Graduate School Admission Results

Caught me off-guard, didn't expect anything until at least next week!

Applied for the PhD in ECIC, got an email from the head of admissions asking if I wanted to switch to the masters with an option to continue to PhD after completion. Apparently only one student this cycle is getting accepted to the PhD directly from Bachelors, and all other PhD admits are being recruited from the masters program. 3 research internships at prestigious organizations, currently working full time as a researcher at a national lab, email stated that I had very strong LOR (although I have not read them myself), 4 presentations, contributed to 1 publication (acknowledgments), math and environ sci background (non-engineering). Official results should be out mid-February

The email described a very brief interview set up (aprox. 25 mins total) and recorded.

The email described a very brief interview set up (aprox. 25 mins total) and recorded.

Email to portal decision. No previous contact.

I did not receive an interview invite when they were sent out on the evening of 1/23 PT. Today, I received another email, and I'm considering it a rejection. Thank you applying to the Computational Precision Health (joint UCSF) JtPhD program. The Admissions Committee has reviewed all applications. At this time, you have not be invited to interview and take the next step in the admissions process. If for some reason, the committee decides to move one to a round two and reconsider more applications, I will reach out to those students directly. Thank you for your efforts and I encourage you to apply again next year if Computational Precision Health is your academic goal. The application for the Fall 2025 will open in September 2024. Please reach out to me directly next admissions season and I would be happy to assist.