>be me
>trying to get into a phd
>get invited to an open house session
>do my best to not look retarded
>some days later, get an email from university personnel
>rejection letter
>no update on portal
>dejected, but let it be

>20 minutes ago
>status update
>university has rejected me

I've heard of people being notified of acceptances early but not of rejections. There's a crackpot voice in my head saying that the email was meant to be something else entirely, but that feels unlikely too.

Should I email the department and ask them if there was an error of some sort?

>>16711852 (OP)
Rejections like this early can only mean that you fucked something up. Are you sure that you checked all formalities and requirements? Maybe you applied for a reputable position that everyone wants to apply?

>>16711852 (OP)
They were being nice. You are very unqualified.

>>16711953
Probably.

>>16711892
I did, not sure how popular the position was, but they seemed to be somewhat interested in my application based on the open house offer.

>>16711852 (OP)
you're ugly and/or smell bad. no one would want to deal with you for 4-6 years.

Did you have perfect grades on your master and relevant work experienct and an idea for a research project?

I'm an autist who lives at home. Can somebody explain what the hell OP is talking about? What's an open house session? Did he have to prove himself informally to a group of normies? Did he have to explain his professional value and get judged based on some slippery criteria?

>>16713104
Why should I explain this thing to you lol? So you can better larp as a phd student later? Get fucked.

>>16713109
Yeah yeah fuck me because ha ha.

I'm curious because it's interesting. Does getting credentials really involve unstructured and informal processes? If so, I don't envy the typical career lifestyle. I well understand already these educational processes are fallible instruments that ought to be open to improvement like anything else. Though clearly I'm naive; could a good jigaboo pop on out and add to my mental model of society pretty please?

>>16713109
Pathetic reject.

>>16713104
Nice universities will invite you to tour the campus and talk to the faculty after you get admitted. Cruel universities will invite you to tour the campus and talk to the faculty before you get admitted, and will then ask the faculty to judge you to help them make their admit decisions.