ameyakarnalkar
Submitted for R1, but found the process a bit ambiguous in the sense that you cannot make the payment immediately and have to wait for your file to be uploaded to their other portal with some delay but the application fee is expected before the deadline. All of this when on the website it only says to "submit" before the deadline and not "complete" when actually the payment was a not a part of the submit. A bit confusing for applicants applying too close to the deadline with all of the other stress going on IMO. Anyone else faced the same confusion?
Overall quite excited :D
I submitted mine last night as well, I took it as you can submit and be in in time for round 1, but they won't actually review your application until you have paid the fee.
However, the bit I found most confusing was them saying you need to pay asap, but that if you qualify for a waiver you need to wait 7-10 days for it to be applied, and not to pay because they can't refund you.
I got the below in an email, so not sure if that gets automatically applied straight away, or if we need to wait for 7-10 days...
Note: If you apply for Round 1 admission, you will automatically qualify for the following:
$200 USD application fee waiver
Priority interview consideration
Priority scholarship consideration