TA Award came on February 22. Official admit came on March 9.

If not information yet from UMD, does that mean rejection? I am highly skeptical whether they know how to interpret my transcript, and they refused my submission of a WES conversion report by saying no need to do so:)

Standard Rejection Email. Mentioned below: Hello! I write to inform you that our review of all applications received for our PhD program is now final. I am very sorry that we are unable to admit you this year. We receive hundreds, thousands of excellent applications from outstanding candidates who will undoubtedly make amazing and important contributions to science, engineering and technology. Importantly, we work hard to only admit candidates for the projects that are available, and hence the number is quite limited. I understand this comment does not diminish the disappointment; I am sorry. I thank you once again for considering our PhD program for your educational plans and to help you to achieve your career goals. I wish you the very best in all of your future endeavors. Sincerely, Professor XXXX Chair, EECS Graduate Admissions EECS at MIT

VLSI track, no funding

Got an email for the invitation to virtual Informational Open House, with saying "Congratulations on your offer of admission to Purdue's PhD program in the Elmore Family Electrical and Computer Engineering. We are excited at the prospect of you joining us in Fall 2023!"

3 undergraduate research projects, 1 industrial internship, relevant courses

3 pubs, 5 years in industry, 8a 2r 5p

Anybody hear from Gatech, ECE except the few robotics track some weeks earlier?

3 pubs, 5 years in industry, photonics specialty

No GRE. Applied and accepted into PMP.