Silent portal update..

If you have other better offers please decline this. This is my dream school and I really want to go here. Appreciated!

Email for portal update

MS/PhD program. Received an email saying that “ a recommendation for admission as a degree student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been forwarded to the Office of Graduate Admissions.”

DSP track admit. 1 semester of research, 1 semester of mentored project with professor. Other technical projects. No meaningful internships -- but one DSP internship pending for summer before grad school. Also admitted to CMU MS ECE a few weeks back.

Undergrad in US TOP10 in ECE, 1 sem TA in ASIC Design, 1 sem TA in Computer Arch, 2 Rec letters from ECE profs, 1 Rec from a CEO in industry, high major GPA. Directed to transfer my application to master in telecommunications instead of ENEE. Honestly surprised

Graduating from US T10 in ECE, 1 semester TA in ASIC Design, 1 semester TA in Computer Arch/Processor Design, 2 Rec from well-regarded ECE Profs and 1 Rec from a CEO in industry

MS ECE thesis in ICS track

Insane turn of events. Got rejected from UT Austin (ACSES track) by email on 4/7/2025 and was somehow just accepted to the ACSES program by email on 4/9/2025. Portal has changed from Denied to Admitted. 1 year research, but no publications or internships. 3 very strong LORs. GRE was not considered at UT so shouldn't matter.

Domestic, received my acceptance via email on April 8th 2025. Last year GPA 3.75.