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I've gone through and started reading more specific papers for my potential PIs, and looking for other people that might be interesting. May be worth a go!

I visited Purdue for the molecular pharmacology program, was a smaller program and wasn't particularly impressed. The other programs might be better, and I can't compare to Utah. West Lafayette was pretty meh I'm my opinion too. There were a couple people there doing decent research though. Try to look at papers and look for PIs, and try to figure out what kind of equipment is available to you too.

Just accepted IPiB program in Madison, WI! Exciting, and crazy to finally be done.

Great article thanks for this!

I've heard nothing as well. Will you post if you hear anything from Christian?

Anyone heard from Yale BBSB program? I've seen other programs on here...

Rejection from Caltech today, not a big surprise since no interview

Accepted to Madison WI IPiB program today! My first real acceptance! Yay! Still one more visit to La Jolla, but WI has a great program.

Email today for an interview at Scripps next week at La Jolla

I would seriously consider taking the bio one. I took the biochem and I think it hurt my chances with some of the schools. After you take it and indicate your schools you can not change your mind about sending, and if you screw up that is that. It also seems most schools don't care what gre you take.

If it helps I haven't heard from Davis either. Biochem but still...

Awesome! Looking forward to it, maybe see you there. Best of luck!

Anyone else going to Mayo on Thursday? I'm starting to get psyched for my first in person interview!

So much biology here so little biochemistry.

Tough school to get into and a good class it seems this year. Well keep an eye out for mine as well.

Washington or Wisconsin?

Had a Skype interview at Purdue in December and official offer by the end of the month. This was for their biochem program so not sure what department you are waiting on but I figured I'd give you that bit. I fly out to see the campus next week and compare with other options. You might be wait listed though...

That was Etern

Thanks for sharing. There is always something to be learned from any interview, and I think everyone will get some ideas as to what to expect on the interviews from this. Good luck with UC Davis and the rest of your interviews.

I contacted them by email and they were able to tell me I was rejected. Try to find the program coordinator on their website. Good luck!

So I emailed the cancer program coordinator at Stanford, got my rejection email within 30 mins. Yay... Well at least now I know.

I'm about to spam California, there are 4 schools out there I haven't heard from.

I haven't sadly :-( Scripps

From what I understand about Yale which is currently my top choice, they send out invites to the people they are ready to make offers to, and as long as you don't botch the interview you'll make it in. Due to admissions in other schools, and that people that have interviews there likely will be interviewing at Harvard and Stanford etc. they get about a 40-60% acceptance rate to their offers. A lot of this information is second hand word of mouth, so take it or leave it. The letter sent out to interviewees though says "We anticipate that most visitors will receive offers of admission" for what it's worth.

Worst: UC Boulder - Ruled out the app completely when they said I needed to fill out a paper form and fax it in to supplement what I put online. Yale's website was difficult to actually find the application link, although the application wasn't hard. Just couldn't find the Apply here section. Best: Scripps was pretty easy, I agree there. They're pretty awesome all together.