I have not heard from anyone yet, nor did I get a rejection message. The application portal still shows the status of my application as "under departmental review." Is there anyone else who is left waiting like me? Also, does this mean we have probably been rejected?

PI reached out for a Skype interview

Email to check portal. No contact with POI, not surprised. Congrats to those got interviews and got accepted!

Sent an email to ask. They replied " At this time, all interview invitations have been sent out. If you haven’t received an invitation to interview at this stage, it’s unlikely you will be admitted to the program. Applicants will be notified with final decisions when the review process concludes in April." this clear enough to reject me.

I saw some other folks posting rejections here and checked the application portal; I didn't get an email notification. Good luck to those interviewing soon!

Just checked the site, didn't get an email. Brief contact w/POI, 7 semesters lab experience, 1 pub on way

New program. Received undergrad degree within same department.

No pubs, 2 research positions, solid LORs, went through 4 different phone interviews 3 with potential PIs and 1 with the program lead. Will be accepting.

POI emailed asking for a skype interview; prof me some things about the program, asked if I had questions, and asked about my interest in visitation day.

To the MSU CCN (Cognition & Cognitive Neuroscience) accepted poster below, CONGRATULATIONS! Do you mind sharing the initials of your POI? Cause I applied for the same program but haven't heard back, it's freaking me out, would really appreciate some info. Many thanks!

Open house Feb 8-9

Thank you for applying for graduate study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer you admission to our program at this time. Admission to our graduate programs is extremely competitive, and because we have many more applicants than available spaces, we are not able to offer admission to many qualified applicants.