Rejected from UIUC MS CS on March 19

Tier 1 Indian College, B.Tech in CS, 1 published paper, 2 years of workex (FAANG) .

B.S. GPA 3.95, graduated summa cum laude M.S. GPA 3.90, one research experience 3 years of work experience as DA/DS/SDE

RWTH Aachen University, top 5%. Internship at medium-sized company and research internship that started after application. Strong LoRs from thesis supervisors. No GRE.

The decision was "reached" after I sent email to the CS school admission email about the status and asking for when I can expect a decision. The next day I got a rejection. Pretty sure no one ever considered my application and they just marked it as rejected just to answer to me. Before application I contacted potential supervisor and had a call with them. Applying with complete master degree from Australia.

Applied for a second postgraduate degree; undergraduate and first postgraduate degrees are both EE.

Didn't receive any email. On Portal status went from Application Submitted to Decesion Made directly.

No interview Area: NLP Industry 4 years SDE Ongoing MSCS in US No Pubs

No mail, just checked portal. My application went from Application Submitted directly to Decision Made.

Got a full funding offer and recommendation letter for admission

No interview. Got email to check portal.

Got an email saying I was on the waitlist. I would appreciate it if people who are not considering going could decline their offer. Thank you!

Got the email at 3:40AM to check on portal