Gram Positive

Just got a Case BSTP invite! Did anyone else apply there (to the BSTP)?

Just checked my email...and...I got an invite to my top choice program (Emory MMG)!!! I need to take a moment to calm down. I got a call and email from a faculty member on the recruitment committee.

Congrats! I got one too. Indeed, this must be the second wave

Thank you! They just emailed me.

OMG!! I just got a Vanderbilt IGP invite!

CONGRATS!

Congrats!!! Hope I hear back soon. Hopefully Micro/Immuno have met as well

Microbiology and Immunology

Me three

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

Congrats! I'm hoping to hear from Case BSTP soon

Just got a University of Rochester IMV invite! YES!!! Big relief, heh

@keviv1692 Yes, I had a paper copy of my official transcripts sent to Rackham from my school. Hope this helps!

Congrats!

Yup.

@mwgskol You can listen to some Hector Lavoe, like me! Or try out this addictive RNA folding game: http://www.eternagame.org/web/ Congrats to everyone getting invites, BTW!

Excellent! It is not just me Indeed! Good luck!

OMG! 5 years! How could you?! :D I don't think that will hurt at all. I'm applying to micro programs and know of lots of people with 5 years as undergraduates or lots of time off who have gotten in at my programs of interest. And just scanning through your post, I think you will probably get an interview just about everywhere (if not everywhere). Switching fields should not be a problem (I would not think). A friend of mine switched from BME undergrad to EE for grad school (he told me it's been a big jump). I did enzymology research (lots of chemical kinetics, hehe) and now microbial ecology/bioinformatics research, but I am applying to micro programs to do microbial pathogenesis/infectious disease research. The thing I used to tie my research together was my broader interest in antibiotic resistance and (even more broadly) bacterial diseases. Hope we both hear good news about the GRFP in March/April :D

Same here (I'm looking at you, Pitt IBGP! LOL ) Fortunately, I checked with Pitt, and I was told self-reported scores are okay at this point (big relief). I will probably check on that again. Maybe the application page just hasn't been updated. @Azia - have you had the same issue with Pitt IBGP?

See my reply in the GRE forum. Hope it helps! Best of luck!

I think you should contact your programs of interest; some may make decisions based on self-reported, unofficial scores. I was worried about one program which had not notified me that they had received GRE scores (I sent them in October), but the program stated self-reported scores were enough for them to decide on interviews.

Looks good to me! Congrats on the IRTA. Have you considered the Pitt-Carnegie Mellon joint PhD program in computational biology (I realize it is late)? CMU is definitely very strong in computer science (fastest internet connections in the world according to a friend of mine who went there, lol). Pitt is also really strong in virology and cancer research. All these places look like great fits, although I think Rockefeller seems to have surprisingly little computational bio as I recall. Weill Cornell seems to have a lot more going on in comp bio/sys bio/bioinformatics.

Hi everyone! Just wanted to see if anyone else was applying to microbiology programs this fall. I got my applications in earlier in November. Is anyone applying to similar places? Does anyone have experience at these schools? Undergrad Institution: Medium-size (20,000) state school, Carnegie-level researchMajor(s): Microbiology and Chemistry (two majors); Cell, Molecular, and Structural Biology (CMSB) combined BS/MS (5 year program)Minor(s): noneGPA in Major: 4.00Overall GPA: 4.00Position in Class: Probably topType of Student: Domestic, male, whiteGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 170 (98%)V: 168 (98%)W: 4.5 (80%)B: Didn't take Research Experience: 5 years of biochemistry/enzymology research in antibiotic resistance with two middle author publications and one second author publication. Undergraduate and masters research in bioinformatics and microbial ecology (metagenomics) for about 2 years; I switched from one lab to another for my combined BS/MS program to get more comp bio/bioinformatics experience. Two poster presentations in regional bioinformatics conferences and one poster in an international microbiome conference. Currently writing masters thesis for combined BS/MS program and plan to submit two publications based on this research in the coming spring/summer. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Goldwater Scholarship, state-level bioinformatics scholarship, departmental biochemistry and microbiology scholarships, university-level scholarships, president's list, TerraGenome conference travel grant Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Supplemental instructor for organic chemistry lab (I make IR and NMR fun, hehe) for two semesters (and next semester) for same professors. President of Microbiology Club on campus (organize social/outreach/guest speaker/career events). Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Nope Special Bonus Points: Combined BS/MS? (Maybe?) My biochemistry PI and another PI at my school collaborate with a micro PI of interest at one of my top choices? Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:Applying to Where: All microbiology PhD programs (some umbrella programs) Emory University (MMG) University of Michigan (PIBS) Harvard University (BBS) Rockefeller University (David Rockefeller Graduate Program) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (MCB) Case Western Reserve University (BSTP) NIH OxCam Graduate Partnership Program (GPP) University of Pittsburgh (MVM/IBGP) Vanderbilt University (GPMI/IGP) University of Rochester (IMV) University of Wisconsin (MDTP) Any comments or suggestions? Any recommendations?

Your application looks very strong! As an Ohioan, I've got to recommend Case/Cleveland Clinic . Are you close to there now? Have you considered Michigan, UT Southwestern, or UNC? All those places seem like they would be strong in cancer biology.