I reached out to a professor last year whose work matched my interest. I had no research experience and my schools were all online. Ever since that day I've been working with his lab. Final masters GPA not computed as yet, currently stands around 3.75 but will likely increase to 3.8-3.9 by the end of my masters

GRE submitted, 4 published papers (all pre-prints, all under review), 1 year of research experience, 2 years of TA experience, 6 months of industry experience, completed undergrad in December, 2023.

GRE not submitted, 4 published papers (all pre-prints), 1 year of research experience, 2 years of TA experience, 6 months of industry experience, completed undergrad in December, 2023. 2 very strong LORs from research supervisors and 1 very strong LOR from 400-level project faculty.

Completed research based master's program. Applied for systems

MSCSO. No GRE, no letters of rec, strong SOP

Ignore status, Has anybody heard from than? interview invitation or acceptance?

I regret to inform you that you have not been admitted to the Ph.D. in Robotics program at Carnegie Mellon University. You will be notified by separate email from each program to which you have applied. Our admissions committee scrutinizes applications to identify and compose a group with best potential for cutting-edge robotics research in our institute. We can support only a limited number of new students, about 35, yet we received over 850 applications this year. Many applicants have strong qualifications and will likely go on to successful careers in robotics. I wish you the best in your future endeavors.

CSD, received a call from POI, received an official letter later

GPA is Master's. Didn't get interviewed, so I expected it. Congratulations to those who got admitted!