Undergrad at Georgia Tech

Email from POI on January 16 to schedule online interview for January 20. Follow-up interview with lab members on January 22. Acceptance via email the following week along with invite to on campus recruitment.

PI reached out directly for an interview on Dec 22. Awaiting decision.

I applied to Duke super last minute, 2 hours before the deadline on March 15th. Got an email from the department chair on the 16th saying that he liked my application and story, and unofficially congratulating me. On the 18th, I received an admit. Unbelievable!

Informal interview and email offer from POI

Got admittance from adviser last week.

Received an email for a group recruitment visit in late January. 1 REU, 1 year of research experience in controls/robotics with our program head, and several years of robotics project experience including leadership roles. Double Math/Engineering Major.

Skype interview with POI. Was informed that In person interviews will take place in a few weeks

Just to continue one of previous post about rejection by posting rejection letter: You application and supporting documents have been carefully reviewed by the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science department and by The Graduate School. As is often the case, the number of well-qualified applicants for admission to the Duke University Graduate School far exceeds the number of available places. Consequently, we are unable to admit all applicant judged capable of successful graduate work, and I regret that we cannot offer you admission to the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Ph.D. program. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider your application. I wish you the very best in your future career.

After receiving nice letter of declination from POI days before, posted before, official rejection come today, very nice rejection letter. Thus, my prediction about rejection with 99.99% possibility is proved today.

To the post below, one people who applied last year and who I know received and accepted offer in January. Another one who applied this year, received offer, and decided to take the offer after spending a time which might not be short after receiving offer. They all reach out to POI and have strong recommendation letter from their advisor to POI who recommender has tie with.

To the 3 posts below: I am appreciative for your responses, thank you. Well, the thing is that I don't even know if I am on the waiting list. I have not received any kind of notification yet.