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I was in the grad admissions office at my school. I went to inquire about the status of my application, and the coordinator gave a funny look and said "You were accepted weeks ago. I Know because I filled out the paperwork!" Turns out the graduate school just never bothered to send me an official notification...

Just out of curiosity, (I'm not sure if anyone else here has applied) has anyone heard from Notre Dame yet?

I applied to 15 programs, and have heard back from 9 so far (all rejections). The final 6 are all schools that I feel I have the best chances at, but all of these programs aren't coming out with decisions until mid April! It's starting to get frustrating, but I'd really just like to know if anyone is in the same boat as me. Misery does in fact love company!

I'm 9 for 15 so far. Lots of rejections but there's still hope, and I thankfully have a guaranteed spot at my undergrad institution. On a different note, the rejection letter from Caltech was by far the friendliest and most encouraging letter I've recieved.

Got two rejections so far; one that I wasn't too keen on anyways, but one at a school I thought I had a good chance at and was closely matched with my research interests. Starting to get worried, but I still have 11 programs to hear back from. C'est la vie.

Undergrad Institution: Syracuse University, top 35 for Aerospace Engineering Major(s): Aerospace Engineering (BS), Physics (BA) Minor(s): N/A GPA in Major: AE 3.190, PHY 3.275 Overall GPA: 3.189 Length of Degree: 4 years Position in Class: Above Average (not sure by how much) Type of Student: Domestic, Male GRE Scores: Q: 163 (87%) V: 164 (93%) W: 4.0 (54%) Research Experience: -2 years working with jet noise reduction and flow control under well known PI: four conference presentations, 1 conference paper. -2 years working with dark matter detection group (CDMS@SU): 1 International conference presentation, 1 publication. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: -Was in the honors program at SU, but had to drop in spring 2013 because of time conflicts with classes for Physics major. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: -Intern to the City Engineer -Private physics tutor -Physics coach (undergraduate TA) -APS Student Member -AIAA Student Member -Brother of Theta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: -President and Scribe of Tau Chapter of Theta Tau Applying for PhD at: MIT - Mechanical Princeton - Mechanical Cornell - Mechanical UIUC - Aerospace Caltech - Mechanical Penn State - Mechanical Johns Hopkins - Mechanical Brown - Mechanical Brown -Applied Math Notre Dame - Mechanical Ohio State - Mechanical - Rejected Boston University - Mechanical Northeastern University - Mechanical The crappy GPA is due to learning disabilities that went undiagnosed and untreated until near the end of my second year. Hopefully my good recommendations from research advisers who know me on a personal level and my SOP will help clarify that a bit. I'm not feeling very confident right now, but stranger things have happened I guess! Good luck to everyone else!