Caffeine Junky

Accepted to Scripps!!!! This has been my dream school since I was a freshman in high school, I can't even believe it!!!!!!! So so happy

I haven't, they said they would most likely call today but i haven't heard anything yet

I attended a recruitment weekend at Scripps and one of the women on adcom (that takes it very seriously obviously lol) said that her biggest pet peeve/red flag is when students don't know of her work before their interview. She said it was offensive and it put a bad taste in her mouth about that interview. If I were you I would just read a couple of recent pubs and take note of any questions you may have from them. Then again one of the professor at Scripps started telling me about his research without me even asking so everyone is different

Thank you so much!! I'm very excited and it's definitely been a roller coaster of emotion with the interview and then screw up and then invite hahaha congrats! No I have Scripps that weekend so I;m actually attending the 17-19

So I have an attire question... (I'm a girl) One of the programs I am visiting is taking us on a day cruise and it says that the attire for that day is casual. I still obviously want to look nice and put together, so what are some good options? Thank you!

Just got an interview for USF Cancer Bio!

Just in case anyone thought they were having a bad day, I just received an email from USF's Cancer Bio program offering me an interview only to receive another email 10 minutes later telling me that they didn't mean to send that to me and I didn't get an interview :-)

Does anyone know what the deal is with UT Southwestern? I've seen really sporadic sightings of interviews on the results survey but there was one as recent as today

Just got an interview for UCF biomedical sciences!

congratulations!! What program at UPenn?

Is anyone waiting on University of Miami PIBS?

What USF program did you apply to? I applied to Cancer Bio!

I was really starting to lose hope after not hearing from UPenn or WashU, but I woke up in the middle of the night last night with an interview at my top choice- Scripps Florida!!!

Congratulations!!!! What concentration?

I saw that someone posted in the survey that they received a UPenn CAMB interview, has anyone else received one? I'm dying to know if they're going to start going out today.

I really wish if you weren't accepted to a program that at the same time they sent out interview invites they sent out rejections. Idk if i should give up on Vanderbilt IGP now because I didn't get an email today or if there's another wave coming :/ but it will be okay if so!! It'll all work out for the best

Congratulations!!! Did they call or email you?

BUT WHERE ARE UPENN CAMB AND VANDERBILT'S NEXT WAVE OF INVITES (i need to stop refreshing this page it's getting bad for my blood pressure)

Im sure no one knows for sure but does anyone think/know if all UPenn BGS will go out today? Or just certain concentrations? I saw neuro and I had heart palpitations, I applied for cancer bio!

It's very wrong, but at least I know that in the future I'll really appreciate a PI who is actually a mentor and wants me to succeed! And it really has prepared me for grad school, i've gotten some pretty thick skin over the past couple of years!

Thank you for the encouragement! Yeah, most PIs encourage you to go to the best possible graduate program. But she feels that she trains her undergrads to be good researchers so its unfair that they then leave her to go elsewhere after she put so much effort into us (she's a little infamous at our university as you can imagine)

Ive been refreshing this page so often i might as well contribute! Undergrad Institution: Huge state school, rising reputation for biotechnology/biomedical sciences but nothing amazing/horrible that would significantly matter on an application, also in Honors College Major(s): Biotechnology Minor(s): GPA in Major: 3.61 Overall GPA: 3.464 Position in Class: Pretty average/slightly above Type of Student: first-generation female GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q:156 V:160 W:4 B: TOEFL Total: (if applicable, otherwise delete this) Research Experience: 2.5 years in a lab at my university doing research on microRNAs in prostate cancer. I have had a few independent projects funded through the university and have worked directly with the grad student on his thesis work (I will be second author when he publishes that). Presented a poster as first author at an undergraduate conference and presented a poster as second author at an international conference on noncoding RNAs. It was hard to not be able to put any publications because of how long I've been in that lab, but we are in the process of writing and this paper includes >3 years of work so I tried to emphasize that in my letter. (Don't want Ad. Coms to wonder why I've been there for so long with no publications :/ ) Participated in 2 summer fellowships through the university and have been awarded the Undergraduate Research Grant each semester I have conducted research. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Research and Mentoring Program Research Scholar Gerontology Research Award YES NSF (young entrepreneurs and scholars from NSF research fellowship) Undergraduate Research Grant Honors Society Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA for Group Effort Applied Research (new research lab course at my university started by my PI) Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Very active in K-12 community, volunteered as teachers assistant at Title 1 (90% impoverished) elementary schools and volunteer as a STEM ambassador, was assistant coordinator of STEM Day when 1500 K-12 kids come to my university to learn about science Special Bonus Points: female, first-generation, met one-on-one with a couple of faculty members at Scripps and UPenn prior to applying (not really bonus point, just hoping they remember me and vouch for me when they review my application). Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Unfortunately, my PI is not big on positive reenforcement, and she is a very tough woman to please. I didn't know until I asked her for a LOR that she is not one for gushing over students in her letters. I never got to see my finished letter from her, but I saw a rough draft and it was less than amazing (really hope she came through on the final letter). She didn't speak negatively of me at all, she just didn't really say much that would make Ad. Com think, "omg we have to have this girl!!!" Since I told her I would not like to pursue my Ph.D at my undergraduate university with her, she has been very upset with me and takes it out on me whenever she can (not complaining or making excuses whatsoever, I just want people evaluating me to know everything!) Still keeping my head up, hoping my application package is overall good enough to negate her mediocre letter! (other letters: one from professor who knows me well, one from research advisor who I know wrote me a great letter). Applying to Where: UPenn- Cancer Biology, Scripps, Vanderbilt- IGP, UT Southwestern, U Miami- PIBS, FSU, UCF, FIU, FAU, USF (all the last ones are Florida schools- kind of safety schools and I just love florida :D)

If anyone hears from Vanderbilt today can they please post? Freaking out over here

I can't say for sure if the interviews are based on the application submission date, but that's what I have gathered from reading a couple of posts. Had I known it were rolling, I would have submitted much earlier! I submitted on the same day as your daughter. Good luck to her!

That's what's currently happening to me! Just saw a few people posting about Vanderbilt interviews and (although of course I'm really hoping for an interview) I just really want to know the outcome! Had no idea Vanderbilt accepted applications so early, the people that have gotten interviews submitted their applications weeks before I did. Hope to hear soon, and good luck to you too!