Chimeric Phoenix

Seems like it depends on which program you applied to and what their decision was. Rejections came through the mail for a lot of people.

Just called Stanford (Immunology), and they said they would use the unofficial scores that I uploaded. I didn't ask specifically, but the tone of her voice sounded like they were still making decisions. Still some hope left

I tried emailing them, because everything is listed as received and I have a receipt from ETS sending the scores to the right number and I got this: Dear Prospective Student, Thank you for your interest in the Biosciences Ph.D. Programs at Stanford University. The deadline to submit an application for autumn 2014 was Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Late applications will not be accepted. For information about our admissions process, our faculty, and Stanford University, please visits the following web sites: etc. etc. Well, I expect to get that rejection letter in the mail in the next few weeks.

I just realized my Stanford application is listed as incomplete... =(

You might also get more responses if this were in a thread of its own.

Good Luck to everyone applying to Stanford! Big week coming up

Thanks and Good Luck! You might be able to search the results to see when they invited people last year.

I got an invite, but I'm not sure if they're still sending out more.

Mayo has me scheduling my own flight as well...

I'm terrible with fashion, but I would consider this casual, and with nicer pants business casual. I think of business casual as dressed up, without a tie. If there are any fashion forward people that want to add more please do.

Thanks! I got a call on the 12th, flight info on the 17th, and a final email with the rest of the details on the 19th. They said that we'll know who we interview with when we arrive. I guess we get a folder with our specific schedule.

From what I've read, it's mostly casual to business casual. The interview for WUSTL said casual for the dinners and business casual for the actual interviews.

Just so you guys know, I've gotten a few interviews with a very bad undergrad GPA (1.6 my spring semester Sr year...). If you explained why you didn't perform well in the past and convinced them it won't happen in the future they'll give you a shot. Try to relax and enjoy your break. It may be the last one you have for awhile.

Awesome, I was worried they would coincide with another school I wanted to visit. Thanks!

If you don't mind me asking, when do they hold interviews?

Thanks dude, I'm still in disbelief. Medicine - Immunology

Just got an email for an interview with Johns Hopkins!

Congratulations! Hurray for second chances lol

There are a lot of people in the same situation, so it's hard to say one way or another. Your application is already out there now, so just try to stay positive and don't be too worried about the superstars on this site.

Thanks for the info, you are a gentleman and a scholar good sir.

I applied to some of those schools, hoping to hear back soon too... Stanford starts notifying week of Jan 6 Washington notifies late December

I had to get my MS due to a terrible undergrad GPA, but I also have had funding for all but one semester. So, it hasn't cost me a ton of money. You don't want to get into med school type debt when you're only going to get PhD salary when it's all said and done. When they called I was so shocked, I didn't think it was real at first. Hope you get some nice options too!

Undergrad Institution: State school, largest medical school in the state. Major(s): Bio Minor(s): Nope GPA in Major: 2.6 Overall GPA: 3.2 Position in Class: average I'm guessing Type of Student: male minority Grad Institution: State school nobody knows about Overall GPA: 3.8 GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 159 V: 165 W: 4 Research Experience: Research for my MS, 1 year of research in undergrad Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Minority fellowship in grad school, won 2 awards for poster presentations in grad school, 1 public policy fellowship in undergrad Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Graduated with 2 years experience working in a lab, 2 years working as academic support in housing Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: 2 abstracts at international meeting in hematology Special Bonus Points: minority Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: cancer survivor with record of volunteering with cancer patients.