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  1. AGradStudentHasNoName
    Who is turning down that invite? They have 2 weekends as well. It would have to be your 3rd+ choice AND the other interviews for your top choice would have to be those weekends lol.
  2. AGradStudentHasNoName
    seems like they must be having another adcomm meeting. Otherwise results would have continued going out this morning. That is all I can imagine.
  3. AGradStudentHasNoName
    What is really frustrating is that the last status update was around 6pm eastern time and nothing since then. So I think we have to wait until tomorrow...
  4. AGradStudentHasNoName
    So what? They are going down a list maybe alphabetical and sending out invites and rejections. They seem interleaved... I haven't been rejected yet. I am picturing this
  5. AGradStudentHasNoName
    I emailed the coordinator to ask if all invites had been sent. She responded quickly saying that all applicants will be notified by friday. And now someone has posted that they were rejected by email...
  6. AGradStudentHasNoName
    A few people heard from them (not me) on the 23rd of December. We must assume rejection. Sorry, was tough for me too. and to report another rejection, I did not get Cambridge mathematical genomics and medicine. They only had 2 spots for Americans so it was a complete crap shoot. And they also handle admissions in conjunction with the Sanger program which I did get invited to. So I'll assume that is the reason lol.
  7. AGradStudentHasNoName
    Nope. Don't worry. It's coming.
  8. AGradStudentHasNoName
    I am BI track.
  9. AGradStudentHasNoName
    Maybe check the application? Information changed there and previous years they tell people to look at the application for the rejection. If there is no rejection then maybe there is still hope. Best of luck!
  10. AGradStudentHasNoName
    I got ucsf too. See u there!
  11. AGradStudentHasNoName
    End of this week if that. Possibly the following week. Don't hold your breath. Congrats on MIT biology. Super exciting.
  12. AGradStudentHasNoName
    Rejection is tough. Remember that this is a somewhat random process. Perhaps they have bad metrics. Perhaps other people have personal relationships that help them get in. Perhaps they are looking for people in a different subfield than you are in. You got into some great programs. Try to be happy with that. I missed one of my top choices but just got invites at 2 super programs so I am happy. But it takes some time. You have the right to grieve as well. Sorry.
  13. AGradStudentHasNoName
    Historical evidence from thegradcafe survey says January 20th-27th is when they have sent out invites. I assume it will be similar this year. I haven't gotten the official email from stanford yet so I don't know when they want to know by, but I bet it is before the 20th. I have a sneaky suspicion that they do this on purpose to find out which one you really want? But it is tricky. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush as they say. I'm just ecstatic that I got the Stanford invite right now. I hadn't really considered the HST conflict... In the hypothetical world in which I get an HST invite, I would probably clone myself or invent time traveling technology to attend both, perhaps hire a look alike and coach him for a month.... But really, that is tough. Very very very tough. At the same time, I would LOVE to have that hard decision to make. *drools*.
  14. AGradStudentHasNoName
    This is in regards to Stanford BMI interview. My friend says that in her year they interviewed about 20 and accepted about 10, most of whom enrolled. She said that most of her interviews they accepted most of the applicants, but not at Stanford. So that is something to keep in mind. She says the interview with the reputation for being the hardest is an interview with 2 current students. So it's not over yet. Have to take it seriously.
  15. AGradStudentHasNoName
    I would love to know. I actually have a friend who just graduated from the Stanford BMI program. I just sent her an email asking a few questions.
  16. AGradStudentHasNoName
    Congrats!!! Long interview. I'm excited. So much adrenaline right now...
  17. AGradStudentHasNoName
    Stanford BMI just gave me a call... invite! GOOOOOOOOD DAAAAY
  18. AGradStudentHasNoName
    Posting here as well as comp bio thread because I'm so excited. Sanger Institute/Cambridge 4-year PhD program invite!
  19. AGradStudentHasNoName
    Sanger Institute/Cambridge 4-year program invite WOoT!
  20. AGradStudentHasNoName
    No.
  21. AGradStudentHasNoName
    If they are not in your subsubfield they do not care much about your experiments. Tell them big picture what you are trying to work towards or what applications it might have then narrow it down to a more specific question or topic and how you are addressing that. If you are taking more than 5 minutes without follow on questions then you are going into too much detail. Think about how you explain it to your family and friends. Communicating your research to a broad audience is a key part of getting a phd and doing research in general. You constantly have to ask for funding from people who do have technical backgrounds but don't know much about your subsubfield. You have to connect it to the bigger picture, intermediate picture, small picture, and exactly how you are addressing that small picture with evidence.
  22. AGradStudentHasNoName
    This is a genuine question. Do grad programs care about having low acceptance rates? I feel like this is an undergrad only thing primarily driven by ranking systems that use that as a metric for how good a school is. And all it is really measuring is how popular a school is among prospective students. I guess pure bio grad school has these rankings as well. Comp bio basically doesn't have a full ranking on any of the ranking agencies. I would think that for grad programs there would be such better metrics to use anyway (number of papers, impact factors, % alums staying in academia/getting tenure track jobs, etc). So in response to @blueyellow if its free then there is no downside. If you would seriously consider going there then I would say go for it.
  23. AGradStudentHasNoName
    Shoot. Just checked my UCSF application and my GRE scores weren't attached despite having sent them months ago. I resent them and emailed the program coordinator. Hopefully I can still be considered... EDIT: Luckily I have the ETS confirmation that it was sent previously as proof. I doubt it will be a problem.
  24. AGradStudentHasNoName
    EDIT: Now I think I'm wrong. It does look like early January! Please disregard the rest of the message... The Bioinformatics program within iPQB have sent out invites mid January the past few years. Just thought I would mention that since people here might get worried if early January passes. I applied for bioinformatics. Not sure if I should have applied for the general program or not. I would like to hear back sooner lol.
  25. AGradStudentHasNoName
    That assumes a near 100% enrollment of accepted students. This cannot be the case, can it? @Lindsay1807's post above shows last year's numbers and before. The one missing number is how many interviewed. I expect not many more interviewed than were offered admission. They have to assume that at least some of the people they offer admission will take an offer from a different school even for top programs because those people are likely to get into other top programs.
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