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    NDSEG Fall 2014

    in The Bank

    Posted · Edited by Cogidubnus

    The list is up: https://ndseg.asee.org/ndseg_fellows/2015_awardees

     

    Also made a list of awards by institution: 

     

      18 University of California, Berkeley

      18 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

      17 Stanford University

       9 Harvard University

       8 University of Colorado, Boulder

       8 Princeton University

       7 Northwestern University

       7 Georgia Institute of Technology

       6 University of California, Los Angeles

       5 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

       4 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

       4 University of California, San Diego

       4 Duke University

       3 University of Washington

       3 University of Pennsylvania

       3 University of Maryland College Park

       3 University of California, San Francisco

       3 Johns Hopkins University

       3 Cornell University

       3 Columbia University

       3 Carnegie Mellon University

       2 University of Wisconsin, Madison

       2 University of Texas at Austin

       2 University of Chicago

       2 Texas A&M University

       2 State University of New York at Albany

       2 Rice University

       2 Ohio State University

       2 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

       2 Brown University

       2 Boston University

       1 Yale University

       1 Woods Hold Oceanographic Institute

       1 Washington State University

       1 University of Utah

       1 University of Southern California

       1 University of New Hampshire

       1 University of Delaware

       1 University of California, Santa Cruz

       1 University of California, Riverside

       1 University of California, Davis

       1 University of Arizona

       1 Tufts University

       1 The Scripps Research Institute

       1 The Rockefeller University

       1 TBD

       1 Rutgers University

       1 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

       1 Purdue University

       1 George Mason University

       1 Drexel University

       1 California Institute of Technology

    NDSEG Fall 2014

    in The Bank

    Posted

    Some people are still reporting getting the award, so i'm guessing they're not at a final list yet. Maybe after then they'll post it? Or maybe in September?

    NDSEG Fall 2014

    in The Bank

    Posted

    Got it! Does anyone know how to tell which defense office/agency sponsors you?

     

    I think eventually they will put up a 2015 awardees list on the site, like they have for 2012-14 currently. This has the sponsoring office listed for each person. But from what I can tell currently, no they haven't said which agency is sponsoring. 

    Waitlisted by Joint CMU-Pitt - worth waiting?

    in Biology

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    Looks like this is already settled, but having interviewed at Pitt for comp bio, I was very much not impressed. CMU might be totally different, but if anyone out there has an interview for the joint program in comp bio, make sure you know which school they're considering you for or else you might be wasting your time. 

    2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

    in Biology

    Posted · Edited by Cogidubnus

    Hey team, 

     

    I'm looking for advice on picking a computational biology program (between Yale, Cornell Tri-I, and UC Berkeley). I'm pretty sure I know where I'm leaning, but your thoughts would be helpful.

     

    I'm coming from a molecular bio background, and my primary educational goals are to improve my applied math and CS skills. I'm mostly interested in doing structural bio/molecular dynamics/systems bio research. Location is important... I'd prefer to be somewhere reasonably cosmopolitan mostly for my personal life (dating, whatnot). Campus vibe and reputation are also important. I want to be with the smartest peers and faculty I can, in a place with good teaching/mentoring, that's recognized as one of the top universities (by employers in science/other industry), and preferably where students enjoy their lives and like their school. 

     

    So... which would you pick? 

     

    Thanks!

    -Cogidubnus

    2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

    in Biology

    Posted

    I have a little hope but I guess it's time to prepare for the worst case scenario. Do you remember if you sent in your app before December 1 or did you wait it out until the second deadline December 16? By the way, your stats are amazing.

     

    I sent it in before 12/1. I have good grades and test scores, but I don't have a good research background and I didn't take any CS courses in college... my CS background is self taught over the last year. Hence the rejects from UCSF and MIT (and probably all the others at this point except Cornell...).

    2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

    in Biology

    Posted

    I only applied to two computational biology programs, Duke and CMU/Pitt. It was my own stupid fault for not writing my SOP earlier. I just wish they would reject me, since they have both already sent invites. This way I at least I can wholeheartedly cogitate my failure in life. 

     

    I think I'm the only one who posted a CMU/Pitt invitation, and it's a big program. I'm guessing they're not done sending out invites. 

    2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

    in Biology

    Posted

    I'd like to take a quick opinion poll. How many interviews would you have to do before you'd feel confident about your shot at getting accepted into a program? 

     

    You have to assess what an interview means at different schools. At some schools, an interview means you'll almost certainly get accepted (unless you obviously screw up the interview). At others, it might mean you have a 50% chance. Idk if there are schools where it's less than that, but they definitely don't invite tons of people they're not interested in for interviews, given the expense. 

     

    For me, I would probably be pretty comfortable with 4 interviews. 

    2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

    in Biology

    Posted

    Undergrad Institution: Ivy
    Major(s): Biology, Latin
    Minor(s):
    GPA in Major: 3.85
    Overall GPA: 3.90
    Position in Class: top 10-15%
    Type of Student: American male

    GRE Scores (revised/old version):
    Q: 170
    V: 165
    W: 6.0



    Research Experience: Some, not spectacular. 1 summer after freshman year in developmental evolution, 1 year of organic synthesis. No publications.

    Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Magna, a few small research fellowships ($$), national merit scholar

    Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Science teacher, science/math tutor for college dean's office, private tutor

    Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Volunteering for science olympiad?

    Special Bonus Points: Did a 3 month programming school after college, one rec from a pretty good researcher

    Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:

    Applying to Where:

    Yale - BBS (Computational Biology and Bioinformatics) -

    MIT - CSBi

    Princeton - QCB

    Stanford - Biomedical Informatics

    Cornell Tri-inst - Computational Biology

    Carnegie Mellon/U Pitt - Computational Biology

    UCSF - Bioinformatics - Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

    UC Berkeley - Computational Biology

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