2 first-author papers, one in a nature subjournal during my undergraduate years, which is a top comp bio journal. B.S. at a T25 US school, Applied for Comp Bio, no interviews, straight rejection... Wonder if they even reviewed my application...

3 first-author papers - all in A* conferences, from a top CS undergrad program in India, full-time researcher in industry since 1.5years - I think it is because of low GPA and not-so-great LORs...

Was interviewed by a prof. Had a good interview. Prof told I had a good chance of admission, but the final decision will be made by the committee (the committee shortlisted in the first place). Got an email to check portal and received a rejection message. Was hopeful, but didn't go my way.

ML Theory & Optimization Track. 1 IEEE Conference First Author Publication. TOEFL 107. No Interview. Email Notification to check status update in portal.

1 Year UG research experience, 6 month industry internship, 6 month as SDE in a major tech firm, 1 first-author publication, 6 months research internship.

Silence rejection :( No GRE No interview.

M.S GPA 3.95/4.0, 1 publication, MS Honors in electrical and computer, fellowship of around 5k$ and has recommendations from heads of departments

Congrats on those accepted! You are amazing!

I had Master in EE and BS both an elite school in the US. My Undergrad GPA was 3.75 and MS GPA was 3.94: Below is the message I received: Thank you for applying to Princeton University’s Graduate School for the 2025-26 academic year. While I assure you that the materials you submitted were carefully reviewed by the faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, I regret to inform you the department did not recommend your admission for the upcoming academic year.

Interview early jan

No GRE. 2 research experience, 1 Academic Paper

No interview, generic rejection