Application Information

Details and information about the application.

Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Program
EECS
Degree Type
PhD
Degree's Country of Origin
International
Decision
Wait listed
Notification
on 27/01/2023 via Other
Undergrad GPA
3.60
  • GRE General: 0
  • GRE Verbal: 0
  • Analytical Writing: 0.00
Notes
Ignore waitlist. This is a f***ing rant. I am an international student and graduated from a top school in my country. I was sure that even if I got a near-perfect UG GPA, I would not get a Ph.D. offer from the big 4. My undergrad uni is not big on research. Therefore, my approach was to compromise on my GPA and write stellar papers with the top CS schools in the US during my undergr. Then, go for MS to compensate for my GPA. This would result in me having both a 4/4 GPA and top-tier papers. I did everything right. I got the papers. I got the letters. FAIR labs improved my UG paper and wrote another paper. I got a perfect GPA during MS. I positioned my profile in an emerging research direction to reduce the competition. I got a scientist offer from the industry from FAANG. I am not able to comprehend why the f*** I did not get a single interview at any school in this cycle. F*** my life.

Timeline

  • Received notification of Waitlist