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I've also contacted rotation labs. So far, I've scheduled one rotation, had a PI tell me to talk to her when I arrive, and another hasn't responded. I didn't include a CV or personal statement, but I did quite briefly outline my experience and interests for PIs who I thought might not know (or remember) much about me. I also mentioned something about each PI's research, which was pretty simply 'you do this type of research on this model, and I like that.' I met all of these PIs at the interview visit last February, which I think made each e-mail much easier to write. I was given advice to leave one quarter open in order to keep yourself flexible for changing interests and situations that happen after you arrive. I haven't really paid attention to that advice, but it seems reasonable.
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Hi there! I'll be starting UW's Neuroscience PhD program this fall, hopefully researching retinal neurophysiology in mouse or primate. I'm ready to start now! Ahhh
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Hey, I think it is pretty normal to feel like you left something better behind when you choose from a bunch of good options. I know every time I get close to choosing a school, I start to feel like I'm not valuing my other options enough. At least you made a decision! I'm still pulling my hair out over here. Anyway, Yale is obviously a fantastic institution. In the end, it seems you had no bad options, and once you get to Yale you'll just have to put your best foot forward to make the experience as great as it can be! Good luck!
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Echoing what's already been said. My uGPA is ~3.0, but a master's degree from a respected institution w/ good GPA (>3.8) gave me a shot at solid programs. By the way, I dunno if your undergrad institution was in the U.K., but I had a 2:2 out of undergrad and I thought it was the end of my grad school road. Now I have a PhD offer from UCL. Things that helped me: authorship (not first author), poster presentation at a respected conference in my field, designing a new prep in my master's lab (which I wrote a bit about in my SoP), at least one very influential LoR, and proven experience with techniques relevant to my research interests. I wasn't successful everywhere I applied, but I've been admitted to a handful of very good programs. I'm sure you'll have a similar or better outcome down the road. I suggest you get a mentor to look over your SoP when you get to that point. Good luck!
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seven27 replied to neuroundergrad's topic in Biology
Just heard from UW. Hope it's good news for @neuroslice and @Bbbbbbbb (and whoever else is waiting for a response) as well- 426 replies
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I haven't heard from UW either. A few of the current students said they heard back quickly, so I was expecting to hear back later this week or early next week.- 426 replies
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I believe there are NYU-invitees floating around here. Can someone give their NYU interview dates? It seems pretty late for NYU to send out more invites, despite our 'under review' status- 426 replies
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That's good to know. I'm not holding my breathe either, but at least there's a chance.- 426 replies
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I sometimes wonder if schools immediately accept a group of outstanding applicants, then are stuck deciding between 30 students with more or less comparable records for 10 interview spots. At this point, do schools offer interviews to those who will cost less? If I lived in NYC, maybe I would be more likely to interview at NYU or another east coast institution, compared to someone with similar credentials in Billings, Montana or Tempe, Arizona. I mean, this probably doesn't happen, but it's something I think about while refreshing my inbox. Also, I noticed that a bunch of people received NYU Neural Science rejection e-mails yesterday. My application is still labeled under review as of ~10AM today according to the NYU tracking system. I wonder if that should be an encouraging sign.- 426 replies
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I'm going to go against better judgement and allow myself to believe UCSF may also have additional invitations to send.- 426 replies
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damn. Thanks for letting me know. Congratulations!- 426 replies
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If the person who submitted the Duke Neuroscience interview invite is lurking this thread, could they let us know if they applied to the psychology & neuroscience program or the neurobiology program (edit: or the cog neuro program)? Thanks!- 426 replies
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Hang in there! There are more invites to come.- 426 replies
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I see someone got an invite from UC-Davis. Congrats to them! 2 for 3 so far- 426 replies
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Fair enough! Hope we hear from Northwestern & NYU soon.- 426 replies
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