Email notification to check portal. One poster presentation, a publication (co-auth), 3.72 GPA, 1.5 years research experience, 1.5 years experience as a TA + managing NMR facilities, & three good rec letters.

Rejection letter stated that my background and experience disqualified me. My undergrad degree is pharmacy.

No reason given for rejection other than that I was not competitive enough. I did not upload my GRE or transcript evaluation.

Rejected as the semester starts. Ghosted outside of this contact even after I asked in march for an update. The portal says “we have denied your request for admission.” Absolute joke…

Submitted my application in November before the priority deadline, and paid the application fee. On the day of the priority deadline, they extended the deadline further. They waived the application fee for all applicants who had not submitted their applications and wished to apply later. Due to a system error, my application was not under review, but the portal was showing both under review and awaiting materials status. When I reached out to one of the advisors on May 12, they corrected their error and finally got a rejection letter on 29th May. From these circumstances, I can assume that my application did not get a proper review. Before May, I had reached out to the official email of the College of Arts and Sciences, which was the only communication method for them regarding the application, but I never got any response.

No interview. Expected.

Received offer after semi-interview/visit weekend

Domestic, out of province Email first, then letter posted on portal immediately after

Thank you for your interest in graduate studies at Baylor University. The faculty in the Chemistry - PhD program has carefully reviewed your application for admission to the Graduate School. We regret to inform you that your application was declined. We hope you will be successful in an alternate plan to achieve your graduate education. If you have any questions, you may email the department contact.

Kind of late rejection.