Physics Graduate School Admission Results

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University of Chicago
Physics PhD
January 27, 2025
Rejected on 27 Jan
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Rejected on 27 Jan
Fall 2025
International

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Dartmouth College
Physics And Astronomy PhD
January 27, 2025
Rejected on 27 Jan
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Rejected on 27 Jan
Fall 2025
International
GRE 168
GRE V 155
GRE AW 4.00
GPA 3.85

My fifth rejection this cycle. Directly notified by a potential PI via email that I was not selected for their shortlisted candidates for interview. My subfield is astro. Good luck to all applicants who have received interview invitations from Dartmouth! Personal background: Undergraduate: earned from a prestigious UK university, First-Class Honours Degree (GPA 3.85/4.00 after WES evaluation), 1 year of research experience (4 different projects in total, including 1 UROP summer internship at Imperial College London), 3 preprints on arXiv, 2 strong LoR from my undergraduate project advisors; Graduate: currently earning my master's at WashU, GPA 3.43/4.00 (physics major GPA 3.62/4.00), 1.5 years of research experience (master's thesis project), currently writing my first-author paper, 2 department symposium experiences and 1 conference experience (3 posters presented in total), 1 strong LoR from my current PI. GRE 323+4.0 submitted.

University of Chicago
Physics PhD
January 27, 2025
Rejected on 27 Jan
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Rejected on 27 Jan
Fall 2025
International

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University of Chicago
Physics PhD
January 27, 2025
Rejected on 27 Jan
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Rejected on 27 Jan
Fall 2025
American

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University of Rochester
Physics PhD
January 27, 2025
Wait listed on 27 Jan
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Wait listed on 27 Jan
Fall 2025
International
University of Rochester
Physics PhD
January 27, 2025
Wait listed on 27 Jan
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Wait listed on 27 Jan
Fall 2025
International

CMT

University of Rochester
Physics PhD
January 27, 2025
Wait listed on 27 Jan
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Wait listed on 27 Jan
Fall 2025
American
GPA 3.76
University of Rochester
Physics PhD
January 27, 2025
Wait listed on 27 Jan
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Wait listed on 27 Jan
Fall 2025
American
University of Wisconsin
Physics PhD
January 27, 2025
Accepted on 27 Jan
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Accepted on 27 Jan
Fall 2025
American
GPA 3.95

Applied for Hep-Ex. No interview. Email contained offer letter; portal isn't updated yet

Harvard University
Physics PhD
January 27, 2025
Interview on 27 Jan
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Interview on 27 Jan
Fall 2025
International
GPA 3.99

hepph/hepth

Montana State University
Physics PhD
January 27, 2025
Interview on 23 Jan
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Interview on 23 Jan
Fall 2025
International
GPA 3.96
Brown University
Physics PhD
January 27, 2025
Rejected on 27 Jan
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Rejected on 27 Jan
Fall 2025
American
GPA 3.34
Colorado State University
Physics PhD
January 27, 2025
Rejected on 24 Jan
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Rejected on 24 Jan
Fall 2025
American
GPA 3.80
Brown University
Physics PhD
January 27, 2025
Rejected on 27 Jan
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Rejected on 27 Jan
Fall 2025
American
GPA 3.98

I forgot that Brown required the GRE, so I was probably rejected by default lol.

Brandeis University
Physics PhD
January 27, 2025
Accepted on 27 Jan
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Accepted on 27 Jan
Fall 2025
American
GPA 3.50

Sent an email by a POI accepting me and requesting a Zoom meeting to get to know me better. Said that open house will be February and official offer letters come after that :)

Northwestern University
Physics PhD
January 27, 2025
Interview on 27 Jan
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Interview on 27 Jan
Fall 2025
American
GPA 3.95

Interview requested by email on 1/27. Applied for hep-ex. Interview in the next few days.

University of Notre Dame
Physics PhD
January 27, 2025
Interview on 26 Jan
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Interview on 26 Jan
Fall 2025
American
GPA 3.50

The email was sent to me close to midnight. Experimental condensed matter. My heart was beating out of my chest when I saw the notification, this is my top choice due to PI fit.

University of California
Physics PhD
January 26, 2025
Accepted on 25 Jan
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Accepted on 25 Jan
Fall 2025
International
GPA 3.85

Yay

University of British Columbia
Physics Masters
January 25, 2025
Accepted on 25 Jan
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Accepted on 25 Jan
Fall 2025
International

Informal email from the committee. CMT

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Physics PhD
January 25, 2025
Accepted on 12 Feb
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Accepted on 12 Feb
Fall 2025
International

AMO-ex; got an email from one of the PI I mentioned in the PS on Friday night for an interview and we arranged it for Saturday

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