Second time applying to programs, don't give up!

Notified a couple weeks after open house.

I checked my portal and saw the rejection statement, did not receive an email.

Reached out to the program via email and they said "We have begun sending out offers for admission and are now waiting to hear back from those who received initial offers. As we hear who accepts and who does not we will continue to make additional offers. Just as a bit of context, there were a fairly large number of folks who interviewed so please consider all options available to you for your graduate studies"

US Citizen studying in India

18k scholarship

accepted w/ Dean's scholarship 50% tuition remission

the applicant pool is consistently strong, and this year it was exceptionally so

received a phone call from my supervisor, who personally told me I was accepted!!!!!!!!!!! so so so stoked!