Non-trad; 3.5 years of full-timeresearch at a top-5 school throughout undergrad; obtained degree from a lower-tier public school; no publications; 2 national research awards; no GRE; 3 strong LORs from PI/direct research supervisors, 1 from a professor. Interview is virtual Feb. 17-18.

Interviews Feb 3-4. Email went to promotions folder, so double check your spam and other folders.

3.15 GPA, 2 publications in middle ranking journals, year and a half of undergrad research, and 2 years of postbac research at reputable university. 3 very strong recommendation letters

no Pubs and no GRE, research experience 1 year in undergrad and two years post bacc

After seeing two previous waves of interview invites for the BBSP, I was not expecting this. Invited to virtually interview 2/10-2/11. 1 publication, 2 in prep, 1 presentation, no GRE

the email was in my spam

1 year of undergrad research, 2.5 years of post-grad research

2 publications (one-second author and one in a high-end journal), 2 years post-bac research experience at a prestigious institution, 3 years undergrad research, 2 summer internships, 9 poster presentations (4 poster awards)

Official invite to half day interviews on 1/6 or 1/10. Option of attending virtually or in-person

VERY VERY Surprised! BS in CS (3.43), MS in CS (3.34). 4 years of research (REU, Research Assistant, Volunteer). No papers. 3 strong letters.

3 years of undergraduate research 3 strong letters from different professors I have worked with No publications yet, but two first-author publications in prep