Spoke with a professor in December on recommendation from a professor at my current uni. 1.5 years research experience, no publications.

Had an interview with POI (mentioned in SOP) on 24th Jan. Got acceptance letter after 1 week.

Ignore the waitlist. Super anxious at this moment. Will Stanford EE release offers today? What are the chances of being admitted after 3 good interviews? (Interviewed with Berkeley and was not offered)

Tier 1 Indian University, BTech in Mechanical Engineering

BS/MS student. Received admission 2 weeks after applying. Major GPA 3.8.

I received a phone call from my Fulbright advisor telling me that I was accepted.

Fully funded MS. Had an informal interview.

Interviewed with top choice POI mentioned in Statement of Purpose on 2/3 (received invite on 2/1). Very positive interaction and an excellent fit overall.

Intelligent Systems Robotics & Control track

I was contacted by two professors who are NOT mentioned in SoP. After having a discussion with first prof, i mailed him that my research interests are far from his future research areas and I'm opting out. Second prof's PhD students interviewed me. They were asking technical questions, derivations from my graduate coursework. Waiting for results

Applied centrally. Prof was not mentioned in SoP

A professor (not POI) emailed asking if I was interested to join their group, and invited for an informal online meeting.

No GRE. An interview with PI