F**k NCB Lab. They give out two huge-a** assignments, then their lab students take forever with the interviews. Shitty process. They waste a whole month and a half of an applicant’s time, and then they just ghost. What a joke.

Got a notification that my graduate application to MIT has been updated. The portal says I will receive a decision by mid-May. Weird! N.B.: I was interviewed in mid-February.

I didn't receive any interview invites, so I was sure it was a rejection.

Fck mit

Applied for TMG and completed one interview round. Hold a master's degree in Robotics from UPenn with 4.0 GPA and have two CHI full papers.

2 interviews, but no acceptance :(

referred by alum

Received an email from one of the PIs mentioned in my SOP.

3 strong letters of rec, good fit/motivation for HECD and two of its subfields, strong resume and SOP, but no work experience.

Spintronics and Nanoscience.