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Haha, I have to say that their email SUCKED!

And here go the mass rejection emails from MIT Biology! MIT was such a pain. They don't respond to emails, phone calls etc. Wouldn't have chosen this program anyway (they don't really have plant biology, I don't know why I applied to this program in the first place...). Anyway, sorry for those who cared about the program. My Berkeley rejection was pretty painful, so I know how much it can hurt...

Hi everybody! Do any of you guys know what are the statistics for getting accepted to Yale, Stanford and Cornell after an interview? I know that Harvard is 100% and I really want to believe that it's as high for the other ones....

Has anyone received a rejection email/something from MIT bio?

Well, I have to admit I'm SUPER happy I didn't take the GRE subject test. Maybe it would have helped me for Berkeley, but got other cool interviews without it (btw, I'm an international student).

Ok thank you ;-) My situation is a little different since I'm an international student and that they are just supposed to Skype with international applicants. But since I will already be in the US, I wanted to know what's their policy for American applicants.

Is there somebody here who's going to an interview at Cornell? Do they pay for your travel expenses?

Hey! Sorry if I sound a little dumb, but what does "attrition rate" mean?

Hi everybody! I was wondering if someone knows when are the interview weekends for Cornell Plant Biology and Davis Plant Biology? Or just to get an idea, if you applied to another Biology program, when are the interview dates for your programs? Many thanks :-) Good luck to all those that are waiting for emails this week ;-)

Congrats! Should I assume I got rejected?

Haha! I was thinking the exact same thing :-D

Thanks! Well if you are an international student then there is hope! Because they review American students and international ones separately. But maybe there's still hope for Americans as well. Fingers crossed for you :-)

I don't know. It was in my spam folder though

Cold Spring Harbor and Yale today YEAAAAAAH

I'M FREAKING OUUUUUUUT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaùkjdflksjdfùlqsdjfdkjfqsdkfjmsdfmskqdflsqjdnvkjqsdnvk

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...

So sorry dude :-(

Haha thank you! You too! Well, as long as I get into one American grad school I am happy. I just hate the idea that the committee looked at my application and said "he's not worth it". I know I'm taking this too personally and that rejections/frustrations are things we need to get used to if we want a research career but still... Anyways... Good luck for next week. It's a big week for all of us

I was really hoping to get an interview there... Oh well...

I saw that... That's really depressing. I would like to see what his/her application looks like. It's a shame he/she didn't post his/her stats...

Hey! Nice to meet you! Unfortunately, the interview weekend for the plant biology program starts on the 23rd of January. So there's no time left. The only thing I can hope for now is that they plan to interview international students who live too far away on Skype and this would explain why I still haven't heard back. But let's be realistic... It's a desperate last hope... So I'm just gonna wait for the other universities.

Apparently somebody got an interview at Berkeley. I'm depressed :-(

It depends on programs. I'm almost sure that all CS programs require the GRE general test (although it's not my field). As to the subject one, it depends. Some require it, others recommend it and others don't really care. You should check for each program individually.

Nermah1, I was referring to you when I said "only two"

Well I didn't receive an email saying I had a missing document, so I think it's fine. There was also a self-report box I think. Plus they received the scores ETS sent them, so I hope it's ok. :-)