Direct PhD in Computer Science; HCI; No Interview

Expected this as I had not received an interview invite. I emailed to inquire about my application status and was told the recruitment process is ongoing but all shortlisted applicants have been contacted

I am Canadian and have completed an Honours Bachelor of Science.

Graduate GPA 3.75/4.00 (lower due to personal problems, explained in SOP). Only had Single Variable Calculus and Matrix Algebra in undergrad maths. Used MOOCs to take more advanced courses.

Same email as below. International applicant. Does anyone know if UofT has a history of admitting a lot of waitlisted applicants?

Domestic applicant

I wonder how many people U of T put on the waitlist.... It seems that lots of people are waitlisted....

Applied to the direct entry PhD. Wasn't invited to interviews, so was already expecting rejection. Just received a generic letter attached on the portal. Congratulations to everyone who got accepted!

Wait so... have all the acceptances for CS PhD gone out by now?

For those who have not heard back: does your application still say 'under review'? I'm unsure if they have sent out any rejections at this point.

Standard notification, saying that they're impressed with my application and believe that I can succeed in their program, but can't admit me now due to high number of applications (I think this is because I'm not a Canadian citizen and they don't have that much funding for non-Canadians). Also said they won't be able to admit wait-listed applicants till April.

It is said that "Past experience suggests that we will not be in a position to admit applicants from the waitlist until April". A lot of competitive applicants were also mentioned.

Canadian applicant, same waitlist email as the people below (for UofT)