Invited to campus to interview in-person

Invite to PhD Prospective Student Visit Day (PSD)

To the poster for BU below, did you have an interview? Also, what's your focus?

Got rejected from the Ph.D. program, but invited to switch my application over to their masters program. Said that most applicants already had a masters or extensive post bachelors experience.

Generic rejection. Applied before in 2015 and received similar results. Expected.

First admit. Had applied on 22nd dec

Interviewed with two faculty members via phone on January 5.

Invited to on-campus interview day after phone interview in early Jan

Interviewed with two professors. Direct link with one of them. 5 years of research exp. Master from Ivy League.

Two years of research experience from Johns Hopkins. Lots of volunteer work. Was excepted into the full time program

"We received an exceptionally large number of outstanding applications this year and as such are forced to make the hard decision of who to invite for an on site interview. We have now made our selection for our first round of interviews. Unfortunately, your application was not chosen for an interview. However, we are keeping your application active. This indicates that your candidacy is still of interest to us and we are keeping it on hold for the time being. To be clear, your application is on hold and has not been rejected. In the event we that have available student slots in our class after our initial interview and acceptance process, we may contact you to set up an interview." I guess that's better than a flat out rejection lol