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Does anyone have an idea of when WUSTL will be sending out invites? I see on the survey one person reported an interview invite on December 14, but I haven't heard anything else about it, so I'm not sure what to think.

I'm wondering the same thing!

Me too! Yay!

Surveys from past years made it sound like invites went out in January, so I haven't been expecting that one yet. Maybe they meant email? It seems like mail would be the least efficient way to go about this...

I applied to the MUSC Neuro program!

Do you mind me asking what program and what weekend?

I applied to this program (GDBBS). Do you have any idea when they will be sending out interview invites and when the interview weekends are? The high number of applicants freaks me out, especially since I haven't gotten any interviews yet...

I applied to WUSTL DBBS neuro. Anyone have an idea of when they will be sending out invites? Do all programs within DBBS send out invites around the same time, or does it mean nothing that another program has already started notifying people?

If anyone has the time to critique the competitiveness of my application, I'd really appreciate it! I posted my stats on the first page, but I will go ahead and copy and paste them here if it's easier. Undergrad Institution: Top-tier state school, good reputation in biomedical sciences Major(s): Biology/Psychology Minor(s): Chemistry GPA in Major: Overall GPA: 3.53 Position in Class: Unknown, probably top 25% Type of Student: domestic female GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 162 (83%) V: 161 (87%) W: 4.0 (not so great) B: Research Experience: 2.5 years undergraduate neuroscience/neuroimaging research, 1 year post-bac fellowship in neuroscience research at top-tier private school Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's list 6 semesters, Psychology honors society, graduated with distinction Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Research assistant 2.5 years, research fellow 1 year Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: first-authored publication that has been submitted recently, 3 poster presentations Special Bonus Points: Took graduate translational neuroscience class, had independent research project as an undergrad (led to pub and posters) Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Applying to Where: My (pretty much) finalized list of neuroscience programs: Medical University of South Carolina- Neuroscience Institute Washington University in St. Louis- DBBS Emory University- GDBBS Northwestern University- NUIN Georgetown University- IPN

Thanks for the reply! I don't have a preference as to location. I am interested in neuroimaging of clinical populations (humans). In particular, I find Parkinson's, stroke, and OCD interesting, but I am open to other populations as well. My interests are not quite finalized, but I do know at least that. I'm planning on applying to programs where I can do rotations in different labs to find the perfect fit.

Undergrad Institution: Top-tier state school, good reputation in biomedical sciences Major(s): Biology/Psychology Minor(s): Chemistry GPA in Major: Overall GPA: 3.52 Position in Class: Unknown, probably top 25% Type of Student: domestic female GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 83% V: 87% W: B: Research Experience: 2.5 years undergraduate neuroscience/neuroimaging research, 1 year post-bac fellowship in neuroscience research at top-tier private school Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's list 6 semesters, Psychology honors society, graduated with distinction Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Research assistant 2.5 years, research fellow 1 year Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: first-authored publication in preparation Special Bonus Points: Took graduate translational neuroscience class, had independent research project as an undergrad Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Applying to Where: Still finalizing my list at this point. Any advice on additional schools or my prospects for these would be greatly appreciated! All are neuroscience programs Medical University of South Carolina Emory University Washington University in St. Louis University of Maryland Baltimore Georgetown University Northwestern? Wake Forest?