Graduate School Admission Results

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Ignore the status. Does anyone receive any updates? Based on past years, we are supposed to receive the interview invitation now.

Ignore status. Is the MIT Physics department sending results late this year? Last year most acceptances were sent on 02/08

Got acceptance over a phone call today morning! Yaay!

personal email from PI informing me in advance. official letter from the department emailed to me this morning. My UG advisor and I are working on publishing my senior thesis, but no publications beyond that. However, I did have a lot of research experience in my subfield which, as many others on this platform stated, was likely invaluable to my application. I'm over the moon!

Details: Got a formal letter of admissions this morning via email followed by an email from my potential PI shortly after. I was in close contact with him throughout the Fall and we sent some interesting papers back and forth. I answered some questions he had (about my application) via email on January 15th. No GREs taken, no current publications. Background: I completed my undergrad in Geology at a top 10 R1 University and worked for >2 years on a project fairly related to my POI's work. I also completed a Summer REU in the same field, along with a visiting research fellowship and summer graduate-level training program (again, in the same sub-field). I have multiple B+s and three C's on my undergraduate transcript, all in math/physics, so that focused research background really was key for my application. I was also very well-liked in my department (I asked a lot of questions) and was told by my LORs that they wrote me strong letters (two of whom are famous in their fields). I know the stress is real guys, but remember to find value in your lives outside of grad admissions. I was ecstatic for 10 minutes after getting my admissions notification and then all my anxiety came back and I realized I am still the same person, with the same struggles, and the same potential, as I was before I got this letter. Your response to life's challenges will determine your future, not some old geezers on a grad admission panel. Okay bye.

Jan. 29 update: Our admissions committee has extended interview invitations to everyone we anticipate interviewing, and we have now received confirmation of receipt from all of them. We will most likely admit from this pool of applicants, but are not sending out final admissions decisions to applicants in case the committee decides to extend interview invitations to a few more applicants. We expect to email final notifications to those who were not interviewed by March 1.

It is fucking depressing. I did everything I could. Published 9 papers at top conferences. I do not know why. Only because I am from Asia? MIT is my fucking dream place. I cannot move on. I really want to go to MIT.

UNDERGRAD GPA

Ignore waitlist status! Hii! Has anyone heard back from MIT EAPS for Planetary Science?

For Fall 2023, not 2022! Invited to interview in March, but was also reached out to and interviewed by a professor in the days just before the notification.

informal email from POI. I'm thrilled!

For Fall 2023 admit. Official email from department co-chairs, invited to interview with two professors on Jan 3rd.

I'm SO happy! This is my dream program and I've been admiring this PI's work for a long time!!!! Received invitation to interview online in March.

Received an email from faculty, a call from faculty, and an email. Virtual interviews in March.