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  • Birthday 04/14/1985

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    San Diego
  • Application Season
    2015 Fall
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    Biomedical

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  1. San Diego is also expensive relative to stipend amount.
  2. One of my apps said "your application will be evaluated in the order of submission." Not sure if that affects your odds or not. I prefer as early as possible. Also since all of mine let me submit before the LORs are submitted, which is usually the last piece.
  3. I didn't interview, but I just got an email from a program that I was on a "short" waitlist. I then did a phone interview that lasted 8 min with a program coordinator. Is that too short of a phone interview to get my hopes up. I had no prep time, it was a couple of minutes after I emailed back that I was interested.
  4. Yeah, its probably a glitch. :/ Limbo sucks!
  5. Was the UCSD Biology program deadline always today? Also does anyone know the interview dates for BMS and Biology at UCSD? Update: just saw that Biology dates are Jan 29-30 and Feb 9-10 on the website calendar
  6. You can list it as "manuscript in preparation or manuscript in submission"
  7. Depending on where you work, you might be able to take a grad level class or two to show that you can handle those level of classes. Some research institutes/universities will cover the cost for you as well. This may not help you this year, but in the future. Also consider the Subject GRE. If you kick ass on that you can show that you know the subject material well. Neuro programs are more competitive than other Biology programs, fyi....
  8. That's what I keep telling myself, lol! Also staying in the area I have experience in!
  9. Thank you! I hope so too, and if not this year, then I'm in it for the long haul!
  10. Thank You! I feel I've increased my odds by keeping my area of interest in line with my past research (cancer and immunology). NO mention of neuro!!!! Though I realize that applying to only 3 programs is a hinderance. Best I can do this year! Such a weird feeling not having the time/energy to obsess about it this year....Although the wedding is in October, so I suspect that after that I'll be obsessing again!
  11. It's preference. I'm funds limited this cycle, and my top choice in which I was almost waitlisted last year (UCSD BMS) is my main target. Then UCSD allows another application for free and TSRI is free. It's the best I can do this year. If I'm still here next cycle I plan to expand throughout CA. Also, I just took the GRE yesterday and managed to improve the bare minimum to exceed the cutoff! Not bad for one week of studying!! My verbal stayed the same at 162 (89%).
  12. What word is best to use in SOP: "labs" or "laboratories?" I feel like labs is too informal, but laboratories also sounds weird......
  13. I wasn't planning on re-taking the GRE, but now my top choice (that I was almost waitlisted for last year) now has a cutoff for GRE scores and my math is one percentage point lower than the cutoff. I'm so depressed over this. This is my third cycle and I'm just not excited about it this time around. Self-preservation?
  14. I don't see why it would be a problem. In my case, I am applying to two at UCSD (biomedical and biology) and they must be okay with it, since once you pay for one app you can submit up to 2 more free. Two years ago when I applied to Neuroscience at UCSD, the app actually said "we recommend you apply to the biology program as well." If you are worried call one or both of the programs and ask, phone calls are anonymous!!
  15. I have no knowledge of what would help for bioinformatics, but I think a class in genetics and molecular biology would be most helpful. You can try searching for bioinformatics graduate programs and call and ask (or maybe check the required undergrad courses on the website) to see what you are missing.....
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