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Hi all, I'll be at the IBGP next year as well! I'm just graduating from undergrad this spring, so I'll be starting in late August so I can have a little break from school. I'll be moving in with my boyfriend who is a humanities grad student at Duquesne, who will have lived in Pittsburgh for 2 years this summer (we are transplants from the Boston area), so I have some knowledge of Pittsburgh as well if anyone has any questions.

I interviewed the 22nd, aka the weekend before last. The program and I are a really good fit, and I got along really well with all the profs and grad students I talked to. Bonus: my boyfriend lives in the city, so after almost 4 years of long distance we can live together! It's a perfect combination of awesome program and that

Accepted to Pitt IBGP!!!!! I can't believe I know where I'm going next year.

CONGRATS!!!!!!!

I'm not, but I *am* going nuts waiting for Pitt IBGP...

Congratulations!!!!!!!

OK, I see. I did meet with some program directors, and one professor I know who was on the adcom. Thanks for the info!! I really, really hope I hear soon.

MVM (molecular virology and microbio). That's interesting, I thought they were umbrella admissions. But there were a lot of MVM hopefuls on my weekend... Ack. Nothing to do but wait. I haven't been this stressed since April my senior year of high school waiting to hear from the school I'm at now. I got really good vibes from all the profs I interviewed with and talked to at the faculty dinner, and have gotten positive responses to my thank-you emails, so I'm hopeful, but maybe that's a bad thing...

Congrats, Orims!!

Thanks, I know the adcom is meeting today, but I just am tearing my hair out because it would make my life to go to this program for a lot of reasons, and I just WANT TO KNOW...

I had an interview at the beginning of February and heard it was one of 5 recruitment weekends. I have not heard back from them though after the interview.

This is for anyone who has been accepted to Pitt IGBP--It's my first choice, and I just had my interview weekend. I want to know so badly!! How long after your weekend did you hear? All the results seem to have happened on Mondays so I think I might hear on March 3... Thanks!

I just got my first acceptance: Tufts Sackler for molecular microbio!!!!!!

Got an interview for Pitt IGBP on the 21st of February! I'm so excited, it's my first one!!!

Here's my profile: Undergrad Institution: SLAC, well-known in academia, and I think research here is well-regarded Major(s): Biology Minor(s): Chemistry, Theater GPA in Major: 3.39 Overall GPA: 3.48 Position in Class: No idea, we don't do rank here Type of Student: Domestic white female, no economic disadvantage GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 164 (89%) V: 165 (95%) W: 5.5 (97%) Research Experience: 1 month (January Term) doing molecular bio stuff volunteering at an immuno lab at Stanford, 1.5 years (in May/at graduation) in my current lab, in which I do genetics/muscle physiology research in C. elegans, and I'm an honors candidate in that lab this year Awards/Honors/Recognitions: I have merit scholarships to my school, including a National Merit scholarship for my SAT scores Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Cell & Molecular Bio TA. I also am the teaching coordinator for our school's GlobeMed chapter about issues of health access, privilege and oppression. Special Bonus Points: My mentor at Stanford did his Ph.D. at Yale, and my current PI/advisor went to UPenn for undergrad Applying to Where: UPitt IBGP Tufts Sackler for microbio BU PiBS Brandeis C&M UPitt MCB Case Western BSTP long shots: Harvard BBS Yale BBS UPenn BGS

Dear everyone else who has applied: I submitted UPitt IBGP on 12/1 when it was due, do you think I would have already been invited for an interview if they were going to give me one?