Graduate School Admission Results

hep-x informal interviewed with potential PI

Email to check portal. "Thank you for your interest in the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST) PhD Program in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics (MEMP). The Graduate Admissions Committee has completed its review of applications, and I am sorry to inform you that we are unable to offer you admission. The Committee is faced with the necessity of choosing an incoming MEMP PhD class from a great many more talented and qualified students than we have room to admit. Our decisions were extremely difficult this year, as the applicant pool was highly competitive. Many applicants presented strong credentials describing their academic achievements, research accomplishments, and personal motivations."

Had an REU and multiple research/outreach experiences. Getting a BS in Astronomy from a small engineering university.

two years teaching experience. full GPA

Rejected for Astrophysics (after interviewing)

Lattice QCD group.

strong interaction and nuclear theory

CMT/CMX. Interviewed by 3 professors in Jan. No GRE. One paper is under review. Two rec letters by professors who are MIT alumni.

Rejected on feb 13. no info/feedback

Emailed to check updated status on portal. HEP-ex, presented at two conferences, won a best poster award at one.

hep-lat

Worked with PI at MIT LIGO since last year and received a recommendation from him to continue working in his lab at MIT. Surprised by the rejection.