Formal interview invite! Notified that 3 faculty members (who were also CC'd in the email) would be reaching out for separate interviews over the next 2 weeks. Submitted my GRE scores, 6 yrs of total research experience in bioengineering, and 2 publications (1 second author, 1 first author in progress). One of my top choice programs - so excited!!

Email to check portal. My letters were submitted, so I don't know what I will tell myself to make me feel better about getting a first round rejection, ha.

GPA is grad. Was rejected before all my letter writers could even get my letters in.

Got an email at 9 pm last night from the department.

I just got the e-mail, and I am absolutely shaking in disbelief

im gonna throw up

I asked for a short interview by POI.

NLP/MT area. Contacted by possibly the least personal email (compared to others). Average grades, multiple first-author publications at a few conferences. See comments for contact.

I am from a 985 university in mainland China, with an undergraduate major in preventive medicine (87/100, 3.67/4.0) and a minor in financial management (84, 3.46/4.0), and a combined GPA of 3.5/4.0 after WES certification. IELTS score is 7.5 overall (Listening: 7.5, Reading: 8.5, Speaking: 6.5, Writing: 7.5). Extensive experience in scientific research projects, but no publications.

I am from a 985 university in mainland China, with an undergraduate major in preventive medicine (87/100, 3.67/4.0) and a minor in financial management (84, 3.46/4.0), and a combined GPA of 3.5/4.0 after WES certification. IELTS score is 7.5 overall (Listening: 7.5, Reading: 8.5, Speaking: 6.5, Writing: 7.5). Extensive experience in scientific research projects, but no publications.