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Has anyone heard from Boston University (Biology), Harvard MCB, Columbia (Biological Science), Rockefeller and/or Princeton (Biology) - all PhD? I have pretty much got rejects from all other univs and hoping I can crack one of these programs! Thanks Applied to (13/13): Harvard MIT BU Umass Med Stanford UCSF UCB Scripps Yale Princeton Rockefeller Columbia Caltech Rejected (6/13): Yale BBS, UC Berkeley MCB, MIT, Stanford, UCSF, UIUC Interviews (0/13): Accepted (0/13):

@Jubliee - which program at Columbia did you get interview call from?? which program at Princeton is still considering applications?? thanks

Rejects from Yale BBS and UC Berkeley MCB Applied to (13/13): Harvard MIT BU Umass Med Stanford UCSF UCB Scripps Yale Princeton Rockefeller Columbia Caltech Rejected (2/13): Yale BBS, UC Berkeley MCB Interviews (0/24): Accepted (0/24):

Undergrad Institution: Electrical Engineering (B.Eng) from good public university in India Undergrad Institution(s): Carnegie Mellon University (M.S) - Biomedical Engineering AND University of Cambridge (M.Phil) - Pathology Overall GPA: B.Eng - 77/100, M.S - 3.4/4.0, M.Phil - by research Position in Class: Top 1% in undergrads and middle of the class in M.S Type of Student: International, Female GRE Scores (old version): Q: 770 V: 570 W: 4.0 TOEFL Total: 103 IELTS Total: 8.5 Research Experience: Multiple conference papers during undergrads, TWO 2nd author papers during M.S @ CMU and expected ONE first author paper during M.Phil Special Bonus Points: Shifted from electrical engineering to biomedical engineering to biology (pathology) Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: 2 recommendations from CMU and 1 recommendation from Cambridge Applying to Where: Stanford - Cancer Biology UCSF - Tetrad UCB - MCB Scripps Institute Boston University - Biology MIT - Biology Harvard - BBS UMass Medical School - Joint PhD program Rockefeller University Columbia Univ - Biological Science Princeton - Biology Caltech - Biology Yale - BBS Applied to (13/13): Harvard MIT BU Umass Med Stanford UCSF UCB Scripps Yale Princeton Rockefeller Columbia Caltech Interviews (0/24): Accepted (0/24):