GPA is for masters. Interviewed by POI.

Dear Loser, I am the Director of Graduate Admissions and Placement at the University of Texas at Austin's Department of Government. Although we are unable to admit you at this time to our Ph.D. program, I am happy to inform you that the admissions committee was impressed by your application. We have placed you on a waitlist for Fall 2023, in the hope that some spots will open up in our incoming class. Our admissions process is very competitive, and the decisions are tailored as much to the mix of interests represented in the class as they are to the quality of the applicants. We do believe you could be successful here if it turns out we are able to admit you. If you have general requirements or process-related questions about our program, please feel free to contact our Graduate Coordinator, Chaz Nailor ([email protected]). Although unfortunately we could not admit you outright, we would very much like you to keep our program in mind, as you make decisions about your graduate career. We hope to make our decisions about the waitlisted candidates in late March/early April as we hear from our current admits, and definitely before April 15.

first acceptance… 15 more to go lol

This is the first thing I've heard out of all 8 programs I applied to. Really unexpected and really exciting

3.5 undergrad, 3.93 at an R1 for my masters, I'm over the moon!

Contacted by POI mentioned in SoP via email

Faculty member reached out for interview.

Applied to English PhD concentration in rhetoric