[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

For those rejected from UC Davis microbio PhD, what was the reason? I received an email directing me to the website and the specific reason, after the general letter stuff that most people get, was that I Was not as competitive as other applicants on the basis of recommendation letters. I'm not sure how to take this...any thoughts?

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Anyone here apply to Yale Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases PhD program? If so, have you heard anything? Supposedly we should be notified this week if we are invited for an interview but it appears there is nothing on this site regarding any activity. Of course not everyone is on here and posting but I'm anxious and wondering.

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Thanks, hope you get better news than me... are you interested in vector biology? They have a great program at UTMB.

Yes, vector borne diseases and vector biology/ecology. I emailed them and I am a reject too :-( Not much hope now for school. Please do let me know about UTMB though. Good luck to you!

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

That was me who posted about Colorado MIP... Emailed the grad coordinator today and she informed me that invites had been sent out already, and that unfortunately I was not selected for an interview at this time... Not a formal rejection but close enough. I honestly thought that program was going to be a guarantee.

I'm sorry. I sent an email today so I'm waiting for my unofficial rejection now. I see you applied to UTMB. I was thinking of applying there but wasn't sure I could spend 4-6 years in Galveston. good luck on your interview and please let me know what you think of the school and people you meet. Maybe I'll apply there next year.

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Read in the results listings that CO State MIP had sent out invites on Jan 14. Anyone get an official rejection yet or have more information? I was hopeful since I'm in-state but now not so much. That makes two assumed rejections, Yale is assumed too, probably Montana as well :-( Too bad. Now what to do....

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Anyone else on here apply to U Montana DBS/Micro with hopes of getting in to the NIH GPP?

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The date to confirm that I want to go to the Microbiology recruitment weekend isn't until Jan 23rd and the email made it sound like they would still be sending out invites if space opens up. You might still have a chance!

Thanks for the info and positive thoughts but I might have to consider this my first rejection. I just wish they would send out rejections early rather than make us wait for the inevitable.

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Hey Sailstothemoon, I also applied to Colorado State MIP, have you heard anything from them yet? I'm expecting to hear something this week or next based on previous years, but I'm getting impatient!

Nope, unfortunately nothing yet. They said they are reviewing in January though so hopefully we will hear something soon!

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Anyone else heard from Davis? I was hopeful but now not so much :-/

[2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Hello everyone,

I've been lurking for a few weeks now and finally decided to join the group since I spend so much time on here already! Here are some abbreviated stats:

undergrad: large state

undergrad major: biology, 3.3 GPA

masters: mid-size state

masters major: molecular, 3.5 GPA (bombed a class due to family health problem)

teaching: undergrad and grad

work: 3+ years public health scientist, 4+ years in med/vet/clin/lab and quality/management

pubs: none

research: limited

regulatory: lots

GRE (revised): V 160/84% / Q 153/53% / W 4.0/54%

Applied to:

CO State MIP

UC Davis Micro

U Montana DBS/Micro

Yale Epi of Micro DX