frances089

Officially going to Vanderbilt for BME!

Hey all, I'm just catching up on the last couple weeks of posts here and I saw some people also asking about Yale. I got an email from them today - assuming rejection, but I was actually waitlisted! So that was a pleasant surprise. Kind of useless since I won't know if I actually got in until after April 15, but still makes me feel good about myself, haha :-) It seems in the past, early March has been waitlist/rejection time for Yale and interview requests come out more in late Jan/Feb. Also for those asking about Northwestern - I received my acceptance at the end of January, but the professor I spoke with did say that I was in the "first round of acceptances." I don't know if that necessarily means there is a second wave, but it's possible. The recruitment weekend I was invited to is March 13-15, but it's possible they have more than one. Good luck to everyone on interviews, visits, and making decisions! -Frances

bener123, that's reassuring, thanks! :-) Regarding NU, I don't know anything for sure, so I suppose it's possible all the results are out. However, when I spoke with a professor on the phone, he did say I was in "the first round of acceptances," so perhaps they do have a second wave?

Hi everyone! I'm pretty new to Grad Cafe and I've been lurking around this thread for a while, so I figured I should show myself :-) Just wondering if anyone has heard from Yale BME yet? From what I've seen of results in past years, it seems like they're generally pretty slow about things...nevertheless, I'm still starting to give up on the idea of an acceptance there, haha. And just a little about me, since I'm new: GRE: Q - 750; V - 720; A - 4.0 (took it in 2011) UG GPA: 3.91/4.00 (BSBME at Purdue) Master's GPA: First Class Honors (equivalent ~3.88/4.00 - M.Sc. Immunology & Global Health at NUI Maynooth in Ireland) Research experience: approximately 2 years; it's been scattered about here and there, so it's a bit difficult to quantify Research publications, patents, conferences: one publication; poster presentations at BMES and several other smaller conferences PhD intended specialization: drug delivery, polymeric biomaterials, nanomaterials and nanotechnology, vaccine/adjuvant/immunotherapy development, infectious diseases, global health... kind of somewhere in the intersection of chemical engineering, materials science, and immunology University list: see signature! I primarily applied to BME programs, but also threw in a couple in other departments (e.g., Vanderbilt Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Iowa State Chemical & Biological Engineering) Oh, and I'd be happy to answer any questions people might have about Purdue BME! Of course, I'm more familiar with the undergrad than the grad program there, but I'm still happy to help! -Frances