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CS Ph.D. Application — 2026 Fall

Personal record of my CS Ph.D. applications for Fall 2026 admission. I keep this log for myself and in hopes it's useful to future applicants.

🟢 Ph.D. Offer 🟡 Master's Offer / Waitlist / Pending 🔴 Rejection

17 interviews  ·  12 schools

Interview slides: Research Overview  ·  Video NSA

Interview Record

Date
University
Duration
Interviewer
2025.07.15
HKUST
100 min
Prof. 1
2025.07.24
CUHK
100 min
Prof. 2
2025.08.22
HKU
50 min
Prof. 3
2026.01.06
UMD
45 min
Prof. 4
2026.01.07
Harvard
60 min
Prof. 5
2026.01.07
Harvard
60 min
Prof. 6
2026.01.09
UIUC
30 min
Prof. 7
2026.01.09
UIUC
20 min
Prof. 8
2026.01.12
Northwestern
90 min
Prof. 9
2026.01.13
JHU
90 min
Prof. 10
2026.01.15
Yale
50 min
Prof. 11
2026.01.21
JHU
60 min
Prof. 12
2026.01.24
NYU
90 min
Prof. 13's students x2
2026.01.26
Northwestern
45 min
Prof. 14
2026.01.29
UPenn
35 min
Prof. 15
2026.02.03
JHU
40 min
Prof. 10
2026.02.09
UCSD
30x4 min
Prof. 16-19

Decision

I will be joining University of Pennsylvania in Fall 2026. I'm truly grateful to every professor who took the time to chat with me, and to everyone who supported me throughout this process. If you're a prospective applicant and have questions about the process, feel free to reach out.

Last updated: April 20, 2026

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