novicescientist

In my experience, if you listed the scores in your app and then sent out your scores. The offical scores are to verifty AFTER the application has been succssful. All the schools I talked to said the same thing. The only thing about Penn was that they were steadfast about having my offical transcripts, all the other schools told me to save my money until I get an interview. You should call them to make sure. but in  my expiernce you should be fine.. (minus Penn) all of my schools have my status as incomplete. 

Let's take a breather from this forum and rest for the next 24 hours  Merry Christmas to you all! 

I applied to this program, the interview details went out on Monday. 

Did you apply through each program's umbrella programs?
If so, I've heard back from UVA (I'm doing immuno too), and I think people have heard from Penn and WUSTL but not sure if immunology track was included.

Earlier today, I was talking with my sister who is a professor (and department head) at an R1 school, but not in the biological sciences. She has served on many adcoms in her career. She said, that at least in her fielled, the school REALLY wants candidates who receive first-round interview invites. She said the interviews are really just to make sure someone isn't a whackadoo who completely lacks interpersonal skills and that they really understand what research entails. She said her discipline will make admission offers to nearly all interviewees, except the rare few who are jerks or who don't live up to their app package.
So congratulations to all who received first-round interview offers. Sounds like the school will be trying to convince you to pick them instead of you convincing them to pick you. You've already been picked!

As someone else in this forum already did, I emailed UCSF BMS admissions. they told me that all the interview invitations were sent out. I knew UCSF was a reach school for me, but the research fit and the tissue/organ specialization were so attractive. one school crossed off.