Graduate School Admission Results

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.

Research Master's

Waitlisted on 06/03 -> Rejected on 03/05

Course based MSc

Applied early January. Heard absolutely nothing for nearly 5 months except for a text message mistake in late April stating I had two days left to accept my place. When I went to the portal, there was no offer. I followed up with the program and got a generic message letting me know it was a mistake. Got my rejection email a week later. Very poor communication and don’t recommend bothering unless you desperately want to go there. Thankfully already accepted elsewhere a month before.