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Hey Guys ! I got the official email invitation from MIT today. Not sure if they send them all at once though.

[2016 Neuroscience Ph.D. Applicant Thread People Thing]

25 minutes ago, Infinito said:

Boom. MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences.

Interview date is March 10th.

 

Congrats ! I'll see you in March  Did you receive a phone call ? I haven't got the email yet.

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3 minutes ago, 4eyes said:

Any idea if it's rolling or if you dont get one today you aren't invited?

Someone please answer this !!!! I hope invitations are rolling   People seem to be receiving invitations at sporadic times.

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26 minutes ago, kokobanana said:

Harvard's PiN just sent out invites! My first neuro invite (I'm so excited!). I hope I can meet some of you there too!

Congrats ! I have a letter of rec from a Harvard professor in the neuro department from a summer research program. Hoping the invitations are coming in waves  I'll blame my GRE scores if it comes down to it.

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28 minutes ago, Edotdl said:

Thanks for the info. Any reason why you think they'd hold on to decisions until Jan?

Happy to clarify it for you guys ! The trolls on the survey definitely throw me off and I don't want to cause any confusion. I am not exactly sure why they would wait till January. It is possible that they may send invitations sooner. If not, I would assume it is political since the top programs seem to coordinate with one another in regards to invitations and interview dates. Interviews in March are fairly late, which could be a reason for pushing the invitation. The best I can do is let you guys know as soon as I receive the official email invitation. That should hopefully be more valid. The whole idea of phone invitations is somewhat ambiguous and variable. It is up to faculty to call unofficially and emails seem more officially aligned with the programs projected itinerary. All we can do at this point is wait and it's painfully suspenseful.

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Hey Guys,

I actually got a phone interview invitation from MIT ! I made the survey submission today. I got a call in the morning from a professor. She told me the interview dates were from March 9-11. I believe she called me because she was a previous postdoc in the lab of one of my letter writers and wanted to personally invite me. She mentioned that official email invitations will be sent out later. That means the actual email invitations have not been released yet ! Seems like they have made their decisions but have not officially released the information. Not all the invitations are by phone.

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Anyone know if Harvard sent out invitations yet ? Or when they may be sent ?