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  1. First time applicant: so will we be emailed as well as the results being posted on FastLane? Or do we have to just check FastLane? Thanks!
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    NYU Sackler

    Hi, I currently go to NYU Sackler. TA is not required but there is the opportunity to teach and you get compensated (not sure how much). Also, I think you have to take a bioinformatics or stats class anyway (as least for my track), so you technically get to try that track out already. They are not strict about students sticking to a track in the beginning, you can get into any track you are interested in. Let me know if you have any other questions.
  3. NYU is having a committee meeting this Wednesday, so not all rejections/acceptances have been sent out. No more interview invites will be going out, as both of our interview weekends have finished (this weekend was the last one). Source: I'm a current student
  4. I am a current student at NYU Sackler. For anyone anxious about getting an interview invite, the invites are sent out in waves. I received my invite last year on January 5th or 6th I think. First wave went out around Christmas. Good luck to everyone!
  5. Most of the people that have posted in this thread thus far are in humanities/arts (except the first two posters), is there anyone else that works in the "hard" sciences (chem/bio) that can give some advice on what graduate students typically wear? Working with chemicals and rats makes dressing well a little harder
  6. I remember reading your thread, and the responses were helpful. However, I feel that my situation is a little "murkier" because this professor may (or may not) be graduating students this year. If he does, then I would be able to join the lab. If not, the lab may be too full for me to join! He seems to want me to rotate there and potentially be his graduate student, but the professor has repeatedly told me he cannot "guarantee" anything.
  7. I completely agree with this! I think contacting potential PIs bumped me up from being an average candidate to a stand-out candidate. I was accepted to all the universities that I had made contact with professors prior to applying, even schools that were definitely long-shots for me. The game plan should not just be to email professors. I established contact with PIs through email, and then set up meetings in person whenever possible (for example, if the universities were near my college or hometown). For universities that were not close by, I made sure to have a phone conversation at the very least. Of course I cannot say with absolute certainty that meeting with professors is what got me in to graduate school, and there are always candidates that are so stellar they don't need to do this, but I don't think it could ever hurt! Contacting professors shows responsibility and enthusiasm.
  8. I will be starting a neuroscience PhD program this fall. Has anyone ever done a laboratory rotation in which the professor could not "guarantee" they can take on graduate students for dissertation research (whether due to funding or already having too many students)? Is this an issue? I really enjoy the research this professor is doing and I think we appear to be a good personality fit. I am nervous about doing a rotation and enjoying the research, only to find out the professor actually cannot take me on as a dissertation student.
  9. Many people have told me to take the summer off, but do you think doing your summer rotation was more beneficial than if you would have done it during the year?
  10. Well "officially" we meet with professors and our adviser the first month to choose a rotation. I'm just wondering if it's appropriate or if most people tend to get a head start and begin contacting professors about rotating in their labs prior to this.
  11. I will be attending a neuroscience program this fall, and I have discussed the possibility of doing rotations with several faculty members. I have an idea of who I would like to work with for my first rotation. When should I finalize these plans? I was thinking of contacting this professor in the beginning of July, but I have heard some people say rotations are not officially decided until we begin in the fall. Also I'm considering doing a summer rotation, any thoughts on this?
  12. My hotel roomie was there for CNS and she definitely got different information regarding when she would hear etc.
  13. I am planning on accepting the offer, but no worries! At least you have another acceptance in your pocket! Maybe you can call NYU and ask if the wait list is ranked and reiterate that NYU is your top choice.
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