jl2782 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I've got Davis Micro tomorrow. One 20 minute panel interview and one 20 minute informal meeting with a POI. Seems like a pretty sparse schedule. Anybody else going to be there? I'll be there as well:-) One panel interview and two interviews with POI. See you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddybong Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Hi guys, wondering if any of you have heard from UCLA ACCESS (medical molecular pharmocology home area). If yes, how did you hear from them? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcmazer Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Still waiting to get that first interview invite, but someone gave a talk on DAF-16 regulation in C. elegans at my university and referenced the paper I co-authored! Even used the specific data I contributed! Yay, I (somewhat) matter! Monochrome Spring, Adenine_Monarch, T.J and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicgirl Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Just got a phone or Skype interview for Rutgers MMG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrocide Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Has anyone had an interview weekend with only two one-on-one interviews? Just found out that at my next interview I'm meeting with the director of graduate studies and just one of the POIs I mentioned in my statement, and those will be the only two interviews. There will be chances to meet and talk to other professors informally, but the other two visits I've done so far each had me meeting individually with at least 5 faculty members. Is it normal to meet with only two? I had skype interviews for a program at BU with 2 professors (one-on-one interviews), one of them was the director of the program, and the other was the admissions chair. I was also a little weirded out by that, but then again, I had met one of my POIs when I previously visited the campus. I see BU is one of the schools you're interviewing at--they list on their interview page that they only usually have prospective students interview 2-3 people. Heh, after experiencing that I assumed that interviewing 5 or more was odd but it looks like it's actually the norm, at least according to this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username1824 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Me too I hope to hear back from them soon.... I think they are my only option as for now. Harvard BBS? Yeah I'm still nervously waiting. Checking my email is getting stressful. It's like back in December when I was waiting for interview invitations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia88 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 OMG!! Acceptance to Harvard Systems Biology xD Monochrome Spring, TheCubaLibre, sunpenguin and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmw77 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Has anyone received their itinerary for this weekend's UKentuck IBS interview session? I was told that they would be sent out yesterday, but I haven't received anything yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persimmony Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I think I'm the earliest one...but I just accepted Duke's offer of admission. Feels good to start planning for the future! Good luck to the rest of you! I might do a summary post later when this thread is wrapping up. pyrocide, BostonBio153, sunpenguin and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCubaLibre Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Just received the best news of this year: "Congratulations! We are pleased to offer you admission to the Molecular, Cellular, and Structural Biology Ph.D. program at the University of Minnesota." So stoked right now! immuno555, jl2782, RR1 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devneuro18 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I think I'm the earliest one...but I just accepted Duke's offer of admission. Feels good to start planning for the future! Good luck to the rest of you! I might do a summary post later when this thread is wrapping up. Congrats! persimmony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monochrome Spring Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 That's a great idea. You should put the title as Fall 2014 Grad Warriors or something catchy along the lines Ask and you shall receive: knightrunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunpenguin Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I had skype interviews for a program at BU with 2 professors (one-on-one interviews), one of them was the director of the program, and the other was the admissions chair. I was also a little weirded out by that, but then again, I had met one of my POIs when I previously visited the campus. I see BU is one of the schools you're interviewing at--they list on their interview page that they only usually have prospective students interview 2-3 people. Heh, after experiencing that I assumed that interviewing 5 or more was odd but it looks like it's actually the norm, at least according to this thread. Yep, this is BU. I'm glad to know it's the norm for them. I take it you did the skype interviews in place of attending the interview weekend? I applied to CM, but they're combining the visit for CM, Neuro, and MCBB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
