Agent Orange

sigh, this is why Harvard has a rep for snobby students

Nothing better than getting a phone call acceptance from your top choice 10 minutes before a test!
All I need to do now is graduate and I'll be a grad student this fall!
 
Edit: and second acceptance email 1 hour later... Today is a good day (well aside from probably bombing that test)

Nothing better than getting a phone call acceptance from your top choice 10 minutes before a test!
All I need to do now is graduate and I'll be a grad student this fall!
 
Edit: and second acceptance email 1 hour later... Today is a good day (well aside from probably bombing that test)

Nothing better than getting a phone call acceptance from your top choice 10 minutes before a test!
All I need to do now is graduate and I'll be a grad student this fall!
 
Edit: and second acceptance email 1 hour later... Today is a good day (well aside from probably bombing that test)

Nothing better than getting a phone call acceptance from your top choice 10 minutes before a test!
All I need to do now is graduate and I'll be a grad student this fall!
 
Edit: and second acceptance email 1 hour later... Today is a good day (well aside from probably bombing that test)

Nothing better than getting a phone call acceptance from your top choice 10 minutes before a test!
All I need to do now is graduate and I'll be a grad student this fall!
 
Edit: and second acceptance email 1 hour later... Today is a good day (well aside from probably bombing that test)

Nothing better than getting a phone call acceptance from your top choice 10 minutes before a test!
All I need to do now is graduate and I'll be a grad student this fall!
 
Edit: and second acceptance email 1 hour later... Today is a good day (well aside from probably bombing that test)

University of Washington Microbiology invite!
 
Dates are 2/7-9 and 2/21-23

University of Washington Microbiology invite!
 
Dates are 2/7-9 and 2/21-23

uw micro has not sent out invites yet 

Seriously, this application season has been very surprising to me. 4/4 and I'm content on all rejections from now on (eh not really but heh) I thought my no pub, meh GPA would get my ass handed to me but hey, people really care about LOR and SOP and the intangibles that can't be properly described using the "chance me" threads.

Interview invite from Chicago Microbiology
 
3/3 so far, not even a rejection would bum me out right now!

Congrats! Hope we both hear from Wisconsin (MDTP) next week

Have been reading/obsessing over these forums for a couple weeks but now that i am hearing back i figured id chime in to give hope to those with similar middling stats ?
Undergrad Institution: Big ten 
Major(s): Microbiology & Genetics
Minor(s): Biotechnology
GPA in Major: 3.4
Overall GPA: 3.3
Position in Class: N/A

Type of Student: Domestic Male

GRE Scores (revised/old version):
Q: 164
V: 168
W: 5.0


Research Experience: 2.5 years in a bacterial genetics lab, no pubs , 1 year partcipation in an HHMI project

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: not really

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 
Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: 

Special Bonus Points: Excellent recommendations from all 3 professors 

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: 

Applying to Where:
Johns Hopkins MMI
WashU DBBS  
Duke MGM
U Penn Virology
UW Microbiology
UW-Madison MDTP
Ohio State Microbiology
Chicago Microbiology
UC Davis Microbiology
 
so far have received an interview invitation from Duke and WashU both of which i am definitely attending as they are some of my top choices. Was not at all confident that i would be a competitive candidate but on top of the world since getting the calls!