As I'm looking for a PhD opportunity, crossing out all the US universities' names from my list despite all they offer wasn't that easy as I thought. My friend and I just removed their names and won't apply again, only because they don't accept Iranian students.

This would be our last try so far:

Dear Mr Forte. Thank you for your kind offer. I do want to know more about them, but US universities don't accept Iranians. The screenshot below is just another evidence one of my friends got recently. I crossed out all of them months ago despite all their opportunities. It wasn't an easy decision.

🎓 Master's done!

Dozens of late nights, two great summer internships, and finally one thesis. I’m happy to share that I’ve completed my Master of Arts in Philosophy of Science at Amirkabir University of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic!