What would it mean if a professor of interest (POI) emails me after April 15th asking if I decided where to go for my PhD yet? So long story short a professor at a school I applied to got in touch a few days ago saying he was &quot;impressed with my qualifications&quot; and asked if I decided where to go for my PhD. What would this mean exactly? My assumption is that I was on the waitlist or &quot;leftover list&quot; and he got in touch. I replied saying that I haven't decided yet and I'd love to attend the school he's at (I didn't really receive any offers this round) and that if he wants I'd be down to discuss this further with him.
I think there's only really one reason why a professor would contact an applicant in that manner, but I'm now wondering if I may have made too many assumptions on my part. Do you guys think my interpretation was correct, or maybe I jumped to a conclusion too fast?
Seems to me like you did the right thing. They may really have been impressed by your qualification; or they just wanted to gauge your interest in remaining on the waitlist, to which you replied &quot;yes&quot;.
There's little else we can guess the person might have wanted to ask. You didn't burn any bridges and expressed interest. There's little else anyone could have done in your place.