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Finally got acceptance letter from Drexel for the Information Science PhD. I was sure it was going to be a NO after all this time of waiting since I had heard nothing else. This is my second attempt getting into this program so feeling pretty happy. Wishing everyone else the best of luck. Don't give up!

Oh I totally get it!! The frantic panic is real LOL. I am dealing with it as well right now!! Good luck with the process

I think none of us can know. You would have to contact the department and ask them.

Congratulations on your acceptance to the UPenn program. I think most of us here have applied to PhD programs but hopefully someone will come along who's also applied to one of those Masters programs.

I am not familiar with the UIUC program but that's a good school!! Good luck with your interview!! Let us know how you go!

Wishing you the best. The waiting is the worst!! So you applied for both PhD and Masters. Are you completely new to the DS field? Just curious

Here for round 2 and playing the waiting game again. Thought I'd open this thread for anyone else applying to an IS, CIS, Data Science etc PhD. Second application to the Drexel PhD in Information Science, spruced up my resume a bit more to include new stuff I've done over the past year and hoping for the best. Also applied for the part time option because the full time is very competitive apparently. Nervous in solidarity with you all fellow 2021 applicants!!

@WendyK That sounds promising!! Did you get a formal offer yet? Keeping my fingers crossed for you!!!

Got the official word that my application was unsuccessful. Didn't get an official email yet but it was on the portal. I'm obviously disappointed but such is life! Best of luck to everyone who was accepted and hope it all goes well and smoothly for you

Congratulations!! @izzebot That is wonderful news for you!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Happy times

@katzell That is excellent news!! Congratulations Very wonderful news to get during this isolated time. Wonderful.

Thank you @katzell and @betun. I have decided to wait for the official word before I make any other plans but for now I'm thinking I'll probably spend the rest of the year working on my own projects, try to build my portfolio and body of work in data science and see how things go. I'll also keep looking at schools and deciding what direction I want to take next admissions round . Thank you both for your support. I am wishing the very best for everyone, let's keep each other updated!

So after sending an email to the program manager to follow up I finally received a reply that I was not selected for the first set of interviews. She also said it was very competitive this year and they'll likely only be accepting a small cohort of students due to funding constraints and research matches, or something like that. She's hoping the official decisions come out soon but at least I have a sense that this one will be a no for me. It's the only program I applied to this year so looks like I'm out of luck for now. Will update when the official decisions are out. Wishing everyone the best!!

THAT'S AWESOME! Congratulations @betun, that must feel good, although no doubt now you enter the next phase of deciding which school you'll accept - good problem to have!