Anyone from Malaysia managed to submit their LoA by last friday, the first deadline?
I received mine last friday afternoon. I rushed to the embassy immediately after receiving it but the jam was too horrible that I reached there only to find out that it was already closed
i did
got it few days before the deadline
it's okay though, there's the second deadline; 30th September
It's been 2-3 weeks since I sent my documents, and I have received absolutely nothing.
Do they only reply if they issue LOAs? Do they let you know if you're not accepted - by sending a notice or by mail? If anyone knows, please tell me.
In my case, only the professors who have replied my emails issued my LoA. I have to keep reminding them about the LoA since they are very busy. When the LoA have been issued and sent via EMS, they notified me by email.
You should ask your professor about the progress of your LoA, and remind him/her that your embassy deadline are coming near, that there is not much time left for you to submit the LoA. Remember to ask your prof in a polite way.
Good Luck
Does that mean that you sent documents also to professors who didn't reply to you by mail, and if so, did you get any notice from them?
I actually sent documents to 3 universities, all 3 of them said that I don't have to contact professors beforehand. I only had a positive reply from one professor. But with or without a reply from a professor, I thought that the administration will let me know about the results - they could just say "sorry, you're not accepted" instead of leaving me in the blue. @_@
we had 2 deadlines coz the first deadline was just after the summer break in Japan, so they extended the time, the first deadline still holds for Health Certificate submission though.
As for Peter,
that was a bold act, u should have contacted somebody before sending in the documents. but still, there's a reply. Normally they don't reply if they don't show interest
As for Peter,
that was a bold act, u should have contacted somebody before sending in the documents. but still, there's a reply. Normally they don't reply if they don't show interest
it is up to the professors to accept you as their students or not and before that, the department or faculty should go through for your acceptance into the university. i was dealing with an administrator, in my case it went on like this.The most often answer I received from the professors was "I can't decide alone, the university decides". That's why I submitted documents to the administration of the universities.
I'm a bit confused about whose decision it is whether to issue a LOA - from what I read here, it seems your professors decide entirely on their own, but I was told it's up to the university.
The most often answer I received from the professors was "I can't decide alone, the university decides". That's why I submitted documents to the administration of the universities.
I'm a bit confused about whose decision it is whether to issue a LOA - from what I read here, it seems your professors decide entirely on their own, but I was told it's up to the university.
Hi everyone,
I believe by now, some of us have obtained multiple LoAs. However, this is where my dilemma is. How do we indicate to MEXT our order of university preferences? Anyone have an idea?
it is up to the professors to accept you as their students or not and before that, the department or faculty should go through for your acceptance into the university. i was dealing with an administrator, in my case it went on like this.
i'm not sure about the others, it's possible that the professors might have made contact to the university to accept them as postgraduate students.
From what i know, getting a placement in the university means to gain lodging, facilities and of course insurance. Therefore i think most of the procedures will be handled by the admins. Just my two cents.
Cuz Ms. Yin emphasized that we should try to get it before 27th August so I thought there must be a reason to it. I don't know, I'm just guessing.i did
got it few days before the deadline
it's okay though, there's the second deadline; 30th September
I think the decision is made by both professor and the university. I contacted the professors first in all cases. After getting their consent, I then sent my documents to the administrative offices respectively. Why don't you try calling them instead? I did. I even called twice. The first call was to the admin office but I was asked to wait further. A week later, I called the professor but his secretary picked up since he was out of town. I told everything to his secretary and she was helpful enough to remind the professor about my case. Then 2 days later, I received the softcopy of my LoA from the admin office.PeterSimon said:The most often answer I received from the professors was "I can't decide alone, the university decides". That's why I submitted documents to the administration of the universities.
I'm a bit confused about whose decision it is whether to issue a LOA - from what I read here, it seems your professors decide entirely on their own, but I was told it's up to the university.
Hi everyone,
I believe by now, some of us have obtained multiple LoAs. However, this is where my dilemma is. How do we indicate to MEXT our order of university preferences? Anyone have an idea?
I think Todai has got the better reputation and would let me enter a PhD directly. But I am somehow scared of the expenses of living in Tokyo and the size of the city and uni and so on... Would it be possible to cover the costs of living in Tokyo with the MEXT grant?
hello everybody!
They called me and told me that someone had a problem and now I am a elegible candidate for the scholarship! yeaaaay!!! hoorrayyy!
I AM THE HAPPIEST PERSON IN ARGENTINAAAAAAAAAAA!
I've scanned all the documents and sent the forms to my fav prof @ Keio Daigaku and changed my preferences to only him.
Question:
Should I still try to get any other LOA from other universities? I've already changed my preferences in my attachment form, is that OK? I'm taking a big risk just trying to get only one LOA but Keio's rules say that you have to choose their university as only and first choice
I am worried I've came so far and now I am putting all my hopes in one LOA...
thank you all very much for your support all this year (and the previous!!!)