Only email sent out. gr subfield, no GRE

CMX

B.S. in Data Science, multiple internships, TAing, 2+ yrs research experience

I'm thrilled. I hope everyone else gets some good news today!

B.S. in Computer Science Undergrad. 1 year of internship at a small start up, and 6 months as research assistant in an ML/AI lab (no publications).

PT

By far my worst fit among the schools I applied but it's Cornell so gave it a shot anyways. Not suprised

Reached out to a PI before applying, who "strongly encouraged" me to apply and list his name. No interview. Generic rejection email: "We regret to inform you that you will not be offered admission to the Sibley School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. programs at Cornell University for Fall 2026. Our faculty endeavors to choose applicants they feel are the most appropriate match for our program, while recognizing that we must deny many qualified applicants. We are only able to admit

Email notification. 0A/1W/11R/4P

CP. What even is the point of applying at this point if all you get is a generic rejection letter and an entirely opaque process? Graduted with latin honors in undergrad and master's from a globally renowned and very highly ranked university. Have a co-authored publication, open-source R package, multiple published Datasets and R&R for 2 working papers, predoc with an ERC project. What signals do they really need at this point?

I got the letter by email. I had hope after meeting with faculty but I had already been told that this year is very competitive and with limited resources.

18 rejections! so cruel, so harsh, so pathetic IR and Method subfield... Thus, Cornell was not a great fit

Lol 8a/1w/5r/2p

2A/1W/4R/2P