Email to check the status update.

"While we cannot offer you admissions at this time, your application is sufficiently strong to allow for the possibility of admission at a later date. Your name has therefore been placed on an alternate list from which we will choose if vacancies occur."

Research track MS felt like a natural fit given plans to pursue a PhD in political science.

60% tuition scholarship

60% tuition coverage

Was interviewed in January and emailed one of the interviewers. Was told that all admission decisions and waitlists have been sent out and that it is very unlikely that they will go back to the remaining applicant pool. Official rejections pending on administrative stuff.

The university stated that they only extended offers to 7 out of 711 applications.

They have not sent the official announcement yet. I emailed the director to ask for the decision for my application, and she told me I was rejected because they met funding crisis.

Work for 5 years in the consulting industry.

Scholarship email will be sent separately.

Email from POI on January 16 to schedule online interview for January 20. Follow-up interview with lab members on January 22. Acceptance via email the following week along with invite to on campus recruitment.

Current undergraduate senior. Environmental research experience

No GRE. Undergraduate degree from top 5 US public university. 4+ years of work experience in environmental sector.