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    Biomedical Engineering

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  1. MEMP_student
    Yes, but you may not get an informative answer. The reason schools usually do not inform applicants of rejections is because they want to keep the "waitlist" open just in case. Sometimes, schools do not get as many matriculating students as they would have wished for, so they will start making calls to other applicants. One of my friends got accepted to a grad school literally days before the deadline to decide (April 15th). That being said, go ahead and email the schools, but in most cases, you'll get a generic response back about how they are still reviewing your application.
  2.    MEMP_student reacted to a post in a topic: Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering - Fall 2017 PhD Application Profiles
  3. MEMP_student
    Based on my experience last year, I got my acceptance letter on Feb 18. I'm not familiar with the admission process at Yale, but I think if you got skype interviews, then you have a pretty good chance of getting accepted. Best of luck!
  4. MEMP_student
    Out of those, I only applied to Case Western. Case interviews about 50 people during their interview weekend. As a general note, most of your visits will have about that many people. Best of luck! Case interviews aren't that stressful. You get a bunch of 20 minute interviews with a whole slew of faculty to see if you fit in with any of their labs.
  5.    BrutalBrain reacted to a post in a topic: Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering - Fall 2017 PhD Application Profiles
  6. MEMP_student
    It has happened in the past. A friend of mine was "forgotten" by them until well after she got all her other acceptances back. Good thing they noticed much earlier on this time around.
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  11. MEMP_student
    Good luck everybody! I applied last year and can field general questions regarding the application process or just stuff in general about programs at different schools. As a general note, there is no such thing as the perfect candidate. For example, at the time I applied, I had no publications (and was worried that this would hurt my chances). Turned out not to matter. Schools are judging you for your research potential, not for the research you've outputted. Sure, the fact that you've published stuff indicates that you have the potential to succeed in a research-driven career, but its not necessary. In my case, my GPA and letters of recommendation probably helped offset the lack of publications. That being said, no need to worry about one part of your application being weak! Have any questions, just message me, or reply in this thread. I'll check back every now and then.
  12. MEMP_student
    @aegis921 I got my JHU reimbursement a few weeks ago as well. Perhaps you should call them. Quick question: did you get any reimbursement stuff from Stanford BioE yet? Its been a while and I haven't heard anything yet.
  13.    MEMP_student reacted to a post in a topic: PhD Biomedical/Bioengineering/EE Fall 2016 Profiles
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  15. MEMP_student
    HST MEMP! So not MIT BE, but I'll be in Cambridge for the next 5 years!
  16. MEMP_student
    Received the calls yesterday. I would hold out hope until they send official emails out early next week.
  17. MEMP_student
    I received a call from two profs there saying I was admitted. They will be sending out official emails Monday or so according to them.
  18.    Extra Espresso reacted to a post in a topic: PhD Biomedical/Bioengineering/EE Fall 2016 Profiles
  19. MEMP_student
    Yup. I'm at the interview weekend right now and the professor said about 55% would be accepted post-interview. Its really weird since the interviews seem super chill so I'm not sure how that cut is going to be made..
  20.    MEMP_student reacted to a post in a topic: PhD Biomedical/Bioengineering/EE Fall 2016 Profiles
  21. MEMP_student
    Faculty members probably aren't your best bet. Contact the graduate coordinator (via phone if possible) to ask about status updates.
  22. MEMP_student
    UNC Chapel Hill had their admitted students day a few weeks ago. I would assume they are done, but you should call them to find out. They may be waiting to see if enough people accept their offers before going off a potential waitlist.
  23. MEMP_student
    Yeah. Imaging all interviewed the first week. We were told that we would hear back within a week or two after the second weekend ended. Still, I am surprised people are hearing back so soon. I haven't received an email so I'm holding out hope.
  24. MEMP_student
    Congrats! That was really quick. Didn't their second weekend just finish? I wonder if they are staggering acceptances, or if they just really liked you.
  25. MEMP_student
    Official visits are a lot of fun. I think you will be missing out if you go on an off day when they don't have many things planned. Also, you won't get a chance to see and get to know your cohort (I personally have met a lot of really cool people at these visits). In my opinion, if everything is being paid for, you might as well go; there isn't really a downside except for the time you spend traveling. Someone else might have a different opinion though.
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