u/_kozak1337

I have been admitted to a program that provided funding to its students historically.

This year, I got admission but no funding, citing heavy budget cuts by the university, thus the Director of the program told me to defer my enrollment to next fall semester in hopes of funding opportunities. So I did it yesterday.

Is there any better hope to get into the program with funding given that I am already admitted?

P. S: It's an interdisciplinary program. Students of this program get funding as a TA from other departments as it doesn't have its own department.

Edit: Have* in the title.

Can anybody suggest any custom filters that change the website or browsing experience?

For example, these 2 lines in "my filters" change the YouTube home page. You can see 5 columns per row instead of 3.

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I am looking to buy a TWS under $30. I am from Bangladesh so the price is rough estimate of the price range of my country.

Currently, my choices are (in ranked order)

1. Roseselsa Ceramics MK 2

2. Soundcore R60i/P31i NC (Same model, sold here as r60i)

3. CMF Buds 2.

My priorities are sound quality and battery. ANC is not a must as I rarely use it. Not into gaming also. I use a android device.

I can stretch 10 more dollars if it's worth the price and quality.

They are nearly the same price range in my country (4a costs more and will have to add more to get a charger)

Which one should I go for?

S21 FE user here. Frustrated with the white line issue (13 lines), thus I want to buy a new phone to use for the next 3-4 years.

I just want stability, smoothness, and a decent camera experience.

P.S: Motorola has no official store in my country, so devices sold in my country are unofficial. No direct after sales service if anything goes wrong.

I am 27M.

Current context: I am currently unemployed. I have tried looking for jobs after graduation but couldn't land one. My main focus was going to the USA for Grad studies but after trying for 2 years, I couldn't land a funded graduate opportunity. (I will explain why)

Past: I studied textile engineering, which has no demand or recognition in US, rather it's seen as a Fine arts subject in the domain of fashion and design. Reason to choose this subject was jobs were available in my country pre-covid, I could live with my parents and my then-gf (now ex), do private tuitions to earn money. I wanted to shift to other core engineering subjects but lack of fundamental coursework making me a risk to professors to give me research funding (one professor during an interview told me). Even though I studied core engineering elements, I am still a risky candidate to be funded in this dire and tight situation.

I tried to balance my life with studies, relationships, gaming, workouts, and the part-time tuition gig. Eventually, all of those became surface-level and fell apart. I grew tired of teaching kids; my GPA became average; the relationship got strained cause Ex didn't like gaming or me hanging out with my friends. Thus after 5y, she got distant, kept me hanging like she was still in the relation and blindsided me after going abroad for studies and started to date someone else.

Events that I had no control over:

1. Covid: delayed my graduation and fk'd up my attention span, posture, sleep cycle and my academic abilities.
2. A friend's death I witnessed: During a trip, we encountered a wild elephant that followed us and killed one of my friends. That event gave me PTSD about travelling and changed my perception of living and reality
3. My father's sudden death: In my senior year, my father tragically past away due to a pneumonia infection that we didn't notice.
4. Funding cuts and low acceptance rate in grad programs. Programs that had good funding opportunities suddenly lowered their cohort size due to budget cuts.
5. Mother's Cancer: Discovered this after graduation, during my job search. Became her primary caregiver, I had to stop looking for jobs and be her support system to stay with her to radio+chemo sessions and surgeries. I now do the household chores as my mother used to do. ( I have a brother and a sister-in-law who are employed thus I had to be the one for this role)

Currently, I want to avoid the social comparison, inner psychological conflicts and the rush to build the dream I had. Back then, I wanted to have a job, be lined up for abroad, and marry my "gf" by 25. Now, I haven't accomplished any of that, and I don't know how my future will look. I became numb, insomniac, addicted to cigarettes even though I workout in the gym. I am thinking of doing a master's in the field I wanted to pursue abroad, in my country, and fix my life, mental state and everything before I try again. But it makes me feel like a failure. I want to forgive myself, see the delay as a minor setback and a launchpad to get shit together.

I received admittance to an MS Engineering Program in January. Then, I cold emailed a few PIs.

In late April, I received an interview invite stating that they have a slot open for fall 2026.

The interview went well, I would say. He had a concern regarding my coursework, thus he asked for my transcript. I provided my transcript as well as the syllabus from the handbook to clarify his concern.

He thanked me for providing the additional materials and told me will let me know his decision.

It's been close to 2 weeks since he last replied. I tried following up in between, but received no replies.

Am I out? Am I still being considered? IDK. It's early May, I am an international thus I need to get any sort of info to plan ahead.