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For those that have received interviews from Scripps, what research areas are you interested in? I haven't heard back from them yet, but I heard they will be sending out invitation until Jan 9th. I also haven't heard from UC- Berkeley's Micro program, but there interviews are at the end of January, so I think at this point I should assume rejection. I received a rejection from UW-madison's CMB program, but I have also applied to their Micro program and haven't received a reply. I have also seen a lot of posts about UW-Seattle's immuno program, but I haven't heard anything about the micro program. Has anyone heard anything. I've had two invitations from Yale BBS and UPenn CAMB, so I'm trying to tell myself I will probably get another interview, but I'm starting to worry a little bit.

I received my first interview invite for Yale BBS-Micro! I'm a little worried because I have applied for UPenn's CAMB program, but it was for the Molecular virology portion. I know other people have received invites but they had different interest areas, I hope that is why I haven't heard back.

Undergrad Institution: Small liberal arts school, ranked high regionally but not nationally Major(s): Biology and Chemistry Minor(s): Physics GPA in Major: 3.93 Overall GPA: 3.95 Position in Class: N/A Type of Student: White female, First-gen college student, Low-economic status. GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 156 V: 160 W: 4 B: Haven't taken Research Experience: I've done research at my school for 2 years and helped establish the first cell culture line at my school. Our work has been presented at a national conference and I will be presenting at a national conference in March. I've done two REU's in microbiology, and did presentations at both. My last PI is pretty well known in the virology world. I have also started an independent honor's project and received a grant that I wrote for funding the project. I know that at least 2 of the three LOR are very strong and I think the third is as well. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's list every semester. Outstanding Research Student, Outstanding student in general physics, Beta Beta Beta Inductee, Honor's Program. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Organic Chemistry and General Biology Tutor, and Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry TA and Lab prep. This semester I am also getting paid by my PI at my university for doing research. Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Special Bonus Points: I'm the president of Tri-Beta, the treasurer for the local American Chemical Society chapter, and the secretary for the Honor's Student Association that I helped to found. I have already received a grant that I have applied for during undergrad and I have applied for the NSF grant for grad school. Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Applying to Where: Scripps Research Institute- Microbiology University of Washington- Micro WashU- Umbrella BBS program UC, Berkeley- Micro UW, Madison- Micro, Biochem, CMB UT, Southwestern- Micro Yale University- General BBS UPenn- CMB I'm a little worried about the applications that I have submitted because my GRE scores are kind of low and I go to a small liberal arts school that most people haven't heard of if they aren't from the midwest.