It’s okay maybe next time on to the next we go lol ????

International student with an MS in CS from a U.S. R1 university, GPA 3.97, PhD field: Cybersecurity / AI Security. 2 first-author papers (1 published, 1 under review at submission). Extensive RA experience and TA’d 4 graduate-level courses with multiple professors. Multiple awards. No GRE submitted. No interview or communication prior to the decision. Portal update email received at 9:16 PM, oddly it the portal itself says under review. Application completed during the final week before the deadline.

Research experience in 2 labs, double major in Spanish, 50+ hours of hospital observations during study abroad, leadership position volunteering with middle schoolers, 2 fundraising positions. Hope someone finds this encouraging! Your GPA is not everything :)

accepted with 50% scholarship!

Long scrutiny from grad school.

CP. 2A/7R/0W/0P (and 1A masters program)