Stage 6 · Lesson 9 of 9
Interviews, offers and deposits
Some programmes, most and many scholarships hold an with shortlisted applicants, usually by video. Be ready to explain your projects in depth, your reasons for the programme and your plans. Prepare good questions about supervision and funding.
Offers come in different forms. A offer depends on something still to come, such as final grades or an English score. An has no conditions left.
Funding offers may arrive later or separately. Compare the total cost after funding, the reply deadline and any deposit. Check whether the deposit is refundable if your visa is refused. Once you decide, decline other offers politely.
Common trappaying a non-refundable deposit under deadline pressure before funding and visa questions are settled.
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Resources for this stage
Start with· follow one of these
- GuideFreePurdue OWL: Graduate School Applications
Purdue University Online Writing Lab
A free, practical guide to statements of purpose and personal statements from a university writing lab
- CourseFreeGoogle Technical Writing Courses
Google
Short free courses that make your statement and proposal clearer and tighter