reached out to and chatted with 1 faculty member, the program director, and 2 current PhD student in 8-9/2020; submitted my application in late 10/2020; selected to interview with 5 faculty members on 1/29; interviews were on 2/5; then was told that I should expect to receive an admissions decision by 2/19

reached out to and had virtual chat with 3 faculty members in early 9/2020; submitted my application in late 10/2020; invited to an interview on 1/29 and with 2 of the 3 faculty members; interview scheduled on 2/9

Rejected for both ESOP and admission. International student with 1st Class Honours Degree from Irish university. No pubs. Previous semester internship at ETH. Didn't meet programme requisites, they are very strict on these.

No interview invitation, decision was directly given in an email rather than a portal

Expected as I was not interviewed. Research fit was a stretch, so I'm not too bummed.

Had chats with 3 professors prior to applying, didn't get interviewed so I saw this coming. I wish great news for you all if this is your top choice!