Had an interview with the professor in early January.

University of Waterloo grad, no conference papers, one undergraduate research experience in an unrelated domain of computer science, many internships. Rough cumulative GPA due to a couple of terms where I really struggled with completing schoolwork, due to external sources. Not very surprised at the result. Honestly, if anybody has any advice for how I can turn my chances next time I apply, despite not being able to change my GPA, I'd love to hear it in the comments.

Generic reject on portal, expected (especially this year)

Generic rejection

Got an email to check status on web portal. Standard rejected letter. From one of the IITs in India. Major in electronics. Interest in Theoretical CS. Four conference papers, one journal publication. GPA: 9.23/10. Didn't get any interview call. So kinda expected rejection anyways.

Email to check status update, which was standard rejection. Got interview, but I suspect faculty thought I would be a better fit for a non-CS department due to non-CS background and my interests.

Second-tier IIT, 9.52/10 GPA, 1 publication as the first author at A* Conference. No mail, found a status update at the application portal :(

I cannot believe it! I applied to three programs within computer science (AI, Data Science, and the general CS degree) and got admitted to all three. I did not receive an email, but checked my portal and saw my acceptance letters. I had 3 Summer internships and will be graduating with my Bachelor's this May. I was the software lead of a finalist team competing in an Elon Musk competition and worked on code for a medical device that was later approved by the FDA. Good luck to those still waiting!

I applied for General and Data Science and received acceptances for both! I did not receive an email to check my portal, however I have been checking it regularly and my letters appeared this morning when I checked!