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Got a rejection email without any interview schedules. I chose 3 POIs but didn't contact them before the application process! Emailed them last week just to mention I am choosing them and they are my priority choices but none of them replied back!

Message in email. Included invitation to request consideration for MS program

CMU HCII PhD Offer

NLP. No interview.

NLP. No interview.

NLP. No interview.

CMU LTI PhD. No interview.

Oral offer by poi. I reject it.

AI. Offer with full fund. 2 interviews with poi

I focus on AI. My research interests match well with my poi. So I was strongly recommended to the committee after the informal meeting. No committee interview is required for PhD admission at UW-Madison. The admission rate is approximately 6%.

Generic rejection email + "It has been determined that your application may be better suited for consideration to the Master's degree program", which I understand most of the time is not funded and is super expensive. Go$dam$

Several independent projects and research experience, two publications. They said I was a better fit for the Masters program.

Generic rejection email + "It has been determined that your application may be better suited for consideration to the Master's degree program."