immun0 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 For those of you going to the UC Davis Immunology recruitment, I'm a bit confused. I thought we wouldn't be having interviews, or at least we were told wouldn't have "one-on-one faculty interviews." Yet on the schedule, there is a slot from 1:00-3:00 for interviews. Any idea what's going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrocide Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) Yep, this is BU. I'm glad to know it's the norm for them. I take it you did the skype interviews in place of attending the interview weekend? I applied to CM, but they're combining the visit for CM, Neuro, and MCBB. Nah, there was a little bit of silliness with my application and the dept. and I didn't discover that til February. I'm guessing they had already extended all the available offers for the recruitment weekend at that point but still wanted to talk to me so they conducted a Skype interview with me instead. Good luck at the interview, hope you have a great time! Maybe we'll be kinda-sorta cohorts later! Edited February 20, 2014 by pyrocide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunpenguin Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Nah, there was a little bit of silliness with my application and the dept. and I didn't discover that til February. I'm guessing they had already extended all the available offers for the recruitment weekend at that point but still wanted to talk to me so they conducted a Skype interview with me instead. Good luck at the interview, hope you have a great time! Maybe we'll be kinda-sorta cohorts later! Thanks! Good luck! Did BU give you any idea of when they expect to extend offers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rat.girl Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I think I'm the earliest one...but I just accepted Duke's offer of admission. Feels good to start planning for the future! Good luck to the rest of you! I might do a summary post later when this thread is wrapping up. I accepted UTSW's offer of admission today as well!! It feels amazing after completing this long, arduous process (twice). Best of luck to everyone else out there! Adenine_Monarch, pyrocide, LMac and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrocide Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Thanks! Good luck! Did BU give you any idea of when they expect to extend offers? Thanks! After an interview a prof said they would begin sending out acceptances soon after their recruitment weekend. Been real nervous for the first week of March! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunpenguin Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Thanks! After an interview a prof said they would begin sending out acceptances soon after their recruitment weekend. Been real nervous for the first week of March! Totally! I think the first week of March is going to be a big one for news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevintoy Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Officially rejected from U Chicago...which is fine since I've decided to attend U Penn anyways. Has anyone started to think about housing? Maybe it's too early at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monochrome Spring Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Officially rejected from U Chicago...which is fine since I've decided to attend U Penn anyways. Has anyone started to think about housing? Maybe it's too early at this point. I've scouted out some apartments in my top choice city and emailed management about when they think I should put down a deposit. I like being well informed before I make a final decision. Plus, I may need to move in June instead of August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss2player Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Officially rejected from U Chicago...which is fine since I've decided to attend U Penn anyways. Has anyone started to think about housing? Maybe it's too early at this point. Congrats! I've lived in Philly for 3+ years now; any questions, PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nermah1 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) Hey guys, I have a question about one-on-one interview. Recently, Cornell admissions committee interviewed me and head of the committee seemed to send a message to one of my POI to ask him(POI) to privately interview me. It was so sudden. The POI just sent me a mail today to ask me whether or not I am available tomorrow morning. According to his mail, it's a typical "research fit test" to check my eligibility for his lab. (This means I am close to the admission one step further.....right? I got so many rejections.....so I don't believe in myself.) Anyway my question is if I take this interview and fortunately give him a good impression, does that mean I have to attend this lab? There is a lab rotation system in Cornell and I want to decide my thesis lab after experiencing several labs using that rotation system. I am totally happy with his lab.....so this is minor worry but still I am just curious whether I will be able to change thesis lab after this interview goes well. (Think there are many similar posts here, but love to listen your opinion) Edited February 21, 2014 by nermah1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebura Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 The lab rotation system is to help students to find a suitable lab for their thesis. So I would say you can always change the lab. (However, I would put that lab in one of my rotation to show that I am really interested in working with that professor). biotechie and nermah1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartplants Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Hey guys, I have a question about one-on-one interview. Recently, Cornell admissions committee interviewed me and head of the committee seemed to send a message to one of my POI to ask him(POI) to privately interview me. It was so sudden. The POI just sent me a mail today to ask me whether or not I am available tomorrow morning. According to his mail, it's a typical "research fit test" to check my eligibility for his lab. (This means I am close to the admission one step further.....right? I got so many rejections.....so I don't believe in myself.) Anyway my question is if I take this interview and fortunately give him a good impression, does that mean I have to attend this lab? There is a lab rotation system in Cornell and I want to decide my thesis lab after experiencing several labs using that rotation system. I am totally happy with his lab.....so this is minor worry but still I am just curious whether I will be able to change thesis lab after this interview goes well. (Think there are many similar posts here, but love to listen your opinion) Hey nermah1! The lab rotation system (if available) is designed to help you find an ideal fit. As long as you have not committed to specific lab or if Cornell has told you otherwise, you can likely rotate and feel free to make your own decisions about ideal fit later. However, in agreement with zebura, it would be polite to include this professor in your rotations. nermah1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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