four first author publications, no interview

Never received an initial interview invite so this was expected

The Admissions Committee has reviewed your application to the Biological Engineering graduate program. We regret to inform you that we cannot offer you admission to our graduate program. The number of applicants for admission to our program greatly exceeds the number that can be accommodated, and it has been necessary to refuse admission to some fine applicants such as yourself. Our decision reflects that competition for admission and in no way should detract from the credentials you presented. We appreciate the effort and care that went into your application, and we want to assure you that your candidacy received thorough and serious consideration. As a result, we are not able to consider appeals to this decision. We appreciate your interest in the Biological Engineering Department and sincerely hope that you may be able to continue with your professional studies elsewhere. We wish you much success in your future career.

The Admissions Committee has reviewed your application to the Biological Engineering graduate program. We regret to inform you that we cannot offer you admission to our graduate program. The number of applicants for admission to our program greatly exceeds the number that can be accommodated, and it has been necessary to refuse admission to some fine applicants such as yourself. Our decision reflects that competition for admission and in no way should detract from the credentials you presented. We appreciate the effort and care that went into your application, and we want to assure you that your candidacy received thorough and serious consideration. As a result, we are not able to consider appeals to this decision. We appreciate your interest in the Biological Engineering Department and sincerely hope that you may be able to continue with your professional studies elsewhere. We wish you much success in your future career. Sincerely, Department of Biological Engineering

Email @ around 4pm. Good luck to everyone!

AI

Email around 4pm.

no gre toefl 100 undergrad gpa in mech eng 4.0, grad in mech eng 3.25, and a one year prgm in nuclear 3.6 no interview, just email notification 4 months of research xp no xp in the us at that time

T3 undergrad institution (Nuclear Engineering), 3.97 GPA, 3 first author pubs in top physics journals, 5 talks/presentations. thought i had a strong SOP and letters. i give up.

BS Materials Science, 1 2nd-author publication, 2.5 years research exp. 1 reu, 1 industry internship

Just got the email, I'm shaking.

period. interviewed a few weeks ago