AlexM451

No, they do not do interviews.

Got the Rockefeller acceptance package by Fedex today!

Got an invite from Columbia but haven't heard from Rockefeller or Harvard yet :/

Is Rockefeller your top choice? It's mine...I've never visited but I've heard they treat grad students extremely well. And no, I haven't heard from them yet either. So what do you think about staying with current grad students vs. staying in a hotel for MIT's open house?

I received an invitation to interview at MIT by email today. The interview dates are 2/8, 2/22, or 3/8. Needless to say, I'm elated. Good luck to you!

Currently 500 pages into The Stand by Stephen King. I love how most people in this thread are reading material pertinent to their respective fields. I'm applying to microbiology programs, and The Stand is about an epidemic superflu...

This has all been so helpful, thanks a lot guys!

So I just got my first interview invite from Yale Microbiology, and yes, it has made my winter break. But now I'm stuck with some new questions: what are the interviews usually like? Do any of you know what kinds of questions you would ask about a science program? Also, what do people usually wear for these things? Good luck to all of you

StaphA47, you have entered the "I hate Beta-lactams" Chat Room YersiniaP23: Ya'll know you want some of my bubonic plague! xxStrepPxx: Anyone looking to conjugate? Ecoli157: Age/F-type/Gram-Stain? xxStrepPxx: 28 minutes/negative/positive Ecoli157: eh, not for me MycoTuberc: Who wants to see underneath my capsule? T4_phage: hey guys! Ecoli157: oh shit... You have entered private chat with xxStrepPxx: StaphA47: hey, wanna conjugate? xxStrepPxx: A/F/G? StaphA47: 17 minutes/positive/positive xxStrepPxx: ooh a younger microbe, i'm into it StaphA47: after an evening of secreting toxins and metabolizing glucose, we spread to the epidermis and find a comfortable, romantic spot on an adipocyte xxStrepPxx: i tickle you playfully with my flagella, and start secreting mating factors StaphA47: I begin to extend my long sex pilus xxStrepPxx: oooh yeah how big is it? StaphA47: 3 micrometers baby xxStrepPxx: mmmm that's huge StaphA47: my pilus makes contact with your surface coat, forming a mating bridge, i draw you in close xxStrepPxx: yes, i want your antibiotic resistance genes! StaphA47: within milliseconds i shoot my plasmids all over your surface coat xxStrepPxx: ughh...well that's disappointing StaphA47: I swear this never happens, usually i last much longer xxStrepPxx: whatever, i'm going to talk to my ex-mate, neisseria gonorrhoeae StaphA47: i wouldn't do that, i hear he gets around xxStrepPxx has exited private chat

With your GPA, GRE scores, and research experience, you have a substantial shot at getting into any of these schools, in my opinion. I wouldn't skimp on the SoP though, just to be sure.

Hello everyone! My stats are: Major: Molecular & Cell Biology Minor: Chemistry GPA: 3.96 ("Public Ivy") GRE: 750V/760Q/5.5AW Research: 3 years in immunology/cell biology lab, currently drafting a paper (first author) 1 summer internship at Pfizer GRD in a flow cytometry lab, poster presentation. Awards: Goldwater Scholarship, various grants, dean's list etc... Applying to immunology/microbiology programs at: Rockefeller Columbia Weill Cornell Princeton Harvard MIT Anyone know of any particularly good micro/immuno programs (especially focusing on host-pathogen relationship)? Good luck everyone!

Thanks a lot, modularblues!

Hey guys, I'm gearing up to apply for the 2009 NSF GRFP...but I'm a little confused as to which research I should use for my proposal. I'm going to be a senior this year, I've got tons of research experience, and am currently working in a lab. Should I use the research I'm completing now for my proposal? Or should I simply add it to my list of previous work and find a new project to write about? Do applicants normally pore over the literature looking for areas where they can envision the next step or do they stay within their comfort zone for writing the proposal?