gebrin00 wrote:
Is it a big problem if my recommende weren’t my current supervisor? I moved for another job in less than 6 months, I am not confident in asking him for a Letter of Recommendation.
Thank you!
No. Not a problem at all. Just explain this in the optional information section
Invites based on geography is the first time, I heard about it. I am not really sure if it works that way for every university. Also it is more complicated for different people. For example I am NYC resident that was born and raised there. But I am living in Japan for 5 years and currently work here. I have my reservations they make these decisions based on geography.
I think a lot of us are just worried because we haven’t heard anything. The deadline for initial notice of interview is in December. Let’s try to be patient until then. I know it is hard but there is nothing we can do by worrying about it.