organic, met with profs and grad students ahead of time, 2.5 yr undergrad orgo research, 2.5 post grad med chem synthetic experience

General question Should all without an interview for MIT Physics consider that they are rejected?

Did not submit GREs. Competitive research experience. Interview same week as notification.

General question Should all without an interview for MIT Physics consider that they are rejected?

No GRE, 3 years research experience, 4 national conferences, no publications.

in the middle of taking the nastiest sh*t in the history of grad admissions, I still managed to log into the portal to check for any updates... PUUHLEASE let me in already :/ :/

Already interviewed with the home department (chemical engineering) in the first week of January and was accepted also to the home department.

Got acceptance over a phone call today morning! Yaay!

personal email from PI informing me in advance. official letter from the department emailed to me this morning. My UG advisor and I are working on publishing my senior thesis, but no publications beyond that. However, I did have a lot of research experience in my subfield which, as many others on this platform stated, was likely invaluable to my application. I'm over the moon!

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.