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  1. Thanks a lot intirb for answering all my questions. I did not expect to get so much info from this thread when I started it... Will get back to you when I have more questions.. ! Thanks again..!!
  2. Did you mean you haven't done it in college (undergrad) ? How about life at HST ? Is it all about studies or do you get time to socialize ?
  3. I've just done biology 1/2 and chem 1/2 but not organic chem/biochemistry and no advanced bio courses. Do you think that's enough ? Did you have any publications before you applied?
  4. @intirb Do you remember how you filled your HST (and MIT) online applications ? I'm not sure if it is same as the one last year . There is a section "Test Scores/Experience" where there are a few boxes where we are supposed to enter Research experiences etc. Did you write your research experiences in detail in that box or just an outline of it ( like how we enter it in a CV/resume )? Is there a limit for the SOP ( like a word or a character count ) coz my first draft is already more than a 1000 words..
  5. Thanks a lot intirb... I have a couple of questions for you how diverse is your present class in terms of their undergrad major.. Are most of them BME ? Also are most them from tippy top schools ? I know you said it doesn't matter but still your answer could help me evaluate my chances ? If someone with no bio or chem background applies ( like me ) will it be hard for them to cope with HMS courses ( that is if they admit me with that deficiency ). Do you have students like that in your batch ?
  6. @intirb Thanks a lot for answering my questions... I hope this thread would become a source of information for people interested in this not very widely known but totally awesome program.. 1) How many of your batch mates were admitted via Harvard ? Do they admit equally like 10 from MIT and 10 from harvard or is it totally random based on the applicants? 2) Can we apply to another department in MIT (say EECS) along with MEMP. Is that viewed negatively? Has anyone been admitted to two depts in MIT at the same time or does an acceptance in one automatically get you rejected from the other ? 3) Do they specifically look for applicants who's done medically related work (research/course work etc) ? What if the research experience they have is not directly related to any field in medicine but do have some applications ? 4) Recently MIT started the Institute of Medical engineering out of HST. How does that affect students? is it just a change in the administrative side of things ? 5) I've heard a lot of MEMP students end up being doctors.. Is that true ?
  7. @intirb Thanks a lot for the reply. 20/400-500.. that's like 4-5% acceptance rate. I know you are a student there (dug up a bit), congrats on that ! Are all the accepted students like super smart...? How many of them have an external fellowship (just to know their caliber, I know you have one.. congrats on that too!). Do all of them come from a super steller background? (undergrad from top universities, amazing research experience etc) I would be grateful if you could answer some more of my questions. 1) When do they make the shortlist from among the applicants and make the interview call ? Do they interview everyone in the shortlist ? 2) How is the interview like ? Is it a friendly conversation or is it a serious affair with subject questions etc. ? How many people do the interview and how many do they interview ? 3) Do all the accepted students handle the preclinical courses (HMS) well ? How many MIT courses could be realistically taken along with preclinical courses (like pathology and anatomy which are kind of heavy) in a semester while also making time for lab work ? ( I know its subjective but still.. ) 4) Do we have to find a lab in the first semester itself or are there people who keep rotating in different labs till they find the perfect fit ? 5) How are the alumni of this program doing ? I'm asking coz I've heard polarizing opinions from people. One said MEMP graduates get into tenure track positions without doing a post doctorate while another said they find it hard to get jobs in the industry. I must confess they dont have first hand knowledge about the program and most of what they know is hearsay.. I know I have a few more questions.. dont remember all of them right now.. You are doing a great service.. Thanks again..!!
  8. Hi there, I'd like to know a few things about the MEMP PhD program at MIT(HST). How competitive is the program ? How many applications do they get each year and how many of them gets accepted ? Is it easier to get accepted via Harvard than via MIT? Is it a top rated program like the Hopkins BME ? I've heard it takes pretty long to complete it (5-7 yrs) is that true ? Do they waive some or all MIT TQE courses if we already have a masters degree in the concentration area ? Will MIT, Harvard, HMS combined offer a broader selection of research topics than any other traditional BME PhD program ? Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated...
  9. @Usmivka, I guess I read Eigen's comment wrong and also wrong about just doing research in some lab. But the following is from the link in your first post. So it should be possible to be enrolled in a graduate program (masters) > reserve the fellowship > apply for a PhD program the following year > transfer into it by submitting a change request via the GRFP FastLane Module, during the Tenure Declaration window. I have the opportunity to continue as an MS student at my institution (combined BS/MS). I'm also quite sure that I would be offered an RA position by my research advisor in his lab. So it would satisfy NSF's condition of being enrolled in a graduate program and also the criteria for reserving the fellowship.
  10. @Usmivka, Like Eigen said its possible to reserve but will still have to turn in the yearly progress reports and that requires one to do some productive work either as a masters student or some other way. My question is will it open doors at the very top grad schools when applying the following fall ? or do they just base their decisions independent of funding status.
  11. This is sort of a hypothetical question. Suppose I win the 2013 NSF fellowship, can I take advantage of NSF's 2 year reserve policy ie hold on to it for a year (getting my non-thesis masters or doing research in some lab) and apply for PhD admissions for fall 2014? Will that open doors that would remain shut if I apply this year? Has anyone done something like that or knows about someone who has done it? b/w I'm a senior doing electrical engineering in a relatively unknown state school.
  12. @AskServe got my #Fundmynewyear prize thanks to you !!
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