Conversed with the PI I was interested in working with for several months prior to application. One informal interview (Zoom) and presented for a lab seminar (Zoom). 3 strong recommendations. Strong essay.

Ignore the interview tag. I'm wondering if anyone has received the interview invitation - last year the emails were sent out on Jan 4. Thx!

One year of post grad full time tech work. 1 first author publication, 2 more co-author in preparation. 2.5 years part time research in undergrad, with 6 months full time over the summers.

5 years research exp, masters degree, 3 pubs in progress, 3 solid recs, don't really know what else they'd want lol

Email to check portal for decision.

no formal email, just one to check application portal

No email- just checked portal on my own and saw a rejection lol

I was contacted by a PI. Discussed briefly about the lab and projects. We had aclose match in our research. I was also offered a campus visit in January (if possible).

on-campus interview invite after zoom interview with faculty member

I was contacted via email by two labs I expressed interest in at Duke. Both labs set up preliminary Zoom interviews to discuss their research and projects.

Current Duke Student through 4+1 program

International, no GRE, TOEFL 109, Masters degree