I had since known I would be rejected because I made contact and was told my chances were low. Straight from undergraduate, with 1.5yrs of work experience. No publication and no contact with Professor. Toefl 111/120. I had applied since October last year. I'm happy I wasn't waiting on them. I already Have a better offer and wouldn't have accepted even with full funding. Good luck to others

Typical rejection!

Worst admissions cycle. Will have to figure out if I need to apply again. Covid has ruined the big plans.

TTPB: I still have not heard anything from UT. I scrolled back to see the admissions for ME applicants last Fall and it seems like a lot of people got their decision on the 15th of April which is pretty bad. Not sure whether or not I should email admissions regarding status.

Is there anyone who got admission from Udel, ME dept? It's been too long.

TTPB: UT Austin has already sent out admissions for Mechanical Engineering MS and PhD students. The virtual open house was a month ago. You might want to contact them regarding the status of your application.

Has anyone heard anything from UTA? First they said they'll be releasing results by Feb end and then by march end but it's been pretty silent all around.

As I quote "Selection is based on many factors including grades, reference letters, publications (if any), work experience, available space in area of research interest, and acceptance by potential supervisors. The number of applicants and the number of available spaces vary from year to year. The admission process is timely and varies for each student and program. Faculty members evaluate applications on an ongoing basis; as such, we cannot provide a specific date for a decision. Please note that a supervisor is required for entry into our graduate research programs; if you are not selected by a faculty member, you will not receive an offer letter. We understand securing a potential supervisor is the most challenging section of the application process. We encourage applicants to continue reaching out to potential supervisors via e-mail You can review your application status online anytime through the application portal using your CWL. Please be patient while our office considers your application. After submission of your application, your application status will remain the same until we finalize our decision. We understand and sympathize with your concerns about your application; however, we would appreciate if you refrain from calling or e-mailing to check your application status. "

It was a long wait, finally recommended for admission!

TTPB: hey that means you're accepted. Congrats! envy you

Finally, the generic rejection letter is here. I thought I did a good job on writing my SOP, but it obviously didn't matter. I probably shouldn't have chosen the most popular Prof. as my interested faculty - maybe that added to the difficulty of getting in. Congratulations to who got in!

I regret to inform you that your application for admission to the University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Mechanical Engineering for Fall 2021 has been denied

MEng program in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design. Originally applied for the MS but it looks like they aren't accepting terminal MS candidates this year, so I switched consideration to MEng

Hey y'all! I made a forum for us to connect, probably easier than here! It's called "UC Berkeley MS/PhD or PhD Mechanical Engineering Program 2021." Hope to see you there! :)

(Ignore the waitlist) Did anyone apply to the MS/PhD program? There is no update on my application page. I believe that's a rejection.

TTPB: Is there anyone who knows what "recommended for admission" means? What is the difference between that and just normal admission?

TTPB: (I think we'd better move our discussion to the forum) My guess is: works in universities are just not that well managed as we thought. The director of admission might have told the person to "send those rejection next week plz", and he/she might just decided to take another 2 days off and pretend haven't seen that. Or, a professor who was asked to make a decision was just busy writing papers and keeps forgetting about it. In short conclusion, it's really the least important thing for them to send a rejection letter to a already rejected student...

TTPB: I agree with you, we are competing for a small number of spots. However I'm a bit confused because I was neither rejected nor waitlisted yet, whereas some people were already rejected or informed of waitlist. Why do you think some students weren't put on a waitlist even though it's likely we are competing for the spots that other students deny?

TTPB: Still waiting here. Well I think we need to have a reasonable expectation. At this point the thing is pretty obvious: we are basically waiting for admitted students' rejection to get into. Who will reject a PhD offer from Berkeley? Most likely it's someone who has better offer at schools like MIT or Caltech. Since those schools are more selective than Berkeley, it's natural that only a very small portion of the admitted students will do that decision - plus, there are tons of people like you and I are competing for this small opening. Anyway... good luck to all people out there still waiting!

Anyone still waiting on decisions?