6.5 years experience working as a teacher aide. Online bachelor's degree while working.

6.5 years of experience as a teacher's aide. Worked while doing my bachelor's.

Finalist interview with a formal doctoral admissions panel: two prospective supervisors and an external panellist. Informed that it could last 30-45 mins. The interview was initially scheduled for Mar 6 (4-day notice) at 6 am US ET (11 am UK GMT), so I asked if it could be moved to a later time, which would be better. If that's not possible, I will accept that date and time.

20k/yr scholarship

Finalist interview. The interview was held two days later, on 02/27, by two faculty members. One seemingly distracted and clearly in a rush. The other was highly engaged and interested, asking questions, taking notes. The interview focused primarily on my PhD research and proposal. Was told I should hear back from them in 10 days-2 weeks.

participated in purdue's srop program during the summer of 2025, have been in three intensive research programs, president of a national org, coordinator of my university's honors program peer mentoring program

Hello, if you have received multiple offers, I kindly ask you to consider declining this one. I understand this has been a challenging year, and we all truly value this opportunity. Thank you.

Call from the program director, letting me know that I have been admitted to the Joint PhD. I'm incredibly grateful!