Details: Got a formal letter of admissions this morning via email followed by an email from my potential PI shortly after. I was in close contact with him throughout the Fall and we sent some interesting papers back and forth. I answered some questions he had (about my application) via email on January 15th. No GREs taken, no current publications. Background: I completed my undergrad in Geology at a top 10 R1 University and worked for >2 years on a project fairly related to my POI's work. I also completed a Summer REU in the same field, along with a visiting research fellowship and summer graduate-level training program (again, in the same sub-field). I have multiple B+s and three C's on my undergraduate transcript, all in math/physics, so that focused research background really was key for my application. I was also very well-liked in my department (I asked a lot of questions) and was told by my LORs that they wrote me strong letters (two of whom are famous in their fields). I know the stress is real guys, but remember to find value in your lives outside of grad admissions. I was ecstatic for 10 minutes after getting my admissions notification and then all my anxiety came back and I realized I am still the same person, with the same struggles, and the same potential, as I was before I got this letter. Your response to life's challenges will determine your future, not some old geezers on a grad admission panel. Okay bye.

Jan. 29 update: Our admissions committee has extended interview invitations to everyone we anticipate interviewing, and we have now received confirmation of receipt from all of them. We will most likely admit from this pool of applicants, but are not sending out final admissions decisions to applicants in case the committee decides to extend interview invitations to a few more applicants. We expect to email final notifications to those who were not interviewed by March 1.

It is fucking depressing. I did everything I could. Published 9 papers at top conferences. I do not know why. Only because I am from Asia? MIT is my fucking dream place. I cannot move on. I really want to go to MIT.

UNDERGRAD GPA

Ignore waitlist status! Hii! Has anyone heard back from MIT EAPS for Planetary Science?

Experimental quantum engineering. 2 pubs in preparation. Interviewed by PoI.

I'm ecstatic. Good luck everyone!

SO HAPPY! I'm surprised more acceptances haven't been posted here yet

CMX. One arXiv. No interview.

no interview.

Interviewed on 27th, Jan.

Ignore waitlist. This is a f***ing rant. I am an international student and graduated from a top school in my country. I was sure that even if I got a near-perfect UG GPA, I would not get a Ph.D. offer from the big 4. My undergrad uni is not big on research. Therefore, my approach was to compromise on my GPA and write stellar papers with the top CS schools in the US during my undergr. Then, go for MS to compensate for my GPA. This would result in me having both a 4/4 GPA and top-tier papers. I did everything right. I got the papers. I got the letters. FAIR labs improved my UG paper and wrote another paper. I got a perfect GPA during MS. I positioned my profile in an emerging research direction to reduce the competition. I got a scientist offer from the industry from FAANG. I am not able to comprehend why the f*** I did not get a single interview at any school in this cycle. F*** my life.

No previous interview. Completely surprised~

Accepted for ML! After one interview with two professors

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