Applied for the ESOP scholarship. 2 years research experience after finishing up my BS. 1 preprint, 1 manuscript in preparation. Interview took place on the 30th of January.

Not my top choice as I was already unsure if I was the right fit for this program, but the first rejection still stings. 0a/1r/4w

Email stated they received 121 applications and were only allowed to accept 10.

Kind, form email. Accepted 10/121 applicants. Seems like they were looking for someone with a better fit with their faculty. Good luck to other applicants!

Received email rejection, had a Master's Degree in Relevant Field (4.0) and Research + Community Experience

Email said to check status in application portal where there was a (generic) rejection letter.

Email to check status. Generic rejection email

email to check portal

Personalized email by the admission coordinator. I was previously waitlisted for about 25 days.

I applied to a PhD position on Robotics and had two interviews. In the first interview, I had presented my work to a PostDoc and had discussions (around 50 mins). Then, the postdoc given me an assignment and scheduled another with the professor and lab co-director (1 hour) where I presented my work and discussed PhD proposal. They told me that my background doesn't completely match their PhD topic and rejected me :(

Email to check portal

High GPA, some research experience in systems biology, no relevant papers

not selected for interview. status from the application portal website