I was already in contact and have a close relationship with the professor who would have been my supervisor so I was notified prior to the official letter. It was all due to the lack of funding, so I wasn't surprised. Just an unfortunate year to be applying. I completed my undergrad here in anthropology and have an international master's in anthropology.

To the poster below: Can I ask what track you applied to and your POI's initials? Thanks and congrats!

had an interview with my POI on Friday Jan 22

Emailed that my admission status had changed. Surprised as I had secured a primary and secondary supervisor :( (Updated because I had wrong admit season below)

Emailed that my admission status had changed. Surprised as I had secured a primary and secondary supervisor :(

Conditional Offer. A bit surprised as I applied not long ago for the funding deadline, Jan 7th. Still waiting for funding and college allocation. Similarly accepted into the MRes a few years ago but didn't get funding, trying not to get hopes up.

Rudely rejected on new years morning. Professor seemed very interested in me in previous conversation.

The application was initially due January 5th and I submitted it on the 5th. The deadline was then extended to the 15th, so I didn't expect to hear anything until much later. Received an email on the 19th (only 4 days after the extended deadline) telling me I was invited, along with a few select applicants, to join the department in a virtual meet and greet with faculty and former students.

To the question below-- I'm not the original poster, but I heard they were aiming to wrap up interviews the 18th and make decisions "quickly" after that. No idea about specific dates though.

Having seen others receiving interview notices or rejection letters, I wrote to the director to inquire about my unchanged status. The reply, which informed me of rejection, was so gentle that I couldn't be mad. Congrats on those finalists!

Received an email from the Director of Graduate Studies saying I was not selected for an interview, however I was among the top 25% of applicants "because of [my] research question and [my] experiences."

I got the same status update on portal, it just changed to Complete a few weeks back. Hang tight, just another week left, and good luck!