So upset. Thought it was a great fit. Still no acceptances.

TOEFL 113, 3.9 Master’s GPA.

Email to check the portal. Lol.

will likely decline

Ignore the status. Has anyone else not received interviews yet not received rejection either? Weird..does umd usually do rounds or rejection or is my application just systematic error..

disappointing :/

e-mail to check portal

First AD, not the best options

Had interview with PI 2 weeks ago and was told they had one other candidate.

unofficial offer from the department; was contacted by a PI I didn't mention in the application after the result came out

Email from PI following initial interview in January (not comfortable with sharing initials, sorry)

Field primarily AI. Undergrad in ECE abroad; domestic MS (expected) in ECE, not from UMD; I had zero ties with the PI before the interview. 2 first-author conference presentations (both poster), 1 second-author in a smaller venue not directly related to my academic interests. Interview was late Jan to early Feb; The PI hinted he likes my diverse background (my CV spanned several subfields of AI as well as some ECE-related topics; the PI also seems to be interested in multidisciplinary research) and one of my recommendation letters. The interview gave me a better insight into the exact breadth of the topics the PI is interested in; turns out our topic fit was *significantly* better than I had guessed back in December. Thrilled to be offered this opportunity!