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Rockefeller rejection.

All of my letter writers are micro or immuno people so in addition to writing a note I was thinking of getting a http://www.giantmicrobes.com/for each of them.

Has anyone who received an interview from UTSW been given any form or something to list their faculty for the interview weekend? I got my date assigned to me but have not heard any info about faculty.

UTSW DBS Interview! I only have 1 free weekend of the ones they listed so I really hope everything works out.

Yep, it is free.

Mine is Jan 22/23. I selected microbio as my main area of interest. It seems to be based off of program since another post on the results page had the same date for microbio.

Congrats! Hopefully you will be able to work out the scheduling with that many interviews.

Thanks and congrats as well! The date they gave you would be perfect haha! I gave every option aside from the 3 weekends I have flights for, so I'll keep my fingers crossed.

NYU Sackler invite also! Amazing except I have another interview (with flight purchased) the date they assigned, so I hope that they can accommodate another weekend.

Thank you for calling. Does anyone know if it is it common or a good idea for current undergraduates to send fall grades to graduate programs they have not heard back from?

When is it acceptable to contact programs that have been sending out invites on our status? I have seen UTSW, UCSF-BMS, Harvard-BBS, UPenn-CAMB, and Emory-IMP on this thread and the results search but have not personally gotten any news.

It was indeed by e-mail, WashU seems to be pretty on top of it regarding their admissions timeline so I am sure you will here a response soon enough. It is a great school so congrats to everyone who heard good news from them!

Rejected from UW MCB. On one hand I am glad they told me instead of staying silent. On the other hand...arghh.

I submitted the app in mid November and my LOR's were submitted right before 12/1.

Baylor invite today also came! Two interviews this early is a pretty nice surprise and sure makes finals week feel easier. Sort of related but has anyone who applied previously know if people ever email programs they have not heard back from yet about expected interview dates in order to organize/prioritize everything? I tried looking at last years dates but the list is incomplete and I'm sure things change from year to year.

Vanderbilt IGP interview e-mail came today!

Thanks for the encouragement! I am planning on applying to the integrative molecular and biomedical sciences program (IMBS), I forgot that BCM had 4 "umbrella" programs.

Hello everyone-First post, hoping to get quality feed back about all this stuff. Undergrad Institution: Highly Ranked Public School, strong bio programs Major(s): Molecular Biology Minor(s): GPA in Major: 3.9 Upper Div, 3.69 total Overall GPA: 3.45 Position in Class: Not Sure. Above average but not quite near top. Type of Student: Domestic, nothing notable or interesting about my demographics. GRE Scores (revised/old version): Have not taken yet, practice tests I have been scoring 75-85 percentile Q: V: W: B: Research Experience: 5 months at a hospital research lab doing immunology. By time of application 2.5 years of bacterial pathogenesis research at home institution. 1 regional poster presentation, 1 university wide. 1 oral presentation university wide. Enrolling in honors thesis in the fall. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 2 summer fellowships to do research at my home institution. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Worked in a public health clinic for 2 years during undergrad. Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: GPA is an upward trend. I have done very well in upper div vs lower div ones. Special Bonus Points: Recommenders have a lot of connections at the schools I am applying to. I don't know how much this really means but I'd like to think it helps a bit. Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Applying to Where: I want a good range of schools both geographically and admissions wise.I'm applying to mostly umbrella programs but gearing my application towards working in host-pathogen interactions. Please let me know what you think of this list and if I should consider some other schools! Harvard-BBS UPenn-CAMB. Rockefeller BCM-MVM/umbrella UW-MCB WashU-DBBS UTSW-Basic Science UCSF-BMS NYU-Sackler Tufts-Merge ID/Microbio Emory-IMP