4 Year RA position@$2000/month.

The supervisor told me. Status of the application is under review yet.

Thank you for your interest in our MANE Dept. PhD programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Currently, your application is one of the few still under review and possible consideration for admission and financial support for Fall2017. Before we make the final decision, we would like to know if you are interested in attending RPI or if you have already decided on what school you plan on attending this fall.

received email from department head

I'm the guy who posted saying I got an admit email on the 4th. But the status on my portal changed to "denied" on the 7th. I sent them an email pointing it out to them. Now it says "in review" again, but still no word on my original email asking me to accept/decline by the 15th. I have tried emailing and calling the grad admissions coordinator but have been unable to reach them. Confused! Just wish they clarify my status asap, it is already the 18th today. I have no other open offers. 0a/6r/4p

So I emailed Professor Fidkowski today and this is what I got from him: "At this point, past the April 15th deadline, the chances of an offer from a faculty member are not very high. In the event that the offer does not come through, you will receive formal communication soon." I'm devastated since I have been rejected from every school I applied to. Got my undegrad in MechE from a well reputed school although not very well known for mechanical engineering. Congrats to all those who got in and I wish the others the very best of luck!

To poster below: I was contacted by the gradute comittee and the PI.

To the poster below, did you receive the email from the graduate committee or from the PI?

accepted off the waitlist

$1000/yr scholarship. Declined offer

Did anyone receive funding?

Yes, Am still waiting and they haven't rejected anyone yet. This is my last hope.

No initial funding. Unable to get any response from professors.

2nd year grad (so thank goodness!). No pubs or major research. Lots of industry internships, student projects, and outreach

Accepted to MSE program though, which does not offer funding opportunities.

No funding from the department. Probably won't have enough time to find funding before the 15th (even though Penn State's deadline is the 30th, going to have to accept my other offer before that).

Although it is a general rejection email, other universities's rejection emails are much more polite.

So late. They did not even emailed me for this.