After two phone interviews with different POIs, was invited to the Interview Weekend Feb 28-March 2

Applied with GRE scores below those recommended. Nice GPA and not-so-bad research experience, though.

A very general although warm e-mail from the department chair.

AHH I'm so excited! Biochem/Math double major, 1.5 yrs applied math research, 1 pub, tutor/TA experience. Definitely didn't expect this after rejections from lower-level schools.

Super excited! research all 3 years and summer of undergrad, in an NIH PREP postbacc now, 1 pub, great LOR

2 year undergrad research, 1 year post bac research, 1 poster. no publication

Interview invite for 1/25 with faculty of my choice and and the Graduate Assistantship committee!! Very excited :)

Invited to interview feb 7-8

One interview date (Feb 7-9) because of a retreat. However, they are considering an alternate interview date of Feb 9-11.

Reached out to them to see when invites were sent out. Told me in the reply I hadn't been invited. Maybe it's time to turn my writing into a career instead of a hobby.

I'd lost all hope so it was a pleasant surprise to hear back from the program :) goes to show, it ain't over til it's over

Got an interview. Have 6 years research experience. Two postbacs at high impact research institutes. 1 publication, 2 in progress. 2 book chapters published. Presented posters at 7 research conferences, gave talks at 4. I have a bad GPA and GRE, but my research experience heavily influenced application.