25 Feb 2021

Stanford University

Aeronautics And Astronautics, PhD (F21)

Rejected via Website on 25 Feb 2021

Note

Rejection sent at 5:11 PM PST. Received an email saying to check my decision letter on the activity status page. Applied for the PhD program directly from my bachelors degree (this is the first year they've allowed that). Never had an interview, so after I didn't get one, I knew my chances were nil. Apparently they only interview ~40 people, then admit about half or so of those (~20 people). If you're looking at this in a future application cycle, you're pre-selected by a faculty committee then interviewed, you don't need to contact anyone beforehand to get an advantage or anything. I know how much of a time-commitment contacting professors can be, but you don't have to worry about that here. They reach out to you!

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