[Developmental Biology Applicants?]

I am having a really hard time deciding between Yale MCGB, U. Chicago Dev Bio, and U. Penn DRSB. I am excited about the research at each program, and  I would probably like Philly or Chicago over New Haven...but I still am stuck. Any opinions on the programs or their reputation in cell and developmental biology?

[Why do schools usually arrange the interview on Friday?]

I am interviewing at U. Chicago for DRSB January 23rd-25th.

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

ahh I know! I think they are just teasing us now

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

How do you schedule interviews if some programs don't get back to you until mid January?

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

I just got an interview invite from UNC BBSP, but they only offered me one weekend which of course conflicts with my only other interview. Did other people who heard back from UNC get a choice of weekends?

[Could anyone critique my SOP - Applying for Ph.D. in Biological Sciences]

Yeah, I can take a look at it. Would you mind if we swapped essays?

[UCSF Program in Craniofacial and Mesenchymal Biology]

It looks like you have the choice of applying through TETRAD, BMS or  Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (DSCB) program. You may want to apply to the Oral and Craniofacial Sciences program which is through the Dental School. I am curious which program would be more/less competitive.

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Undergrad Institution: Big State Research University

 Major(s): Biology and Math
Minor(s):
Overall GPA: 3.67
Type of Student: Domestic female

GRE Scores (revised/old version):
Q: 161
V: 162
W: 4.5


Research Experience: So far I have had one summer internship in a physiology lab, two years in a lab that studies signal transduction in oncology.  Right now I am a technician in an academic virology lab for the past year.

Co-author on two papers, and first author on one in submission
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's list for a couple of semesters, but that's pretty much it

Special Bonus Points: PI at current lab is a NAS member and professor at a school I am applying to

I am interested in developmental biology, probably along the lines of establishment of cell polarity/axis formation or morphogenesis

 

Applying to Where: Definitely needs to be cut down

Harvard- BBS

UChicago- DRSB

UPenn.- CAMB

UCLA.- ACCESS

Michigan- PIBS

WUSTL- DBBS

Wisconsin- CMB

Yale- BBS

 

I am also interested in Weill Cornell or Sloan Kettering because many of the labs I want to join are listed under both programs. How do you decide which program to apply to? Or do you just apply to both?