Research exp + FAANG internships

Yay!

checked portal, didnt get any email.

Ignore waitlist. just got the following email from coordinator. sharing this info because many applicants are getting depressed about the admission decision: Good afternoon, Many of you have emailed me regarding your status to our PhD program. At this time, faculty have not chosen your application for admission. They are still reviewing applications and will hopefully finalize their decisions soon. As soon as they complete their reviews, I will email you all regarding the final decisions. Thank you for your patience....

for the Chicago campus (MCS degree)

final year undergraduate, 1 paper communicated to journal, no publications. 1 LoR from old-IIT prof who was supervising my internship there. another old-IIT internship was upcoming @ the time of application. some merit based scholarships & competitive awards during school & college. B Tech 9.2 gpa from tier3 college. no workex.

From one of the top Uni's in Turkey. 3.94 GPA (1% in my department). No publications/research experience. Two pretty good LoRs. Some relevant personal projects.

final year undergraduate, 1 paper communicated to journal, no publications. 1 LoR from old-IIT prof who was supervising my internship there. another old-IIT internship was upcoming @ the time of application. some merit based scholarships & competitive awards during school & college. 9.2 gpa in tier 3 college. (B. Tech. CS-AI)