biosci

congrats!

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Got the same e-mail. It was cruel....

WUSTL, GSK, Hopkins, Yale, Scripps, UMich, University of Wisconsin - Madison, CSHL, Rockefeller, Stanford, UCSF, Harvard

Thanks :). Most of the programs I applied to haven't even started sending out invites (to my knowledge) but I am still a nervous wreck!

Congrats biscy, Sarahjc, and mrpoopybutthole! Starting to really doubt my school choices. Think I aimed too high. Hopefully I will get in somewhere, but I really doubt it...

Thanks. I just finished my last final this morning so now I am in full anxiety mode! Need to find distractions...

Oh. I see. I thought you just didn't want to make me more anxious by telling me it was MGG! Thanks for the info

what was the third?

I'm wondering the same thing. I applied to Molecular Genetics & Genomics

Congrats!

Congrats!

Congrats Microburritology and good luck SynBioGuy! What other WUSTL programs did people apply to?

My quote function isn't working, sorry, but in response to GramNeutral: Thanks. That's good to know. How do you ask for feedback? Thanks

Physiology final tomorrow... Literally studying how all this stress is damaging my brain...

If I don't get in anywhere is there any way to get any feedback from any of the ad-coms?

Sorry . Hopefully studying will serve as a good distraction from the app anxiety and not the other way around. My finals are this week and then I need to find something to distract myself...

Me too It's nice having people on here who get it, as I only know 1 other person at my school who is currently going through all this and my family isn't science-y or academia-y, so it is so great having all of you guys. Thank you!

Eek. I hope that my 2 years is enough. Now I'm even more worried... I hate this wait!

I think that the important thing to remember is that every undergraduate school has its advantages and disadvantages, and there are many reasons to choose which college to go to besides prestige and SAT scores/high school GPA - reasons including cost, size, location, etc. For example, I chose to go to a small liberal arts school close to home for all of these reasons. My school isn't well known nationally or anything but it has been a great fit for me and I have had to work hard for my grades. I am sure that grade deflation and inflation are real issues, but I don't think that a 4.0 from an Ivy should be valued more than a 4.0 from my school just because it's from an Ivy. Yes, I assume it can be hard for ad-coms to compare GPAs if they don't know the schools, but if you are from a well-known school they probably know if your school has grade deflation. Besides, GPA is only one part of the application and, from what I have heard, your research experience matters more. Coming from a prestigious school, you likely have more opportunities for cutting-edge research. Regardless, all of this trying to compare schools is besides the point. We should focus on the benefits of our chosen institutions and use the resources we have.

I would definitely apply again (but maybe to less prestigious schools). I would probably either work as a research assistant or apply for the NIH IRTA

I too have finals next week and am having problems focusing... should probably stay off of this site.... Luckily my hardest final is Monday morning and the invites won't be coming over the weekend, so the e-mail refreshing is on hold :)

Mine shows complete, but I sent my GRE scores about a month ago...

Congratulations! That's awesome!