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Right?? Do you think it will be a group conference with the whole committee? That's what the email made it sound like. I was expecting to be able to at least know who I'll be talking to. Edit: Jk, they just emailed me and told me the committee members.

I heard back from Caltech Neurobiology yesterday. Apparently they are doing interviews via video calls on google hangouts, then having a recruitment weekend later on.

Yeah, it really sucks that they're doing this. I believe I will be going to Harvard and Princeton's normal dates, and asking Columbia to reschedule. Alla seemed to think it wouldn't be a problem, though I haven't heard anything back yet. I got a voicemail/email from a specific professor on the admissions comittee. When I called back and spoke him he told me that the formal invites had been sent out via mail today. So there's still some luck!

Nope, not a thing.

With the storm and all I wouldn't expect to hear anything from MIT until Monday.

May I ask how you are scheduling your Harvard/Princeton/Columbia interviews? I am having the same problem

AxonAxoff and uberneuron, it seems like I will also be bumping in to you two a bit! That is good news about MIT, I also applied to the systems track.

Congrats!! Also strange, I didn't think anyone would be sending them the day after Christmas!

Just had my own question answered, Jan 23rd-25th, and Feb 6th-8th.

Did anyone here get the Columbia interview? If so what weekend is it?

Thank you!! It took a lot of work...basically I changed every aspect of my application that I could. I'll rattle it off. I graduated last January, and since then have been working in a well known lab at a top university. I have a publication that I did not have last year. I retook the GRE, and my score improved from 158Q /159V /4 AW to 168Q/ 162V/ 4.5 AW. My undergrad institution was a decent school, but far from top for neuroscience. I did independent research as an undergrad, but didn't have any publications from it. My GPA was and still is a 3.7, though this semester I took a class at the university I work at. I am told that some committees can be very snobbish about which schools people come from, so the class here might have helped combat that attitude (as well as the improved GREs). I definitely have an improved feel for the field now, and think that reflected in my essays and such. Looking back at my SoP from last year makes me cringe a little bit.... I also I think that your application gets better just by applying again, which shows dedication in wanting do science. Anyway...I think that's everything. I was honestly surprised to receive the interviews that I did. Everyone was sure that I would do fine this time around, but I really thought I was a competitive candidate last year too so all my bets were off.

Princeton is Feb 7th (with Feb 6th and 8th as travel dates) Harvard is Jan. 23rd-26th

@gellert: thanks!!! I'm really excited! This is my second time around...last year I applied to 10 schools and got zero interviews.

Interview at Harvard! Their date is Jan. 23rd-26th

I was wondering this myself too. I am just afraid that it could look contrived.

How late was it? On their website they say that they accept supplemental materials up to two weeks after, as long as the main application is submitted by the deadline.

Which track did you apply to?? BCS is one of my top choices...I think they send out rolling invites though...

@eal09: I applied to Neurobiology, which is a brand new program. I had a hard time deciding not to apply to CNS, but I was afraid that I would be discarded since I don't have an extensive math/CS background. @imitosis: thanks! definitely good to know

Is the person that got an interview at MIT BCS in this thread? If so, which track did you apply to?

Ah okay! That's good news then!

Hey! Welcome! Which Caltech program did you apply to? CNS or neurobio?

Yeah, they sent out their interviews last Friday. I don't think they are sending out more since the deadline to rsvp is thursday. I'm sorry man

Just got an interview from Princeton! So excited! Their weekend is Feb 7th.

Did anyone here apply to Caltech's Neurobiology program? The website indicates that it's a pretty new program. Historically I think that people usually apply to their Computation & Neural Systems program, but I was afraid that I lacked the computational background for that.

It sounds like it would be a good option, but I don't think I have the background to go into a Masters or PhD in it. I majored in neuroscience in college, and only took math through linear algebra & diff eq.