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Just got an invite from Rockefeller as well! Really excited!

I feel you... Luckily I received an interview from WUSTL, but I haven't received word from UCSD and UCLA yet, so I probably got rejected. Can't say I'm surprised, but I encourage you to not give up! Look into NIH post-bacc. I'm still contemplating if I want to move to St. Louis (big cultural shift for me and never been east of Idaho), so my back up plan if I dont like/get into WUSTL is I will do a post bacc or tech position after I graduate and retry next year. Though I dont know your current situation, I'd say if graduate study is your dream (like it is mine), dont give up hope! There's always another (albeit longer) way!

Just got an interview for WUSTL Micro. OMG MY FIRST INVITE. I'm so happy right now, after the past couple of days just accepting I won't get any invites

Started stalking this page very recently. Can't help but join the discussion. Very anxious for interview replies (if any)... Here's my stats: Undergrad Institution: Top Public Research University Major(s): Microbiology Minor(s): GPA in Major: 3.7±0.1; depends how you define it, but everything I take is technically for my major requirements Overall GPA: 3.75 Position in Class: Top 10% Type of Student: Domestic Asian male, first generation GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 163 (85%) V: 153 (60%) W: 4.5 (82%) B: Didn't take Research Experience: Undergraduate Researcher in Microbiology Lab at current institution - 1.5 years as of now, 2 years when I graduate Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Prestigious Intra-university fellowship (>10,000$ between research and stipend) Full need scholarship for 4 years from University for students from socioeconomically disadvantaged secondary schools Honors Program Maintained Honors GPA since freshman year Dean's list for a semester Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Run Journal clubs for an on campus student organization Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: N/A Special Bonus Points: LGBT, grew up in a socioeconomically disadvantaged area PI and 2 other recommenders are on the adcomm at my home institution where I am also applying Completed an immunology grad course at the time of application. Was taking 2 graduate courses in microbiology at the time of applications PI knows me well Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Applied to NSF GRFP Planning to go to a couple conferences before next Fall Applying to Where: Harvard BBS and BPH Rockefeller UPenn CAMB WUSTL DBBS Stanford Bioscience UC Berkeley Microbiology UCSF BMS UCLA Bioscience UCSD BMS My weakest points of my application are probably my verbal GRE and research experience. I think all of my schools are pretty reach, but I am open to taking a gap year to do a postbacc if no schools accept me. Nothing more I can do now. Just have to wait it out. I haven't heard back from any schools yet, but congrats to everyone with interview offers thus far. You guys deserve it!