I knew that my application is better than almost anyone. Great GRE score, 5 publications, 5 conferences, recommendations from world renowned professors. Didn't doubt I will get in. I applied to top universities only. Now waiting for MIT and will see what funding I'll get 3A/0R/1P

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Modern Britain 3a/1w/3r/8p

Early modernist

Modern Jewish History subfield. 0a/0w/5r/14p

Received a call from my PI this morning to tell me that I had been accepted into the PhD program! Official letter to follow today, and funding info released next week!

GPA is MA. Subfield is Britain. 0a/1r/4p

MA GPA, no interview. Interest was in history of medicine.

it might be joever

Checked portal and saw generic rejection letter 0a/2r/0w/4p

No email, checked portal and rejection

No email, portal status update

1 first-author pub, no interview

International student with an MS in CS from a U.S. R1 university, GPA 3.97, PhD field: Cybersecurity / AI Security. 2 first-author papers (1 published, 1 under review at submission). Extensive RA experience and TA’d 4 graduate-level courses with multiple professors. Multiple awards. No GRE submitted. No interview or communication prior to the decision. Portal update email received at 1:22 PM (checklist disappeared the prior day). Application completed during the final week before the deadline.