1.5 Years Research 2 Masters MSc/MEng in EE 4.5 Year Work Experience in R&D Chip Design Recieved Email from university to check AIS. Also recieved acceptance letter in the mail.

Did not take the GRE

I received an email to check the application portal, and there was the formal rejection letter.

Email to check portal. Mass rejections probably. Waste of money + insult to not tell us until now.

No interview, no email either, just checked portal. Thank you for your interest in Georgia Tech and for giving us the opportunity to consider your application to the Electrical & Computer Engineering Ph.D. program for the Fall 2026 semester at the Atlanta campus. Your application and supporting materials have been carefully reviewed by the graduate program admissions committee. In evaluating applicants, we consider a combination of factors, including academic degrees and records, essay prompts, letters of recommendation, test scores (if applicable), and relevant work experience. We also consider the alignment of your goals with the graduate program and our academic unit's faculty, as well as the number of openings for the incoming class. We received a large number of highly qualified applicants for the Fall 2026 term. After careful review, we regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you admission at this time. We understand this decision is not what you had hoped for, but we wish you much success as you pursue your academic and professional goals.

Kindly ignore decision. Does anyone has news from ECE Masc at UofT?

Email to check my portal. No news and then rejection. Expected.

I was really shocked I didn't get in

Had 3 years of related experience from a top mnc and 2 research projects but no publications

No interview, and to be honest, I didn't stand a chance. Contacting supervisors beforehand was (and is) recommended, so I had established contact with a PI in Sep '25, who asked me to check in again in Q1 '26 for possible PhD and/or MSc by Research positions (I am in my final year of undergrad). I followed up with them twice in early Jan '26 (since the deadline was Jan 15), but didn't get a response. I knew it was a lost cause because I could see on LinkedIn that they were deeply, DEEPLY invested in industrial research, consulting, and other roles outside of academia. It's not a bad thing, but it certainly is worth keeping in mind. I applied anyway since I had an excellent fit with their research directions and had already sent TOEFL/GRE scores to the program. This rejection was always coming. Anyway, I have accepted another top-tier offer from elsewhere, so it doesn't matter anymore. But to anyone reading this: please do not, DO NOT apply to NUS ECE without explicit PI interest, especially if you're thinking of doing so straight out of undergrad.

Had 1 interview on Jan 1. No communication apart from that until April 21.

Given MSc with an Achievement Fellowship

Canadian PR undergraduate degree from UK, high 2:1 classification, two internships.