Graduate School Admission Results

Invitation for formal recruitment/interview day (virtual)

I applied in November, and heard back on December 19. Stats: 3.6, a lot of e-board positions for organizations, volunteer experience, an internship, and letter of recs from higher up administrators

no interview

invited to interview day back in december

invited to interview day back in december

4 years of research experience, 3 publications (2 in revision), No GRE

I was hanging out with my wife and her boyfriend when I got the email! I'm really excited, I hope they'll allow me to attend. (They being my wife and her boyfriend)

I spent 15 minutes of our 30-minute Zoom interview talking about Garfield, particularly my extensive knowledge of Garfield lore spanning 10 years of consuming Garfield media, including comics, video games, and films. The professor seemed really confused and tried to redirect the conversation, but I told him he was talking over me and mansplaining, which shut him up for a while. At the end of the interview he said there might have been a misunderstanding and that these topics "weren't appropriate" for a PhD interview. I started screeching into my headset mic and punching my webcam. He hung up and I received a rejection email a few hours later.

I spent 15 minutes of our 30-minute Zoom interview talking about Garfield, particularly my extensive knowledge of Garfield lore spanning 10+ years of consuming Garfield media, including comics, video games, and films. The professor seemed really confused and tried to redirect the conversation, but I told him he was talking over me and mansplaining, which shut him up for a while. At the end of the interview he said there might have been a misunderstanding and that these topics "weren't appropriate" for a PhD interview. I started screeching into my headset mic and punching my webcam. He hung up and I received a rejection email a few hours later.

BSc GPA: 3.95 (1st, Gold Medalist); MSc GPA: 3.8 (1st); Publications: 19; 6 years research experience and 2 years teaching experience; First Generation Graduate from a Developing Country