Had a good SOP, 2 god LORs and 6 months of relevant undergrad research but no publications

Generic Rejection

Generic rejection. Top choice :(

TTPB from IIT: I'm from IIT too and I can totally understand what you are going through. However, don't lose hope and if you don't get an admit from anywhere, work as a RA for a year and then reapply. Unlike MS, RA positions are fully funded. Good luck!

Generic rejection mail.

I don’t know what to say. An IIT undergrad, with papers. 9.5 ish Gpa which translates to 3.9 to 3.95 on 4. Papers aren’t top tier. Have 2 in Core B rankings. What can I do when the best profs at my university publish at top venues once in a blue moon and I am talking about India’s best universities. I didn’t even apply to masters coz I don’t have enough funds to support my education. Complete depression now :(

Generic email

Cheers to a super noisy process! 2200 applicants. People, believe in yourself.

TTPB: Yeah rejection doesn't mean you are bad prob the prof found better matches. The whole PhD admission process is extremely noisy. I know people getting into top places like MIT with few publications.

TTPB: Yes Ik its about match. However, shouldn't they mention a reason for reject? Unis could atleast do that for the money we spent ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯

Generic rejection email. Was my top choice :(

General rejection mail...

TPB: Rejection doesn't mean you are not good enough, just profs find someone better matches their interest than you.

Undergrad, HCI focus. 5 conference publications with 3 top-tier pubs as first author and 2 second-tier pubs as coauthor. Meet possible POI about 2 years ago at the conference, and knowing that my advisor has some connection with this POI. Heart broken results, but still need some improvements to get in I guess. Congrats to all who got admission :)

Universities should start mentioning reason for reject atleast so we get to know where to improve

Expected, but that doesn't mean it didn't hurt. 1st rejection of the season.