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Edotdl got a reaction from timothychong in 2016 EE PhD Applicant Profiles and Admission Results
Pretty much my reaction. I guess still a bit salty though...but of course much less.
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Edotdl got a reaction from aegis921 in PhD Biomedical/Bioengineering/EE Fall 2016 Profiles
It was pretty fun overall and not that stressful, but it could be a bit tiring. Some of us ended up getting to see an impromptu brain surgery which was super cool. Also, everyone there was super nice.
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Edotdl got a reaction from Nico Corr in will bad community college grades keep me out of a good grad school?
I don't think they will matter that much. It seems like not many of your CC courses are being used to fulfill the requirements for your current degree. Therefore, in a sense, the GPA for your degree is still a ~3.7 and not affected by the old grades since you aren't using those classes. I hope that kinda makes sense. That's just my reasoning though.
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Edotdl got a reaction from nebulasector7 in 2016 Neuroscience Ph.D. Applicant Thread People Thing
busy with interviews and classes? maybe?
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Edotdl reacted to gradcatmewsings in 2016 EE PhD Applicant Profiles and Admission Results
Just got accepted to my dream school, UC Berkeley. There's nothing better I could've possibly asked for! I'm still shaking with adrenaline!
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Edotdl got a reaction from swiftninja in 2016 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results
For those still waiting on UCSD
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Edotdl got a reaction from Haiqing in PhD Biomedical/Bioengineering/EE Fall 2016 Profiles
We were asked to RSVP by 1/25, idk if that helps
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Edotdl got a reaction from Extra Espresso in PhD Biomedical/Bioengineering/EE Fall 2016 Profiles
Just got an interview from Berkeley/UCSF BioE!
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Edotdl got a reaction from laxgoal100 in 2016 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results
I completely agree, biosci. Although you can argue that grades don't matter anymore and interviews/visits are more important, it would be a shame to lose your 4.0/summa/magna/etc. your last semester. Additionally, GPA will still be slightly relevant if you plan on applying for fellowships after you start grad school.
I have 2 more required classes, so I'm just praying that attendance doesn't count and I'll be able to manage while missing half the lectures...
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Edotdl got a reaction from Extra Espresso in 2016 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results
I've seen you post about the BME/BioE dilemma, and tbh I think you'll be fine. Although it probably doesn't leave the best impression (if they even notice), I doubt it would be a deciding factor for admissions. If they really had to choose between two candidates, I'd think they would look at LORs, research experience, etc. before nitpicking about a few typos.
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Edotdl reacted to jayelko in 2016 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results
Just got back from my first interview! It was SO much fun, and way less stressful than I imagined.
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Edotdl got a reaction from mythologyking in 2016 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results
http://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/
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Edotdl got a reaction from nebulasector7 in 2016 Neuroscience Ph.D. Applicant Thread People Thing
Got it!!!! 3:11 EST, guess there's some delay.
Side note: My interview date predictions were correct too
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Edotdl got a reaction from Gvh in 2016 Neuroscience Ph.D. Applicant Thread People Thing
Got it!!!! 3:11 EST, guess there's some delay.
Side note: My interview date predictions were correct too
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Edotdl got a reaction from nebulasector7 in 2016 Neuroscience Ph.D. Applicant Thread People Thing
Cool! Yeah, I saw. I've actually compiled a list of all the previous interview invite and interview visit dates for all my programs to predict this year's dates based on them...
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Edotdl got a reaction from proton in 2016 Neuroscience Ph.D. Applicant Thread People Thing
Cool! Yeah, I saw. I've actually compiled a list of all the previous interview invite and interview visit dates for all my programs to predict this year's dates based on them...
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Edotdl got a reaction from bashorunGaa in 2016 EE PhD Applicant Profiles and Admission Results
EE major interested in (comp.) neuro stuff like BCIs, neuromorphic chips, cognitive computing, etc.
Undergrad Institution: Ivy
Major(s): EE
Minor(s):
GPA in Major: 3.8+
Overall GPA: 3.8+
Position in Class: top?
Type of Student: Asian Male
GRE Scores (revised/old version):
Q: 170 (98%)
V: 162 (90%)
W: 4.5 (80%)
Research Experience: Multiple semester long experiences in not super related areas during freshman and sophomore year. Sophomore summer did research program at Big 10 school in Neuro. Started in lab beginning Junior year in another Neuro lab at my current school (in this lab now). Amgen scholar doing Neuro research summer after junior year.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions:
Dean's list, GPA stuff
Pertinent Activities or Jobs:
TA one semester.
Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:
Special Bonus Points: Letters from PIs that did PhD at MIT
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:
Recs from the two summer programs and the lab I'm in now at my school. At least 2 are relatively famous in their fields (which is not exactly what I want to do in grad school though)
Applying to Where:
All PhD
MIT- EECS
Stanford-EE
CMU-ML
Princeton-EE
Columbia-EE
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Edotdl got a reaction from PlanB in 2016 Neuroscience Ph.D. Applicant Thread People Thing
Got official email for MIT BCS interview at 9:43 am today. Dates are 3/10-3/11 as stated earlier by some other people. So excited!
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Edotdl got a reaction from Infinito in 2016 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results
Even then, it's no reason to downvote legitimate comments. Anyways, we should all just move on.
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Edotdl reacted to TakeruK in Correlation between prestige of graduate school program and success as a scientist?
Just wanted to speak to this point because it was one of the biggest difference between a top 10 school (my current PhD program) vs. top 200 school (my MSc program). I think it really depends on the "non-top-10 school". At my MSc program, it was in between (as in, a 2 hour train ride from) two other very prestigious programs and we were only able get "big name speakers" for one seminar per year. Sometimes, if we were lucky, maybe two in the same year. And even when we do this, the speakers rarely stay overnight--they often arrive from a train at the first school at say 9am, the seminar is at noon, there is a 1pm-2pm lunch with the speaker. There may be a dinner with the speaker, but they might choose to take a train to the next school that evening around dinner time. In any case, 1-2 grad students might get a meeting, but the professors tend to monopolize the speaker's time.
At the top-10 program, we get "big name" speakers practically once a month. And, students are always prioritized in arranging meetings. The program is also able to ensure the speaker stays overnight (school pays for accomodations) and the speaker spends two meals with students. Also, student input at the MSc program was pretty limited ("send us some name suggestions and we'll see what we can do"). At my top-10 program, the third year grad students take full responsibility for choosing speakers, inviting them, arranging their schedule, and hosting them. I think this is great practice for building our network. I did this last year and it helped opened new connections for things like getting invites for me to speak at other institutions (nothing confirmed yet since it's too far away but a bunch of people indicated that they would be happy to host me in the future).
I do agree that connections with the faculty do help bring in good speakers (at my MSc program, all of the good speakers came because they were a collaborator of a faculty member) but the school brand name plays a big role too. Many speakers that we invite are very happy for the chance to speak at a "big name school". And, I think putting the invite power in the hands of the students gives us a leg up in building our own network (I mean, "Would you like to speak at <top 10 school name>?" is a pretty good opening :P)
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Edotdl got a reaction from levodopa in 2016 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results
Even then, it's no reason to downvote legitimate comments. Anyways, we should all just move on.
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Edotdl got a reaction from biosci in 2016 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results
Official MIT BCS interview invite!
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Edotdl got a reaction from PlanB in 2016 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results
Official MIT BCS interview invite!
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Edotdl got a reaction from bicsy in 2016 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results
Official MIT BCS interview invite!
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Edotdl got a reaction from Bioenchilada in 2016 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results
Official MIT BCS interview invite!