I'm so glad I missed it.

Thanks for the advise kirsty.

I thought the interview went well overall, but then there are 3 candidates and all our interviews might had gone well.

Thanks for the reply. It's reassuring to know they may had not made their decision yet. I think I'll leave it a week before contacting them.

Leave, it sounds like a waste of time.

I know this will sound silly, but I applied for a PhD and had an interview last week. I was told they will decide who to accept over the weekend, so I thought I might receive an email on whether I've been successful or not today but haven't. Now I'm worried I've been unsuccessful. :(

How long does it normally take to receive an decision on a PhD? I know it'll probably vary between unis, but has been other people's experience with this?

I just looked back at the thread and you did actually reply to my question on what organisations fund 2:2s, you said:

"Not sure which organisations you could contact for funding."

Also I did point out that: "Surrey doesn't offer funding for that degree."

My point isn’t about you having to help me, you never were obligated to, but you did not provide any bases for me to believe it was possible to get funding with a 2:2 in a science subject at the time while accusing me of doing no research (despite the list I gave in the first post). Also I did point out the course was in microbiology and I know for sure it's impossible for that subject. I checked out the EPSRC site and it funds physics and engineering students, subjects less people go into.

I say if the project interests you, go for it! If any of your relatives are unwell again you can always come home, but you could be missing a great opportunity of doing research, travelling and making new friends.

There is a postgrad soc at my uni, but I didn't join as it doesn't have events often and when it does it's not my sort of thing. It's not really possible to go to the events on my own also, I would always have to find someone else to go with. There's no just meeting up at the pub or seeing a film. It's stuff like dances...and more dances from what I remember.

Some people really must think much of them if they expect all that!

Seriously, why do you think you're so deserving? Would you like the secret to immortality as well?

I forgot EU citizenship is also fine.

You need to be a home student (have British citizenship). But PhD funding is individual and does not solely depend on this.

Nickpenny stop writing in caps!!!! You wouldn't think someone would do that non stop in a *postgraduate* forum!

Oh if it was in the UK, I don't think you'll get accepted onto a diploma because that's almost on masters level. If someone gets 40% in all units apart from the dissertation on my MSc they get a diploma. If they get at least 50% and do the dissertation they get a masters.

Icemanlias where did you graduate? Because passes mean different things in different countries. Like in China people only fail or pass.

Also good luck Yafesi! Your PhD sounds fascinating!