Got an email to check the portal. Typical rejection letter

no gre, 3 publications

(NOT WAITLIST) Is there any info about the ETH AI Center PhD program? Did you receive any acceptance or rejection mails?

CLS+AI Center program at ETH (NLP focus). Ok grades, some first-author publications.

CLS/MPI program at ETH (NLP focus). Did not get notified but the website says that shortlisted candidates were notified. Ok grades, some publications (first author EMNLP, NAACL). Prof. said it was a mismatch of interest from the associated institution (MPI).

- Romanian university (UPB) - No GRE - Applied in second round

Italian student from Politecnico di Milano. Few research experience, but high GPA, good LOR and previous experience as Teaching Assistant

BSc Computer Science from KCL. Expected First with Honours. GRE: 166Q/159V. Research experience over the summer; worked as a Teaching Assistant for 3 courses.

Currently finishing BSc CS at an average German University (QS-Ranking 200-250). High preliminary GPA (1.1 where 1 is best and 4 is minimum pass grade). GRE 169(Q)/160(V)/4.0(AW). IELTS 8/9. Finished one semester faster than standard duration of studies. Some research experience from writing the thesis (worth 6+12 ECTS) and a 2 week research internship during high school. Some related professional experience as a student employee (4h/week).

Masters degrees in humanities (Cambridge) and BSc CS from one of the top German universities. Grades very good but not perfect either. Research experience, several internships.

Undergrad at Uni of Cambridge, 3 internships, and multiple papers under review. Did not receive ESOP yet, but was informed it was being decided upon. EU national. Did not submit GRE.

Princeton undergrad. Decent grades and GRE but no publication. REALLY disappointed! Already got into UC Berkeley anyway ...

Australian university without honours (3 year degree). 93.6 average mark, from what I know basically top 3 in course (~600 people). 167/169/4.5. 2 summer research in Med Phys, resulting in first author in to-be-published paper in top journal, another half a year doing compsci reserach (around 1.5yrs in total). Good SoP (did my research on the uni), decent LoR (1 from deputy dean of compsci, 1 from my reserach supervisor). Participated and won a few hackathons, top 5 in regional finals for ICPC, and some high impact awards at international level in high school. I thought lack of honors would disadvantage me, but clearly not. The long wait between results was killing me, thought I was a goner for sure. This is my top choice, since lack of honors means I cannot apply for US unis nor PhDs, and this is the best masters program out of all others.

Unfortunately rejected by CS while mercifully admitted by CybSec. Undergrad from top 4 university in China. I switched my major in freshman year, and GPA is great ever since. 2 strong LoRs and 1 paper under submission when applying. Fine GRE and Motivation Letter. Not sure whether it's my GPA of the former major that dragged me down, or it's just that the CS program is much too competitive this year. Rejection letter the same as someone posted below on March 1. Congratulations to those admitted by CS!

From an excellent Polytechnic University in Italy

Undergrad from a top 5 IIT. 1 conference paper + 2 in submission. Great GPA, LORs, and projects.

German System 1.2, where 1.0 is best and 5.0 is worst. Not well known university, good letters of recommendation

CS Bachelors with low-ish marks, no ref letters but have FANNG experience.

EU national, undergraduate at top 175 university (Times Higher Ed). High GPA 9+/10. Great LORs and good SOP. No GRE.

Forgot to add notes in the previous one. I had amazing grades in my first year but dipped in second year due to COVID. Had 2 amazing references. My uni used to be the 5th best uni when I applied in the UK but now has dipped out of the top 10. No GRE and EU national.