email to check portal: "Your application and supporting documents have been carefully reviewed by the Cognitive Neuroscience department and by The Graduate School. As is often the case, the number of well-qualified applicants for admission to the Duke University Graduate School far exceeds the number of available places. Consequently, we are unable to admit all applicants judged capable of successful graduate work, and I regret that we cannot offer you admission to the Cognitive Neuroscience - Ph.D. program. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider your application. I wish you the very best in your future career."

Generic email to check portal. Not surprised considering I wasn't invited to interview. 2nd year applying to this program

2 years of post-bacc research experience, 2 papers, 5 poster presentations

Invitation has been sent out on Dec 20th.

Undergraduate in China (BSC PSY, GPA 85/100 = 3.38/4), master in the UK (MRES PSY, GPA 69/100 = 3.74/4 with distinction), 2 years research assistant experience in China (related to cognitive neuroscience in psychiatry), publication 5 sci (3 first author, impact factors are all around 3~5), TOEFL 101, not take GRE

Received notification via email on Dec. 18. Secondary program choice.

Got the email around 9:30 am this morning to check the portal! Super happy - this is my dream school!! 4a (1 unofficial)/1r/1p

Received an email stating that I did not make it to the CNAP interview list. It was a long email, seemed nice. Apparently they selected 23 out of the 213 for an interview.