Graduate School Admission Results

Well, at least they got back to me, a bit late though.

The package is strongly based on teaching with around 22k to 24k before tax, and the offer letter can be revised annually. Should reach out to the grad students before accepting. Teaching 2 classes per semester can start from the third year.

Acc rate for MA program was

200 apps for under 10 slots :(

Fully funded + $10,000 TA stipend

No funding, they say none is available this year for MA students

Fully funded + $12,500 TA stipend

Received no notification at all via email, phone, mail... nothing, all through the end of April. Kept checking the application portal, it still read "awaiting decision". Wrote twice in April to the contact email for MFA Creative Writing as I had other offers pending and needed to make a decision; one contact was via the portal, other via direct email, and still received no response. After May 1, thinking maybe I was on the wait list and they were waiting to see if a space opened up after others replied to offers, I finally contacted graduate admissions, who said the department had not yet notified them to send my decision, and they suggested I contact someone else in the Creative Writing department, which I did. Here was the response: "I'm sorry you have not received word from the Graduate School yet. Notices should have been sent out a month ago. Perhaps we have the wrong email address for you on file. I'm sorry to say that your application was not advanced to admission for the 2025 academic year. We hope you will consider reapplying next year and wish you the best of luck in all your future endeavors." Bogus - they had my email on file and no notice was posted on portal. Glad I have another offer to accept and don't have to deal with a program that can't give the courtesy of a response to applicants after multiple attempts to get an answer on a decision.

One undergrad research scholarship, 5 posters presented at congresses. Extensive teaching experience, volunteering, etc. Rejection letter reads: Dear ..................., Thank you for your interest in the EPFL Doctoral Program in Molecular Life Sciences, EDMS. We regret to inform you that, after careful consideration of your application, we have decided not to offer you a PhD position within EDMS. We were obliged to apply strict criteria in comparing the many excellent applications we received, and have unfortunately had to decline some candidates. Please note that the contents of the discussions by the Admission Committee are private. We can therefore not provide you with additional details about the decision. Please be advised that you may, indeed, reapply after one year, however, as the application form standards and demands on acceptance into EPFL doctoral programs are both high and rising, unless there are important developments in your profile, your chances of being admitted in one year will not be significantly higher than this year. We thank you for your understanding and wish you all the best for your future studies and career. Yours sincerely,

One undergrad research scholarship, 5 posters presented at congresses. Extensive teaching experience, volunteering, etc. Rejection letter reads: Dear ..................., Thank you for your interest in the EPFL Doctoral Program in Molecular Life Sciences, EDMS. We regret to inform you that, after careful consideration of your application, we have decided not to offer you a PhD position within EDMS. We were obliged to apply strict criteria in comparing the many excellent applications we received, and have unfortunately had to decline some candidates. Please note that the contents of the discussions by the Admission Committee are private. We can therefore not provide you with additional details about the decision. Please be advised that you may, indeed, reapply after one year, however, as the application form standards and demands on acceptance into EPFL doctoral programs are both high and rising, unless there are important developments in your profile, your chances of being admitted in one year will not be significantly higher than this year. We thank you for your understanding and wish you all the best for your future studies and career. Yours sincerely,

No GRE. 4.0 GPA in M.S. in Engineering Physics. No publications.