhD, does it mean an outright reject if professor mentioned in SOP does not have space or there could be an internal department match based on interests. Do we get to know our supervisors prior to enrollment? Or is it when we get to campus?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:18

David, we don't - decisions are released on a rolling basis.

David

11:17

Hi Will, for the CIS PhD program, do you release all decisions at the same time?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:17

Abbas Alili, thank you for your patience! We had 307 applicants and admitted 16%.

Abbas Alili

11:17

Will, I wish you patience :) and thanks a lot for handling all this questions.

Can you please tell me the acceptance rates last year for the PhD Program in Electrical and Systems Engineering?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:17

Yafu, we base this on where you went to school and/or if your unofficial transcript states that the language of instruction at your institution is English.

Yafu

11:16

Hello Will, If I want to waive the toefl score for international students, do I need to submit some supplement materials during the application?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:16

Bob, some do, but not all.

Bob

11:16

Do materials science and engineering PhD applicants have an interview?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:16

Hyunchul, we had 256 applicants last year and admitted 13%.

Hyunchul

11:16

Hello will, can you let me know the stats for PhD program in Materials Science and Engineering?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:16

James, it varies - it may be one faculty member or it could be the whole committee.

James

11:15

Hi Will, I was curious if we were accepted for an interview who would be conducting the interview? Is it the admissions committee or could it be any professor in the program that we applied to?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:15

David, our PhD programs release decisions on a rolling basis, so yes, it is.

David

11:15

Hi Will, is it common practice to extend some PhD offers to certain students in CIS before others?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:15

Sammy, it is not necessary to have a master's to get into a PhD program.

Sammy

11:15

Is it necessary to have a Masters degree to be admitted for PhD? I have submitted the application for Materials Science and Engineering

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:15

Firoz, we start application review on the unofficial scores you submit. Sometimes our test matching system doesn't work well and we have to manually match your official score. But we'll let you know if there is a problem.

Firoz

11:14

Hi. My application status still shows that GRE status is needed. I have completed my application on 09th december, 2018. I just wanted to know why is it taking so long to get updated?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:14

David, we hope to have all decisions released 6-8 weeks after the application deadline.

David

11:13

Hi Will, when will CIS PhD decisions be released to all?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:13

William, they release decisions on a rolling basis. Don't worry, they have a lot more to go.

William Harris

11:13

Hi Will, I noticed that CS PhD offers have already been extended according to some forums such as GradCafe. I was wondering if this is common practice to extend to some students early

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:13

Guest, they will conduct interviews, but they can't do so with all applicants due to the amount of applications they receive.

Guest

11:12

Does the CIS PhD program normally conduct interviews as part of the admission process? Thanks!

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:12

Woramanot, they will interview some applicants, but they can't interview all, due to the amount of applications.

Woramanot

11:12

For CIS PhD, do they conduct interview for every potential students? May I ask around when will these interviews be sent out since someone below mentioned interview week.

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:12

Srikar, we try to send decisions out 6-8 weeks after the application deadline.

Srikar

11:12

Hi, I have applied for the PhD program in Chemical Engineering. When can I expect to hear about the status of my application?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:12

Alex, we had an admit rate of 13% last year.

Alex

11:11

Hi, would you be able to tell me the MSE PhD admittance rate from last year?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:11

Andrew, most of our PhD students will be a TA/RA as part of their program. Their funding is not directly tied to a TA/RA position.

Andrew Hou

11:10

Hi Will, relating to Nick's question, is an RA or a TA assistantship the most common way for a PhD student in CIS to be funded?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:10

Paramesh, it is up to the department if they interview you or not. And that status will not change until you receive notification that a decision has been made.

Paramesh

11:10

Hi Will. I have applied for admissions to PhD in meam. Will there be an interview typically? Also. The status of application is "ready to review". At what point in time does that change approximately

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:10

Aishwarya, they are usually matched before matriculation.

Aishwarya

11:10

Hi Will, I was wondering if the accepted candidates are matched to their research lab before matriculation for the Chem BE PhD program.

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:10

Shib, as long as you took your exam prior to Dec 15, you have nothing to worry about.

Shib Sankar Dasgupta

11:09

Hi Will, my name mentioned in the ETS and that in the application are the exact same. Is there any possiblity of not considering it as it might have been received after 15th Dec ?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

11:09

William, we have released a very small amount at this time. We have quite a few more to go. Don't worry, all applicants will receive a decision.

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