Did astrophysics for undergrad @ UC Berkeley (top 5 programs in the world for the major), strong LORs (one from the Astronomy dept. chair), multicultural background, self supporting student, transfer student from a California community college. No publications, but did over a year of research, and have plenty of extracurriculars under my belt.

Undergraduate GPA not formally calculated but would be 3.55 total, 3.50 in math

Received a 20k scholarship

I gave an interview. They told me they'll tale interview for 3 weeks and then let me know about their decision

Applied to ai reffered to computer science

2 years research experience, years of TA/RA/teaching, glowing letters of rec. No interview or contact before rejection.

Rejected for PhD, admitted to MS

Masters GPA 4/4. NLP field. No interview. two publications.

My top PhD application choice researching decision-making. I had anticipated that I would likely be rejected :p, and in the end, they said they had to deny my application due to high competition.