Email to check portal. Expected as I didn't get an interview. I have two graduate degrees, research experience, publications, and I spoke with my POI before applying. I just don't know what they want.

Got an email to check portal. Was rejected. I'm surprised because I interviewed, so I was expecting at least a waitlist. I guess my interview went as badly as I thought.

AP. I will likely be declining my spot

I thought I would be rejected because I didn't get an interview invitation. >> "For a bit of context, we face a challenging budgetary situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, like most of our peer institutions, we must admit a significantly smaller cohort than we would in a typical year. Adopting this conservative approach to our recruitment process is especially important because we are deeply committed as a department to ensuring funding to our students as they make progress toward their PhDs. This commitment has forced us to waitlist some outstanding candidates like yourself who would have likely been admitted in a typical year. I note this to signal how impressed we are with your credentials. If things do not work out to admit you this year, we would encourage you to give our program another try in a future application cycle. Though of course I can offer no guarantees."

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Email to check portal. IR subfield referred to CIR.

Not surprising, as admits were notified last week. App forwarded to a master's program.

Saw it coming. Received email to check portal. Application materials are being considered for their master's program.

YEEEEESSSSSSSSS!

Absolutely thrilled!

Referred to CIR

Indicated that my application was passed on to the CIR masters admissions committee. Does anyone know what the chances are for acceptance to this masters for rejected PhD applicants who are referred?

Application was sent to MAPSS program

Official rejection from PhD program but there was a note about waiting to hear about Master's admissions in mid-March. no ty though 1a/4r/2p

So happy! IR/CP

To the person below who just got accepted at UIUC, were you on the waitlist?

Indicated they passed my application along to CIR.