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  1. fieldbióloga

    Tucson, AZ

    Bump! Moving here in August. I've started the apartment search, but it appears a lot of stuff is not even listed yet. Would appreciate tips on dog-friendly 1 bedrooms if ya got em.
  2. Same! Currently doing fieldwork and writing a paper. I'll likely have a couple weeks off before the semester though so will probably go home and visit family before starting the grad student life.
  3. No UMN or Tulane yet for me. They're assumed rejections in my book...but now that April 15th has passed it should become official really soon.
  4. Rejection letter from Princeton today. Knew it was coming, but it's kind of a relief to hear something official.
  5. Hi all! For the past couple years I've been looking at PhD programs with just my undergrad degree, and though I've received a lot of positive feedback from POIs, when it gets down to the wire I just haven't been making the cut. I decided to apply to a couple of Master's programs this year, and received a fully-funded offer (tuition waiver, TAship) that it looks like I'll be taking. That being said, I still plan to pursue a PhD when my MS is completed. What can I make sure I do over the next couple of years to make my PhD applications more successful? Attend conferences? Publish what I can? Ace all of my coursework? Do a summer fellowship (like NSF EAPSI?) Network like crazy? My research is at the intersection of evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology, if that makes any difference. One thing I did hear from one of my rejections is that my research interests weren't the best fit with what the lab will be studying moving forward.
  6. First official acceptance and first official rejection both within the last week, and still not a peep from my other 5 applications. Waiting is hard but at least I know I'll be going to grad school somewhere in the fall. Best of luck to all of you!
  7. Rejected from CU Boulder today, my top choice. POI sent me a really nice email, though, and I can't believe how many people applied to her lab alone....30! I wonder if it's that competitive for my other applications...
  8. I would definitely contact the graduate coordinator. That's how I found out about a couple of mine.
  9. Cornell EEB sent their interview invites around mid-December. They'll start rolling out rejections in the first two weeks of February (I applied last year).
  10. Recent ASU Biology alumna here too! Good luck with all your apps!
  11. Nice! My research interests have some overlap between behavioral/evolutionary ecology, i.e. sexual selection and drivers of speciation. You and I both applied to Tulane and Princeton, and I have apps out at 5 other programs as well (UMN, CU Boulder, U of A, FSU, Ole Miss.) It's my understanding, as well, that professors at Tulane typically invite students out individually because the smaller size of the program. I applied with a professor who's been there for a handful of years (and I believe she's at a conference right now), so I'll just have to wait and see. Congrats on your interview and have fun at your visit! And yes, I'd say we should expect rejections from Princeton. They'll make official decisions in mid-February, but considering they only admit ~8 students to EEB each year I don't feel too bad about it.
  12. Hi! We have a similar background (honors thesis, undergrad grants, grades/scores, good LoRs) and applied to a couple of the same programs. What area of EEB are you hoping to study? For Tulane, I know that the official deadline wasn't until 1/15 for PhDs...did you send your application in early to find out about your interview? I haven't heard back yet. Also, Princeton EEB already sent out all their invites. I emailed the coordinator on January 9th to find out.
  13. So, I haven't heard anything officially from any school and am starting to get antsy. During the application season I had really good rapport with a PI who made it seem that I would almost certainly get into her lab, would it be tacky to contact her to get back in touch? I wouldn't ask her directly about admissions, I just fear how it would look to send her a random "check in" email after a month of no contact, when it happens to be interview invite week.
  14. So if you guys don't get an interview invite, are you going to check with your POI just to make sure? When I skyped with mine back in November she made it sound like I would almost certainly get in, but I know that interview invites for my program went out last week Is it tacky to send some kind of status-check email directly to your POI instead of the coordinator?
  15. I applied mostly to EEB specific programs, though some of the faculty I were interested in are also under the Neurobiology/Physiology/Behavior umbrella (which is what my undergrad department was.) I picked based on the directions I want to go with my research.
  16. I often send a few sentences about my interests along with my CV in the initial email - I introduce myself, how I heard about their lab (if we have mutual connections), mention my goals/prospective research directions, and then attach a CV with GPA/test scores. Mentioning these things helps because PIs are realistic about admissions - I had an Ivy League professor tell me she'd love to have me but that there was very little chance I'd make it through admissions to save me the application fee. I'd also recommend calling or Skyping with your professor of interest before applying - sometimes they will offer this themselves if they are very interested in having you as a student. It can help you define your personal statement and research goals before applying, and give you a clearer idea of possible projects in their lab. As far as odds go, like Pitangus said, advisors want students who are ready to get work done. Masters programs are generally easier to get into than PhDs, and if you come off as a prepared and motivated student and can get an advisor to support your app then you shouldn't have any problems.
  17. I think you're right about that being the case at most institutions. My experience last year with Minnesota was that other people were getting accepted ~March and when I emailed to follow up I was told I was on the waitlist (no interview). When it got really late in the game, though, (i.e. April) they sent out messages that we were "unlikely to be admitted" before rolling out official rejections in April/May.
  18. Yes, there isn't an official waitlist (i.e. application always said "awaiting program decision" in the online portal) but I emailed in late February last year and found out that they had started accepting people. The program coordinator then told me that I was on the unofficial waitlist and I didn't hear anything after that until April/May (which was just automated email from the portal saying I was no longer under consideration.)
  19. Program coordinator just confirmed that all interview invites have been sent, and interviews are the 26th through 29th. Kinda bummed. Who knows though, maybe I'll get waitlisted again like last time so there's still hope.
  20. I believe that January 26th is the date of actual interviews, that's what my POI had told me when we Skyped back in November. Their FAQ also says that interview invites will be extended in mid-December, and that international applicants will be interviewed by phone only. I've emailed the program coordinator to double check, though, so that I can rule it out for myself completely.
  21. I'm having trouble finding much CU Boulder info on the survey. I believe their EEB interviews are that weekend as well? Hoping to hear something soon.
  22. I figured that was the case :/ I think I'll give it a week and then email the grad coordinator before I count it as a rejection. Thanks for the extra info!
  23. I also applied to Minnesota EEB - good luck to both of us! I applied there last year as well (but with a different POI), so here's what I remember - interview invites were sent out in December, interview weekend was the last weekend in January, and decisions started coming out in March. I ended up getting waitlisted and didn't receive an official rejection until May. So now, I am thinking that I did not get an interview this round.
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