"evaluating whether they can increase class size"

The admissions committee emailed me in December telling me that my application was incomplete because I did not take the TOEFL. Keep in mind that I am from a country where English is the official language, that I completed my entire undergraduate degree with Honors in the US and that my work experience is ample proof of my english proficiency, which is why I did not bother to take the TOEFL in the first place. However, the email was vague and did not suggest that I would not be considered for admissions without TOEFL. It simply hinted at the fact that I would not be able to serve as a TA. So, I figured that I would rely on other forms of funding (Research Assistantship, fellowships etc) and that it's not that big of a deal. What the email did not mention is that without TOEFL, my application would be tossed aside and would not even be considered for admission by the committee. I am very disappointed by their lack of clarity and professionalism. I also got into better programs, so I guess it was meant to happen.

Masters GPA 3.4 2+ years research experience No publications Got an email to check website CUNY Science Scholarship; GA and stipend = $30000

Got a reply to my email saying that 90% admissions are over and I am on the wait list

To the post below. I emailed them 10 days ago and have been told that all decisions will be finalized by March 1st.

I emailed them for a status update. They said no admission offers are being sent out and official rejection emails will be sent out in a few weeks.

About 5 years of research / professional experience, completed M.S., 5 papers (two-first author, two-second author, one-fifth author), 1 paper underway, 1 patent, several poster presentations, iBT TOEFL 104. Got a TAship for the first year.

Had a Skype interview on Jan 31st and got the admission offer on Feb 22nd. 4.5 years of professional experience, M.S. in Chemistry, two 1st author publications, one 1st author manuscript under review, multiple poster presentations.

I received a letter from the University of Utah with this bad news. It's issued on Feb 14.

The ones who don’t want to accept the offer please do it faster;(

Checked website because I was getting impatient and update appeared there first. Few minutes later a professor on admissions committee emailed me saying they are enthusiastic about me, and asked to call them. Thankful as it is my top choice!

Same experience as the person below. "wow you'd really love it here, you're a great fit for the program, it'd be crazy if you were rejected". This was my top choice despite multiple acceptances and I said so at every interview so that's a shame.