Hepx. No email, checked portal. No pub, no GRE, no interview, choking right now, can't believe this is real

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 admissions to some fine applicants such as yourself.

Email from a professor I mentioned in my SOP and who served on the committee. No official offer yet. CP subfield.

Email to check portal update. No GRE. Plasma physics subfield. Also got into the MIT Nuclear Science & Engineering PhD program. Had an interview for NSE but none for Physics. 4 years of irrelevant high school/undergrad research experience + 0.5 years of relevant experience. No pubs.

4 academic papers: 3 first author, 1 co-author. Central bank internship, several prize nominations, bachelors + masters Cum Laude

generic email

No interview; general rejection.

Have multiple publications from undergrad in journals and conferences. Have 1 year work experience and 6 months of research experience at a renowned institute in India.

1 year of research experience but no publication.

Dear Timotius, Thank you for applying to the Mechanical Engineering Department at MIT and thank you for your patience during this lengthy admissions process. Unfortunately, we are unable to admit you to our graduate program. This year we received a record number of applicants, but we were only able to admit approximately 1 in 10. As a result, we had to turn away hundreds of highly-qualified applicants. We truly wish you well in your future endeavors. Regards, ME Grad Office

Not surprised at all.

Applied as hep-th. No interview. xxxD

Got informal rejection late January

No GRE, two significant research experiences, interested in gravitational waves and theoretical astrophysics

Astrophysics division, interviewed on 1/17. I'm so thrilled about this!