Yes, May 28 is when I got my application result. I have mailed the department at the beginning of April and did not get an explicit date to expect my decision. I've already decided to enroll another school though Purdue is one of my top choices. Kinda upset.

Research track

Rejected through the application portal.

I was offered admissions to the Ph.D. program in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State for Fall 2025. No funding; anyone else encountered the same situation?

See below notification from grad school: We appreciate your application to the Industrial & Systems Engineering (PhD) graduate program for Fall 2025. Your submitted application and supplementary materials have been carefully considered by your program's admission committee. Based on the review, we are unable to admit you to the University of Michigan-Dearborn. This decision was made based on a holistic review process and within the context of the program's current applicant pool. Therefore, we cannot point to a specific reason why you were not offered admission. We encourage you to continue your personal development through other higher education opportunities and wish you the best in your future professional endeavors. My stats: MSc gpa: 4.0/4.0. Under grad GPA: 3.46/4.0. Papers -3. Research experience-3. Industrial Exp- 10+. 3a/2r/0w/3p. 1st cycle.

received unofficial admission letter

Ignore the status. Anyone heard back from the program?

research track

No interview