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We (Nastya and Anton) have been studying in the USA in the Ph.D. program at the University of Illinois at Chicago since 2017. Nastya's specialty is Electrical Engineering, and Anton's is Urban Planning and Policy. In this video, we talk in detail about the entire admissions process, which took us 2.5 years, and also share our experience of searching for study programs and passing the TOEFL and GRE language exams. Link to the EducationUSA information center in Russia: https://educationusarussia.org/ 0:01 Video announcement and introduction: who we are 0:46 A year and a half to prepare for admission is a minimum 1:18 The beginning. Our background. 3:00 Why the USA? 3:59 Our fears 4:37 About the EducationUSA center and the Opportunity program 7:50 Search for universities Required documents 10:50 Statement of purpose 11:42 CV/Resume 11:52 Transcripts - diploma translations 12:58 Letters of recommendation 14:34 Preparing for and taking the TOEFL and GRE exams 19:50 Application process - submitting an application 20:54 Total cost of admission 22:12 Responses from universities 25:25 About types of funding: tuition waiver, fellowship, RA and TA 29:13 Deferred admission - transfer to the next year 31:18 Anton retakes the exams and reapplies 33:18 New stage of the search for funding 34:30 Completion of a successful admissions process 35:09 Lessons we learned 38:53 Conclusion