hunter123

So was wondering if all of us is waitlisted then?

Yo, this might not be super related, but this is the timeline for civil engineering PhD application at MIT. I reckon there is still hope for us . Assuming there is delay due to COVID, the process may takes longer. Q. When will I find out if I’ve been admitted?A. Not all admissions decisions are made the same time. We make most decisions regarding admissions and funding mid-February to March 1. Applicants are notified of their status between March 1 and 15. Admitted students must accept or decline our offer of admission by April 15. This is the deadline for students to accept admission to most U.S. colleges and universities. (See the Council of Graduate Schools resolution for more information.)

I emailed them again last Friday and haven't got anything since. I imagine they got like hundreds or thousands emails asking the same question. They should have just sent us a notification to inform the current admission review status. ?

They explicitly mentioned that they are still considering applications in the reply email. I think we should all wait before making any further assumptions. I'm sure the admission officers are significantly affected by COVID. Tbh, I'm not too sure about the waitlist ideas. I think sure some of us are waitlisted, but not all; I think some of us will be accepted, some will be rejected, and some will be waitlisted. In previous years, I don't see this much people waitlisted on GradCafe. Well GradCafe is a small sample, but distribution should somewhat reflect the population distribution.

From what I observed on Quora and GradCafe, seems that no one who put AI/ML as first preference get an offer yet? I imagine they received tons of ML applications, thus still processing them. Also, does MIT only have 1 visit day? It seems to me that EECS includes various departments - a lot of students. Is it possible that there will be another session, maybe after 14 March? Note that the visit website is last updated on the 8th of February, so there is a possibility that they might move it further as well.