bb9931

Yes I am starting MCB in the Fall!!! My email is bb9931@wayne.edu if any of you MCB folk wanna get a hold of me .

Going to Dartmouth MCB!!! Lemme know people who decide to go there, would be nice to talk to the other incoming first years. Applied: Harvard, BU, Tufts(Sackler Immuno), MIT, WashU, NYU, Columbia, Albert Einstein, Dartmouth, Umiami Interviews: Tufts, Umiami, Dartmouth, Einstein Attending: DARTMOUTH!!!

I'm going to Dartmouth I loved it! They were so fun and nice.

Thought I'd update on who I have heard from just in case people want to know where people are interviewing. Applied: Harvard, BU, Tufts, MIT, Columbia, NYU, Albert Einstein, Umass, Dartmouth, Umiami Interviews: Tufts, Albert Einstein, Dartmouth, Umiami (first one this week) Accepted:??? Reject (BOOO): Harvard, Columbia, Umass, MIT No Reply: BU, NYU

Damn you already have a PhD and getting a 2nd one...impressive

Has anyone heard from NYU (molecular onc and immunology?). Also wondering if people have heard from Tufts Immunology that are not Massachusetts residents. Thanks.

Wow did anyone get an interview at Umass Worcester Cancer Bio? I was rejected there too...oh well hopefully the Dartmouth interview goes well and I go there .

I appreciate the sarcasm...clearly blatant flattery is the way to get everything . I did indeed contact various labs, however not all responded and many of the emails were very brief (don't want to annoy). I plan on reading some papers of my interviewers when I actually interview so that I can converse with them about their research etc... I'm hoping to either be at Dartmouth, BU, or Tufts Sackler I think they are probably my top 3 at this point (assuming that I get rejected from Harvard!)

Does anyone know when programs generally let you know if you are accepted or not post interview? My first interview is one of my top choices (18th of Feb), so I was curious if programs typically let you know right away or if they wait awhile before offering acceptances. I'm sure this differs by school, but I'd like to know.

Ah well I contacted Einstein and they interview into March, I spoke to a friend of mine last year and said most programs reply during February, with the fast programs replying in Jan. I have a few interviews so I'm not super paranoid, but it would be nice to hear back from the 5 or so programs that I haven't heard from.

Yea I have not yet heard from Einstein or NYU. Einstein's deadline was sometime in January, that might be why they are taking awhile to respond.

I meant Boston University Immunology (thru division of grad medical sciences)

Just got rejected from MIT microbiology (in case others applied and wanted to know if they are replying). Still have yet to hear from 6 and very nervous, I REALLY want a BU and or Tufts interview. My partner is moving to the east coast for residency and so far my only interview remotely close to boston is Dartmouth. Hopefully I hear from BU or Tufts soon, I'm thinking Tufts is going to be a rejection but I'm really hoping it isn't.

Thanks for the reassurance, to be honest Dartmouth is probably in my top 3 so I'd be thrilled to get in hopefully that interview goes well. I'll feel better if I can get at least 2 more east coast, my boyfriend is doing his residency out there and I would prefer to be in the east rather than at Miami (my only other interview).

So I just received a rejection from cancer biology at Umass, after a very exciting 2 days of getting Dartmouth MCB and Umiami. I thought after Dartmouth I'd get a few more interviews, but now I'm kinda worried I sort of thought I'd get an interview at Umass. Is anyone else finding this process rather random? The other 7 schools to which I applied are Columbia, NYU, Einstein, MIT, BU, Tufts, and Harvard. I suppose I hope I manage to get at least 2-4 more interviews, I'm going to be very nervous if I only end up getting 2 and one of them is Dartmouth.

I got my first 2 interviews, MCB at Dartmouth the 18th of Feb and UMiami (sometime after that). Still no word from the other 8 schools, but definitely feeling a little better after the Dartmouth interview, would hope that means I get at least 2 or 3 more interviews so I know I'm going somewhere next year (would hope that means I'll at least get Umass/NYU/Tufts/BU/ or Einstein). Congrats on everyone who heard back this week, looks like this week was a big week for a lot of people. Hopefully next week brings in some more, I'm ecstatic with Dartmouth but obviously I'd like more interviews so that I don't have to worry about not getting in anywhere!

I too applied Sackler immuno and have not heard anything, or heard anything from anyone for that matter :-(. Hopefully I'm not waiting to get 10 rejections...that would be quite depressing. For the most part, is this relatively early in the interview cycle for most programs?

Yea I'm kinda bummed that I haven't heard from anywhere, but I would imagine most have to interview thru february, and all the stellar people obviously get interviews first. I'm just hoping I make a few school's later interviews and manage to get in...I'm in Michigan at the moment and have always wanted to go to the east coast, I'll be so upset if I don't get into any of them .

Yea congrats, Rocafellar is a huge acceptance (my PI went to Harvard for his PhD and I know they were his only rejection when he applied back in the day). Still haven't heard anything good or bad yet :-/.....waiting is a lot more stressful than I thought it would be, it makes you think of all the potential flaws in your application and worry that they will all reject you!

Still no interviews...or rejections....would like to hear something soon!!!

Well aren't you special....I don't have any interviews. Just kidding congratulations, did you apply MCB at Dartmouth? I also applied to Dartmouth but have not heard anything yet although my 3rd letter of recommendation has been delinquent and is apparently submitting mine tomorrow. Congrats on Cornell and Duke, I did not apply to those but those certainly are impressive interviews.

Nope have not heard from Harvard BBS. Was wondering if anyone applied to the cancer biology program at Umass worcester?

Well your stats look pretty damn good to me, would be shocked if you don't get into any (wish my stats were that good).

I wouldn't worry yet, I haven't heard anything yet (good or bad) and I applied to 10 programs. I'm also a U.S. citizen...so if we are supposed to hear earlier than you I haven't heard anything . Good luck, I'm sure most of us are more worried about things than we should be (Although my GRE wasn't great, so I might be worried for a good reason if it makes a big difference).

So I haven't heard anything yet suppose I have no rejections so that's a good sign but I'm really nervous. I applied to a lot of reach schools, but there were a few on my list that I really thought I'd at least get interviews at. I applied 10. Graduating undergrad in 3 years, honors biology degree with thesis research (no publications at the moment). I have a 3.69/4.00 GPA, and my GRE was 510 V and 700 Q. I know this is not phenomenal, but I'm hoping its enough to at least get interviews. Here is what I applied. Umass Worcester GSBS (Cancer) Sackler Tufts Immuno Boston University Medical Sciences (Immuno) Harvard (Biomedical sciences thru med school) MIT (Microbiology) NYU (Sackler Molecular Onc/Immuno) WashU (DBBS) Umiami Miller School of Med (cancer) Dartmouth (MCB) Columbia (molecular pathogenesis) Anyone got interviews at these specific programs yet? I'm really nervous that I haven't heard anything