got an email by the director of graduate studies first then the final confirmation.

Applied to MS/PhD but only was accepted into Master's.

got a notification about an update in the portal

WAITLISTED FOR PHD IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING KINDLY DECLINE IF YOU'VE GOT OTHER GOOD OFFERS IN ADDITION TO ND. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Got admission. Didn't receive any offer letter yet.

Application status was decided since Friday with no indication of the decision. Now it is updated.

Thank you for having applied to our university. We regret to inform you that your application to the Chemical and Bioengineering MSc programme at ETH Zurich has not been successful. The admissions committee of the Department has carefully weighed the qualifications, competences and level of mastery you document in your application for admission to the Chemical and Bioengineering MSc programme against this programme's profile of requirements. Unfortunately, the committee has decided that your qualifications do not fulfil these requirements, and we must therefore reject your application. We thank you for your interest and wish you all the best for your future.

2 first author publications, 1 REU, 3.5 years of ug research experience. Interned at a FAANG company, then an oil major. Also got into MIT, UWash, Berkeley, interviewed at Caltech. Accepted Princeton and will be attending in the fall. Go tigers!

Rejected at Delaware, Princeton, MIT, Chicago PME. Accepted to here and my local state school. (Close to family) One nth author publication, 2 years of ug research. Graduated from HBCU

heavily involved with DEI events, local state school, 1 year of research experience. Rejected at MIT, Princeton, Caltech. All it takes is one!

1 internship at a paper mill, WOC, diversity chair in my department. 1 year of undergrad research experience at B1G school.