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Nice..I currently work at Roche. I definitely agree that acadamia and industry is pretty different.

Thanks for the responses...do you think its weird if my project didn't really involve answering a question..it was more of trying to produce something..also how do grad schools view research done in industry?

I was wondering how much responsibilities do undergraduates usually get in a research lab. I'm trying to figure out if my research experience is similar to what most undergraduate students have. In my undergrad lab, there were 3 main projects that everyone worked on so nobody had a project that was solely their own, not even the grad students, so it was a very cooperative environment. I did have a project where I did 90% of the work but not sure how sophisticated the project is compared to what other undergrads have done. thanks

Wow really..that is exactly the same flight I have...I wonder if you are suppose to be my roommate..cause I know that the person I'm rooming with is also flying with me from SFO

cool I'll be at the January interview and I'm flying out a day early too since its going to take me awhile to get there.. your location said CA..is that where your flying from?

cell and molecular biology...I wished they showed us a sample presentation so I know what kind of format or level of detail to go into..are you going to be at the January interview?

Hey I'm super nervous about the presentation too..which program within bms are you applying to?

Yep..see you there..yea I submitted my apps during that time too so I'm glad that MSU was quick about interviews...have you started preparing for you the presentation?

I applied to Cell and Molecular Biology..are you going to the January interview?

what program in MSU BMS are you applying to?

Some schools have interviews during their recruitment weekends so you attend them before you are accepted

Cool.. I am hoping to come to the January interview.. Hopefully we can meet then..

I applie to CMB.

thanks for the warning..I just saw it on my spam folder too..I am glad that I'm not the only one

Hi...how do you determine if a program is extremely competitive or not??

lol thanks for the response...I am super nervous about my interview and its the only program I want..I'm kinda new to applying to phd programs so I'm not sure what to expect or if I am even considered a competitive applicant.. .

Hey can anyone give me some advice..if I didn't specify how long I've been working in research on my application..should I mention it during my interview?

Thanks..I'm from the west coast so I'm a little nervous about the weather as well..

thanks for all your help! BTW are there usually a lot of OOS students?

Hi do you know roughly how many students they interview for the BMS program? Thanks

Thank you so much...I am a little less stressed about it after seeing your response..is there anything that you recommend that I should do to prepare for the interview?

By phone call...I submitted it on Nov 20

Just got an interview from MSU ..hope the rest of you hear back soon too

Thanks for the response...did you have to give a presentation during the interview?

Wow thanks...GRE aside..what do you think are considered competitive gpa and research experience for the program? Do they accept a lot of people that they interview? Thanks again