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aldoushuxley

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  • Gender
    Female
  • Interests
    Virology and evolutionary biology, parasitology
  • Application Season
    2014 Fall
  • Program
    Immunology

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  1. Love love love chapel hill. You will become familiar with this bookstore!
  2. I was placed next to a girl who would not stop hacking and sniffling the whole time. Those gross earphones they give you made my head hurt and suction against your ears, so I suffered through it. Not as bad as the alarm situation, but I was getting really distracted.
  3. Also, he showed me the letter after it was submitted, so obviously not expecting feedback other than a thank you.
  4. He's not famous, just well known. lol. I used to be interested in veterinary medicine but realized that I worked better in a lab rather than a client based setting because I am introverted. The letter was shown to me. I would feel like a twat asking him to redo it. I think you are right in regards to the context of the letter, though, so maybe I will just ride with it and hope that my SOP and other LOR's reveal enough regarding my work ethic.
  5. His personality may account for some of this; he is a quiet spoken, modest, brilliant man. He communicates with clients in a way that he can use as few words as possible and they love him for that.
  6. I did not because I know him so well and he knows me. He has a great reputation and has written many letters for admitted veterinary students (harder program than what I'm applying for). Everyone told me he was going to be a great recommender for my application.
  7. First deadline is the 15th, but others are in January. Might have a professor that I can use instead. My other professor (that wrote one of my LOR's) said that my other two letters are good (including his), so one short one shouldn't hurt too bad, but if I am able, find a new recommender. I am really upset because me and the recommender who wrote the short LOR are good friends. We work well together and I feel like he didn't want to put any more effort into this. On another note, can recommenders see if you nix them from your list? Will the school send them an email that their LOR is not needed any more?
  8. A veterinarian that I work with and am very close with wrote me a LOR. He has written many before and has assisted numerous students in getting into vet school. He is our medical director and very well known throughout the veterinary community. I am applying to several PhD and MS microbiology/immunology programs. I was able to see his LOR and was disappointed that it was so short: Aldoushuxley joined us nearly two years ago, and she has been a terrific addition to our practice working as a veterinary assistant. She learns quickly, shows good initiative and requires only a modest level of supervision. She is hard working and has demonstrated far above average intelligence. Aldoushuxley possesses excellent interpersonal skills and has a pleasant personality. Her work ethic and intellectual aptitude make her an excellent candidate for post graduate studies. I have 2 other letters that are longer and more in depth. Should I nix him from my LOR team and find someone new really quick? Or is this short and to the point where admission committees won't mind?
  9. My sister did her associates in BME and got right into a job starting at $45,000/year. I don't know much about the field itself, but I would guess that women are highly sought after for diversity purposes.
  10. I think it all depends on your personality type [as a woman]. If I end up getting married in grad school, then shit, i'll be married. I want a very intimate ceremony anyways, so I don't think that planning would be a huge stressor. As a woman in science though, I feel like I will do my best work in my twenties. I don't want to be tied down with a kid while I'm supposed to be cranking out research. I am serious about my career, but I am also serious about my relationship. You don't have to choose one or the other; you just have to manage your time (and also make sacrifices occasionally). I want to have kids eventually, but that can wait until I am not working an entry level job or a post-doc.
  11. Question: "Future publication" is in manuscript phase; I expressed this on my resume and personal statement for my applications (I wrote that I would be 2nd author). Now my supervisor wants me to write the manuscript (draft to be finished in January), making me 1st author. Should I write to the admissions committee? 2nd to 1st author is a big step and I'm excited, but confused how to approach this. It will be my first publication. Note: Supervisor is a well known researcher and told me that this will definitely be published in a specific journal that he has been published in numerous times.
  12. I did exactly that; I hope that they don't think it's too pushy. I know one for sure has it written. The other told me that mine is the first rec letter that she has ever written. So nervous. It's finals week. I shouldn't be thinking about this stuff!
  13. FYI, just got an email from Ohio State: Thank you for submitting your application for admission to the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program at The Ohio State University. Our admissions committee will be meeting at the beginning of December to determine who will receive the first round of interviews. We are still missing two letters of recommendation for your entire application to be complete. Please submit this missing piece as soon as possible. We look forward to receiving this additional information from you. Of course the two LOR's are taking forever.
  14. Basically, I think that they can do background checks on you (esp. since they have your SS#). They may do that primarily because of your DUI, and there may be information about your law school suspension there too. I'm not a legal expert, though.
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