E-mail attached offer letter; Have informal interview 2024.12

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Got a rejection email without any interview schedules. I chose 3 POIs but didn't contact them before the application process! Emailed them last week just to mention I am choosing them and they are my priority choices but none of them replied back!

NLP. No interview.

I focus on AI. My research interests match well with my poi. So I was strongly recommended to the committee after the informal meeting. No committee interview is required for PhD admission at UW-Madison. The admission rate is approximately 6%.

We received over 3700 applications this year and were not able to admit all competitive applicants. The Graduate Admissions Committee evaluated the applications very carefully and had to make difficult decisions, denying admission to many excellent candidates because of the limited number of available slots.

Had interview with PI 2 weeks ago and was told they had one other candidate.

I was offered an admission to MSc though!!!!