amaterasu wrote:
Hi,
I am an international, and received an invite last night...It says that I should contact the Adcom to arrange an interview in Ithaca...However, it will be strech for me to fly to Ithaca...The Adcom's post does not offer any alternatives; it says only contact us by this e-mail or whatsoever...
I think it is received positively by Adcom for an internation to fly to Ithaca to conduct an Interview ?
What should I do guys/gals? Any recommendation will highly be appreciated...
Since you're international, you can explain your circumstances (why you can't fly in even though you REALLY want to) and ask if it is possible to interview off-campus with an alumni, and if there are none available in your area, then ask for a Skype interview. I'm not international, but I might as well be considering I'm in Hawaii. Plane tickets were from $1200 to Ithaca so I emailed asking about alumni first and when there were none in my vicinity, interviewed with an adcom member over Skype.
Of course, while they would love it if you flew to Ithaca, it is not ABSOLUTELY required. I did Skype and still got in with some $$.
Good luck.