Hard to say, but I found very interesting that all rejected are international applicants. They literally cleaned us out ?
https://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/?per_page=20&q=&institution=&program=Political+economy°ree=PhD&season=F22
I was wondering if we "should" report Fall grades even when it is optional...
I got two As and two ABs... so not my best semester in terms of grades, although I took hard quantitative courses...