YIPPIEEEEEEE!! assistantship and lil extra fellowship :p

Accepted last week. Received the ORCGS fellowship of USD 30k today.

Invited to take exam, then rejected... No publications, 2 years defense internships, 1 REU, focus in QISE

Accepted centrally.

I was sent an e-mail to check the online application portal, I was accepted and was not asked for an interview.

No GRE. 2 years undergrad research. Notified via email to check portal.

No GRE, Professor contacted me the evening day before I was notified.

Have received multiple offers. May be, I will pass on this one.

No interview

1 publication in the field

Undergrad at Duke with multiple summers research at national laboratories

Undergrad at Duke with multiple summers research at national laboratories

no interview

Invited to take their test and was invited to interview, then rejected after the interview. 3 pubs, 5 years in industry, (8a/3r/4p)

Grad (Masters') GPA 3.71. TOEFL 110. Had 2 years of research and teaching experience. Had an interview with a professor who is looking for a student in his lab. I had the exact research experience he is looking for. Emailed him, he took the interview and encouraged me to apply. Got acceptance with GRA Offer a week later.

I was offered a fellowship (separate from earlier acceptance into their PhD program). Stipend of $25k without assistantship duties. This offer came less than one week after I attended their Prospective Student Visit.