Received an email from one POI this morning with an interview request for Friday. There was also an email to check the status page of the application portal and accept the interview RSVP saying that two faculty would contact me to talk during the interview period from 1/25 through 1/28. So seems like everyone being interviewed will have received that application portal update today 1/25.

I received an email directing me to the application portal where a generic rejection letter awaited me.

Sociocultural track. One of my POIs emailed to set up an interview for later this week.

It was expected they only give admission to 4 students. Best wishes to selected applicants!

Not the right fit. First rejection. :( Heard that only 4 students are admitted to the program.

@whylife I am waitlisted for socio-cultural track and I was not interviewed.

Email from POI for interview later this week. Sociocultural track.

Sociocultural track

General rejection email.

Thank you for your application to the Ph.D. Program in Anthropology at Cornell University. I regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you admission. We received 186 applications this year for 6 positions. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer doctoral fellowships to many strong applicants. Because of the size of the pool of applicants, we do not provide individual feedback to those who are not admitted to the program. I can say however that we use a comprehensive and careful admissions process to make the difficult decision about whom to admit. The admissions committee met to evaluate your candidacy several times and consulted with three to four additional specialists in your field, wherever relevant. We sought candidates with outstanding prior academic records, strong letters of recommendation, ambitious and effective writing samples, and (crucially) statements of purpose compatible with the scholarly and institutional resources at Cornell. In each case, we had to weigh both demonstrated excellence and the fit with our faculty's expertise. As always, such judgments are complex, comparative, and partial; they cannot fully capture any individual applicant's ultimate potential. We appreciate your interest in our program, and we thank you for sharing your work with us. On behalf of the faculty and graduate student body here, I wish you success with your future plans.

Email to check the online portal

MA GPA is 3.97. I applied to the sociocultural track. Disappointed, as I felt I had a good fit with the department, but congratulations to everyone who got accepted, and best of luck to everyone!