[Philadelphia, PA]

 

Hey!

 

I am also considering Penn for a very different program Bioengineering. But I am also going through the process of figuring out if I want to live in Philadelphia and if so where is a good place to live and how much would it cost.

 

So... That being said I was wondering if you accumulated any info on where is the best place to live around Penn ( cheap, safe and nice)??

Thanks!!

 

I second this! Any help would be appreciated

 

I will be in Philly this Fall.

[2014 Biology Grad Warriors]

Accepted Penn CAMB offer! Woooohoo. Philly here I come. @kevintoy

[Hard decisions (biology)]

You interviewed at those places and I think that you should trust what you think and go with that

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Oh god I had a dream that I got invites from Yale and Standford :/

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

I am so worried about back-up plans. I am an international student and I can't go back home to work because we do not have positions that would help me to strengthen by experience. I am guessing that the back-up options would be: apply to schools with later deadlines and jobs/research positions? Anyone aware of anything else?

 

EDIT: Just got my rejection form Berkeley. Email told me to login to check status of my application.

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

I understood her to mean 15-18 matriculate. So if it's 80 total and maybe 30-40 offers, that's no so bad I suppose. About 40-50% chance for anyone interviewing.

Well not everyone who is interviewing will have the same shot at getting in. Don't the programs rank candidates? I know of a few that do.

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

I think Biology@Princeton is done sending invites.

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Just got my Stanford interview!

Congrats! They just emailed you so late? Nice

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Stanford Cancer Biology invite on the results page, who was that? Ahh

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Does anyone think that Princeton MolBio is done sending out invites too ?

This is turning into a nightmare.

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Yea, I'm pretty sure that's it for Yale. Hoping for the best...

 

If I end up with only this Penn interview, then I will have to try my best to rock it!

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

I asked and they said all invites were sent in Dec.

Sighhhhhhh :'(

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Has anyone heard from UPenn CAMB cancer biology yet? I know I've seen some UPenn stuff, but I'm pretty sure each subsection has its own admissions committee.

Yea I received an invite on Dec 16.

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

So scared of tomorrow.

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Rejected from Berkeley. It hurts :-(

The fact that they started the email with "Dear Applicant" instead of my full name is pretty insulting. Oh well... There are 7 other possible rejections to come...

Berkeley MCB?

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Stanford will send out invites starting Jan 6 (next Monday). Sorry about the rejections everyone. UCSF rejected me too =[

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Got that evil email from Rockefeller too. Wish it was an interview!

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Princeton MolBio usually has two interview dates, two weeks apart. I know people there and I can tell you that the people who are offered interviews are the ones who will pretty much be admitted. If you interview at Princeton MolBio and don't get admitted then you will probably be waitlisted.

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

What is your take on being offered the latest/later interview dates from a school? Do you think that receiving an interview date later on means that you are not among the top choices of a program?

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Penn CAMB interview today! Might as well post my stats:

 

Undergrad Institution: Ivy
Major(s): Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Mathematics
Overall GPA: 4.0
Position in Class: Very high
Type of Student: International

GRE Scores (revised/old version):
Q: 165
V: 165
W: 5.0

Research Experience: 2 years at my school and 1 semester at top cancer lab at another ivy

Applying to Where: UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, Stanford, Rockefeller, Princeton, Yale, UPenn