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I've heard from a very reputable source that the college of agriculture and life sciences is needing to downsize from 15 departments to 10. Indeed, there are some major funding issues going on at NSCU that should be extremely concerning to prospective students.

Yikes. I'm sorry that you're going through this. How long have you been in this lab? Did the research you're working on interest you at any point, or were you put on the project because you weren't completely sure about what you wanted to work on? One thing that's certain is that you can't go on like this. You won't make it. I think the first thing to consider would be talking to your PI to tell him you don't intend on continuing to work on this project. Go into the meeting with some ideas for projects that would interest you and go from there. I've found that a lot of problems seem much smaller when you're working on a project you're happy with. Don't give up. You came this far for a reason. You just need to find a situation that works for you.

Did you apply to the biochem department there? I know that the funding issues are university wide at ncsu, but you might also look into the genetics department if you can find someone that fits your interest. Though, honestly I think youd probably be happier at other schools you've applied to.

Great advice given so far in this thread. I just wanted to elaborate on a somewhat strong statement I made about not having contact with administration on your situation. What I meant is that prior to contacting admin, you should talk to a lawyer. My reason for saying this is that as soon as you mention harassment to admin it will become a legal issue. They will contact their lawyers and start doing whatever they need to minimize damage. If this issue is going to be pushed, then it obviously needs to go through admin, but being prepared for the worst would be the best way to go in this situation.

From personal experience on this type of situation, I will tell you that you need to tread very lightly. If you start trying to play the harassment card, YOU will become a liability to the university, which they WILL try to minimize. This may mean that you end up leaving without your degree, or anything to show for those 6 years of your life. What are you being asked to do for this other students work? Is it possible that you can benefit from this collaboration (collaboration between students is common in my field, though may not be in yours)? If you are close to finishing your degree, and what is being asked of you in not entirely unreasonable, I don't think you would regret backing down and just doing whatever it is you need to do to get out. With that said, if you are set on pushing this issue then you need to seek legal counsel, and you definitely don't want to contact the media. Absolutely do not discuss this situation with anyone in administration at your school, and if you do, reiterate with this individual that your conversation with them is confidential. Remember that when you open this door, no one there will be on your side as they will be looking out for the best interest of the university. I hope this helps

My status didn't change after I got the invite. It just says "APPLICATION STATUS: SUBMITTED", when it was submitted, and when my application was completed. You can send an inquiry to Jeff Steinbach about the status of your application. He has been more than helpful.

UNC-BBSP interview invites should be close to done going out-- someone mentioned being put on an "interview waitlist" on the results section for BBSP today. I'm also interested to hear if anyone has heard from Duke CMB as a few invites went out early in Dec and nothing since. Last year the rest of the invites for this program went out this week. Does anyone have any other info on this?