I was the one that posted the acceptance, and that was by accident!!! Received email at 8:29am, last name starts with S

To those admitted/waitlisted, would you mind sharing the first letter of your last name? Thank you so much!

Hope to be admitted. My best option.

TPB: Do you think they sent emails all at once or they are sending them in some orders again?

Guys if you have better options please decline offers ASAP. Umd is my only chance.

expected

I've asked the director of ECE dept. The official offer from graduate school will come after you submit the letter with your signature. This will update online. The financial offer is to make sure that you accept their financial support. Of cource you are admitted to PhD program, otherwise they won't give you fellowship...

2 PUBLICATIONS, 1 GRANT AWARDEE, MASTERS GPA 3.67, INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE 3+ YEARS, COUPLE TALKS/PRESENTATIONS.

i don't understand what you are talking about. i also had financial offer which states they hope i will elect to pursue grad study there. i applied only for phd. you guys telling that if i accept the offer, i might not get admitted because they didn't admitted me to phd? why the hell would they send financial offer, then? why would they assign me an advisor in the letter?

To the poster below : How did your interview go? Did anyone receive admits or waitlists?

I think I got waitlisted? Or is this a flat out rejection?: "We do not anticipate being able to offer you admission but we hope to email you soon with a more final decision."

I also received a letter only talking about my financial support. The portal online still shows under review. The offer letter requires my signature in order to accept the offer.

International student with 1 year in industry, GPA: 4/4 with major in ml, no publications. Received both RA pos and scholarship.

I have offers from better schools!!

Randomly checked the website, my status had changed and the letter was there