CancerImmune

Congrats!

I was expecting a bunch of schools to start sending out invites today. It's been surprisingly quiet.

I really hope Yale BBS, specifically immunology, sends more invites out tomorrow.

Columbia Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection. I received the invite last Friday (12/12).

Interview at University of Chicago immunology!

I just got my second invitation to interview!! Columbia University Microbiology and Immunology!

I just received my first interview invitation!! It's for University of Pennsylvania immunology.

I calculated my major GPA by including all courses required for my major. I used biology, chemistry, physics, and math.

Check out this thread.

Undergrad Institution: Community College then transferred to Public/Mid-size/Liberal Arts (unknown university) Major(s): Molecular/Micro/Cell Biology Minor(s): Biochemistry GPA in Major: 3.83/3.98/3.91 (community college/state school/overall) Overall GPA: 3.87/3.98/3.93 Position in Class: Top 1% Type of Student: Caucasian Male, non-traditional GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 161 (80%) V: 163 (92%) W: 4.0 (56%) Not sure what happened here. My professors regularly compliment my writing. B: Didn't realize it was only offered 3 times. Research Experience: 2.5 years at current university, 2 of which spent studying cell signaling in relation to autoimmunity. I have my own extension to the project. I proposed the hypothesis and designed the experiment myself. Secured a $1500 university grant for the project. A meeting abstract (3rd author) was accepted for a national immunology conference. Poster presentation at national conference. 1 summer internship: MIT in a molecular biology lab. No publications. Poster presentation at MIT and Oral presentation at home institute. 3 additional small projects I worked on or assisted with at current university. This included one poster and one oral presentation, each at home institute. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: University scholarship for exemplary service to the biology department and university. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Supplemental Instructor for principles of biology. Lab assistant for histology. Tutor: genetics, cell bio, organic, physics, ecology, botany Clubs: Women in Science (only male), Biology International club (only non-international), Health Careers Peer mentor Organizing free tutoring program for STEM courses at local library, targeting underprivileged high school students. Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Spent 7 years in the automotive industry immediately following high school (mechanic/assistant service manager). This is surprisingly helpful as PI's I've talked with get excited about having someone who can potentially fix equipment in the lab. Also have management experience (never hurts). Special Bonus Points: Non-traditional. Father of a 9 year old. (These could help or hurt) Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Potentially, but nothing comes to mind. Applying to Where: Already applied: Mostly Immunology programs (some umbrella/cancer biology) MIT Harvard Yale Weill Cornell Columbia Cold Spring Harbor U of Penn U of Pittsburgh Johns Hopkins Stanford UCSF U of Chicago Emory Thomas Jefferson I know this is a ton of schools and a lot of elite ones, but my PI at MIT encouraged me to apply to these types of schools and my interests fit with each of them.