"We hope you will understand that there were many excellent candidates we could not admit due to limited resources. The decision in your case was reached only after extensive review in a highly competitive process." -- Not surprised but still a bit sad about it.

Got a phone call while I was playing league. My teammates keep pinging me. They have no idea what just happened. Good luck everyone!

Got an email from a faculty yesterday to arrange a zoom call today. He said no need for me to prepare anything he just wanted to chat. Today, he told me I am admitted. Theoretical chemistry, 4 years research, Duke REU, Beckman scholar! :)

3.96 undergrad GPA, graduated in 3 years, interest in inorganic/pchem, no posters and no publications. I am so shocked and excited! Good luck to everyone :)

Invitation to interview with a panel of faculty members.

3 Research projects, 1 publication- 2nd Author

3.88/4.0 GPA, summa cum laude, best graduate in chemistry award at my undergraduate school, 3 publications and 4 conference presentations. Got an email last night asking for a quick 10min call, and I was told over Zoom that I was accepted. Full details will be available next week. I'm still in shock. Good luck to everyone!!!

interviewed with POI. subfield: transportation / 50 min interview about research / the committee will finalize the decision in few weeks

Accepted via zoom. Three research experiences, three strong LORs (one from a well-known faculty of MIT), no GRE, GPA 3.89. They only had 5 spots for the Materials Chemistry division. Excited, dream school !

Pchem/theo track

Continuously conducted research at PUI during undergraduate. Interest in inorganic catalysis. In no way surprising, and got in at a couple of other amazing programs.

Inorganic, 3.5 GPA, four years of research in three labs (one international), one publication. Best of luck to those waiting to hear back!

I have not received any interview invite yet. Does that mean I am rejected?

3 publications, 4 years research, 3.83 gpa

Ok guess they just haven't finished. I'm also organic. Looking forward to my rejection LOL

I haven't heard anything either, wondering if I missed the email somehow! I'm organic, what are you?

It seems most people have received decision from MIT. Has anyone, like me, not received anything? Should we still wait or am I left out? Thanks!

Since people are asking for the authenticity of the rejections, here is the notification. Seems like mostly organic? "Your application for admission to the Graduate School in the Department of Chemistry at MIT for the Fall Term of 2021 has been carefully considered by a committee of faculty members from the department. We regret to inform you that it is not possible to recommend approval of your application. Admission is very competitive and the number of new students we can admit is limited by the size of our staff and research facilities. We have acted on your application as promptly as possible, and we hope that you will be successful in gaining admission elsewhere. We wish you all the best in your graduate studies and future scientific endeavors."