İt's hard getting rejected from your safety, but at least the email said that they were tremendously impressed by my accomplishments and future goals :).

All of us...

Undergrad 3.8GPA, Hep-ex research for two years, good recs, some grade-level classes (QM2, Math methods, QFT1)

CMT; TTPB: yes, it says "tremendously impressed"...

Hep-th/string theory. Master's degree GPA :3.9, Two manuscripts in process, Top LatinAmerican uni. 4 years research experience in my hometown university and in Cambridge.

Did anyone else's rejection letter say "we were tremendously impressed by your accomplishments and future plans."

hep-th

hep-ex. Research but no publications. Had an informal talk with POI before applications were due.

feeling sad :( is what it is

hep-th, pretty generic rejection letter

cmt

My last remaining school. 0/6 this season. Don't know what I'm going to do with my life now.

still havent heard anything :( hoping everyone is handling the anxiety well

I was just trying to be sarcastic but maybe it seemed serious, so I apologize for increasing your anxiety. I don't actually think that anyone's applications are that bad, although it is a reality that sometimes universities just do not get back to you (Stanford is good about replying to applications though.) This is my second year applying, so anyone who doesn't get into grad school your first time, just know that you aren't alone and to just work harder for next year. So many of the best and most intelligent applicants don't get into the top schools because of how competitive it is. Good luck.

Have you not heard? The physics god that applied only to Stanford had such good recs from such famous recommenders that Stanford just offered him dept chair straight away