Received recommendation email. 2nd master degree. 2 conference publications about li-ion battery

Received the recommendation for admission by e-mail.

Indian; Thapar (Mechanical Engg); CGPA: 8.41; TOEFL: 111; 5 internships (2 research, 3 international); leadership (society president) and volunteering experience; MUN awards Dear {MyName}, Please check your status page tomorrow, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 1:00 pm Pacific Time to view the decision on your Knight-Hennessy Scholars application. There will be two possibilities: You have not been selected as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar. This decision is final. OR You are one of up to 150 finalists invited to attend Immersion Weekend, taking place virtually on February 26, 2022. If you are selected as a Knight-Hennessy Scholars finalist, you will need to register for Immersion Weekend within 48 hours, so please carefully read the instructions we provide. We appreciate the time and effort you spent on your application, and we have enjoyed getting to learn about you. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to do so. Sincerely, Knight-Hennessy Scholars Stanford University

Dear {MyName}: Thank you for your interest in the Aeronautics and Astronautics graduate program at MIT. You clearly have many strengths, but unfortunately we cannot offer you admission to our department at this time. Our committee selects from a large and talented pool of applicants each year (this year fewer than 8% of applicants were admitted), and we are truly sorry that we cannot extend to you, and many other strong students, the invitation to study with us for September 2022. We wish you much success as you take the next steps in your studies and your career. Sincerely, Graduate Admissions Committee Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics MIT

Opted for Thesis based program. Should look for potential advisor and funding before the start of the academic season

MIT is interested in military students and industry partnerships with commercial space. No one will come out and say it but if you don't fall into one of those two categories, your chances of acceptance are almost 0.

Got an offer from CU Boulder with details of stipend, faculty advisor and other benefits.

1 Summer Internship as a Construction Engineer Automotive Engineering Certification 1.5 years of creative inquiry (student research) on robotic design

8.4/10 GPA in Aerospace Engineering (BSc) from TU Delft. Part of the TU Delft Honours programme (30 out of 440 selected per cohort). Publication in Aerospace Science

General rejection via email. Thank you for your interest in the Aeronautics and Astronautics graduate program at MIT. You clearly have many strengths, but unfortunately we cannot offer you admission to our department at this time. Our committee selects from a large and talented pool of applicants each year (this year fewer than 8% of applicants were admitted), and we are truly sorry that we cannot extend to you, and many other strong students, the invitation to study with us for September 2022. We wish you much success as you take the next steps in your studies and your career.

Industry bro with 3.6 undergrad and MS GPA (top 3 BS/MS AE program), 2 first author conference pubs with 1 more in review. Strong research fit with POI. I think my letters of rec may have been a little meh and I didn't do enough research into the POI and attempting to make contact beforehand. If I were to apply again, I'd do that more. Generic email rejection on the last day (March 1st)

2 Conference presentations, 2 years of research experience

Rejected, undergrad at top 20 university - several NASA internships and awards associated with them/research internship at a UARC. Several years of research experience, but switching interests relatively late combined with covid meant no papers. It's tough out there!