will they cover the expense for interview at shanghai

Graduate School
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<p>I got an interview at Shanghai and I live in other part of china, taking a little bit more than 1 h to get there by flight. Does it sound like a cheapskate if I ask the ad com what they will cover? What do they usually cover? </p>

<p>It's NYU biology PhD program by the way.</p>

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<p>This is no time to quibble about a few hundred dollars when they are offering you an invaluable opportunity.
Take the train if you can’t afford the flight.</p>

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<p>I’d say it’s perfectly reasonable to ask what transportation/hotel costs they cover. Every institution I’m interviewing at (biology) covers airfare and hotels.</p>

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<p>Batllo, not everyone has a few hundred dollars. I had to choose to not apply to a 5th school because I just don’t have the $70 for the application, and I’m having trouble scrapping together the money for transportation for interviews because one won’t reimburse until after. I know many PhD applicants come from wealthy, elite-type families, but some of us don’t, and finances is a huge limitation in even applying.</p>

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I agree fully – send a polite email inquiring whether there will be any reimbursement to cover your travel costs.</p>

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<p>I appreciate all your replies! I just realize shanghai is farther than I thought… but I’ll go anyway and will leave the question till later when the school gives me more details on the interview. Thanks!</p>