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    Seoul
  • Application Season
    2017 Fall
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    Neuroscience

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  1. Same country? Are you Korean? I cannot sure your nation, but you seem like not to know the Korean style so much. And I didn't write that I graduated from a famous school from Korea.....so I don't understand why you are bringing "the top Korean school" problem on the table... And why I applied to the UCSF program...because I got the answer from one of the professor who I contacted. She said that she will consider me as a graduate student, if I will get the admission. And I'm sorry not to describe my question very well. I meant the reason why they didn't answer my email with the asking of my weakness. That's why I wrote my profile. Anyway, thanks.
  2. Ok, here's a thing. I will tell you why I didn't get the letter from the PI who worked with me in the US. He has so many problems and the biggest one is a sexual harassment. And when my previous PI in the US and I went to one country for teaching how to induce the stroke model in the animal, there was a problem to have just one room due to the mistake of the host. And he said that he was considering to sleep with me in the same room. He didn't mention to sleep together. He just said his consideration that he slept on the couch or floor in the same room. Finally, we could fix this problem by having the another room, but can you imagine how much I was scared after this accident? Before that accident, I just heard his so many gossips but I didn't care. And now I know that sometimes I have to believe gossips. Do I have to develop better relationships? Maybe. But how can I take the letters from postdocs to work with me in the US, it I have a bad relationship with them? Besides, this is not my first application. I was trying to avoid coming back to the US because of that ACCIDENT. I'm so scared so that be careful for every my steps. So I applied to the Karolinska institute in Sweden and I just asked him to write the letter. And he didn't respond. Was our ending so bad? Nope. I had to write the resignation letter, because he asked me to stay more as a research assistant or student. I'm still scared to apply the institutions in the US. Because I cannot anticipate what's going on my life due to the language barrier and the culture. But I really love my job so I need to face my barriers, the INTERNATIONAL things. I don't think that I need more mindset. I just wanted to know the reason why they didn't reply for my email. Because it is a normal thing in my country to respond for whatever emails, despite the bad news. I probably understand all words from them even though they cannot share with me.
  3. I truly appreciate for your all words. Now I am considering to apply as a research assistant again. And I hope that I can finally get the good letters, if I work in the US again! Thanks!
  4. Thanks a lot for your answer! I just want to know about my weakness and now make sure about my problems!
  5. Thanks! I will! And after getting of your answer, I don't expect to get the answer!
  6. Thanks for your answer! But I didn't show my stance in my email, when I asked my weakness to them. I also want to be polite to them as much as I can. I just tried to explain my passion to challenge again. I think that I got several good answers from POIs I contacted before applying. But it seems like that you have sort of a conversation with them. What I got is like "Yes, I will consider you as a student, if you get an admission". Very short and simple messages... I cannot sure how it works and anyway....it seems like very irrational thing to know the striking factor of the admission.....wow.... Thanks again!
  7. Hello, I'm an international and I guess that I will be rejected from all institutions that I applied. So I would like to know why I didn't even have the interview offer and which factors on my application were so critical for the PhD admission. And I emailed to them and I've not heard anything from them until now. Major : Neuroscience TOEFL: 94 (sp :19) GRE: V. 143, Q. 153, W. 3.0 GPA: Undergraduate (3.7/4.0) Master (3.8/4.0) Publication: 10 publication (1st authorship: 2) Research experience: From 2006 to 2015 ( I worked in the US during 19 months as a research assistant.....but I came back to my country by personal reasons...) Recommendation letter: one from the Asian professor who worked with me in the US, two from post doc in the US Applied: Weill Cornell (Neuroscience, Rejected), UCSF (Biomedical science, Rejected), UCSD(Neuroscience, Rejected), Duke (Neurobiology, Rejected), UT southwestern medical school (DBS, Rejected), UT health and science center at Houston (GSBS, Rejected), U of Kentucky (IBS, Rejected) Case western(BSTP, unknown), U of Miami (PIBS, unknown), UC Irvine (Neuroscience, unknown) I know that my GRE scores are so poor. But at that time, I didn't have enough time to study because of my work. I had only a month to study for GRE. And my recommendation letters may be very weak to substantiate my academical potential. But.....I got a problem in the US so I couldn't get the letter from the previous PI. (This is not my problem.) And my mentor in my country could not write the letter in English so I needed to get a letter from the Asian professor who worked with me in the US. (My Korean mentor asked me to write the letter in English instead of him, so I just wanted to be honest.....) And before applying, I contacted to many professors in the institutions that I applied and I got several good responses from them.... I really love my job, especially stroke in the neuroscience field. Because my special skill is to induce the stroke model in the animal. So I will apply to the graduate school again for the next year. But I have to know which part was a problem to get the admission so that I can finally move forward to the next step with my future. I can take one more GRE and Toefl test but I cannot sure that I will have better reference letters for the next challenge. My question is why no one answers my email that I asked about my weakness for the admission. I believe that I deserve to know my weakness because I paid the application fee and I spent my time almost during 6 months for this application. Do I look like rude if I ask my weakness for the admission? Or it is sort of private things? I mean...that I just thought that my GRE scores could be covered with my research experience and I didn't think that my referee may be the factor to be considered as my weakness. So I just want to figure out my PROBLEMS exactly. (It is true that I'm depressed and I'm angry for my results. But I'm trying to fix my problems regardless of my emotion.) I'm not mad at all for results. It can happen and I can try one more. But I'm really upset for these non-response. I hope that someone can let me know which is my problem and also tell me that my request may be a matter. Thank you for your time and reading my question.
  8. Hello, guys. I'm the international and I applied to the BSTP of CWRU, UT health and science center at Houston, U of Maimi (PIBS) and U of Kentucky (IBS). Is there anyone who is an international student to get the email from them? I really hope that I can know when my waiting will be done at least. And I saw some assumption that the reviewing process and initiation for the international is different with domestic. Is it true? If it is, is there someone to explain how different it is? Thanks!
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