TTPB, also applied to social psych and haven't heard anything from the school. If anyone has received the official invites from the department, plz post them here so that I could move on lol.

emailed the department for an update. "Of the nearly 600 applications we received, we were only able to invite a very small number to interview. Given the high volume of applications received, we are not able to offer application review and feedback at this time."

TTPB: I got an interview with one of the professors last week, they will have an online open house in a few weeks and there will be another interview.

Expected. 1 2nd author journal pub related to Bioinformatics, 2 CS conference pubs, 4 very strong LORs. No formal biology courses outside of high school though

Almost 3 years research experience since undergrad, multiple publications. 3.4 GPA and no GRE score

Has anyone heard back from UCSD for social/personality?

big sad

generic rejection message: "thank you for your email. As you may know, we receive many more applications from exceptionally talented students than we can possibly admit. Deciding among them is difficult. Unfortunately, we were not able to offer you an interview. Of the nearly 600 applications we received, we were only able to invite a very small number to interview. Given the high volume of applications received, we are not able to offer application review and feedback at this time. We wish you the best in your educational endeavors."

Does anyone know how long it will take for the admission office to process the official transcripts? I sent my transcripts by 12/20/2020, but the official transcripts are still "required" in my application status. I asked the admission office they said it will take more than 15 business days to process. My email is [email protected]. if anyone wants to share more info please feel free to reach out.

Astronomy-focused PhD. Recommended for admission as one of top applicants. Double-major in Physics and Astronomy & Astrophysics from good public research university, first-author paper in ApJ, second-author in ApJL, first-author in prep., 2 strong LORs from research advisors, undergrad departmental research award, presentations at 2 AAS meetings, multiple leadership/service roles, 1 year of post-bacc research

Astronomy-focused PhD, was noted as a top applicant with acceptance only awaiting ratification by the grad division. A welcome relief in this process!

Hep-ex. Unofficial acceptance.

Invited to open house with 2 interviews. To everyone, does anyone knows the rate of acceptance once you make it to the Open House invite?

Open house invitation from department

They said they will send out offers in a week or two.