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Because I'm from Hawai'i and my boss isn't, I gave him chocolate-covered macadamia nuts (his weakness, basically). I gave my former PI/thesis advisor/bio professor--who's an all-around sweet guy and was incredibly supportive--an NIH mug and a GiantMicrobes amoeba, since his model organism is D. discoideum. Not sure about the third recommender, who I don't have an address for (he moved from Maine to Cambridge, MA). He's also notoriously bad at replying to emails.

Thanks all! I feel like it won't be much of an issue (I'm pretty good at advocating for myself), but of course the general anxiety of interviews amplifies the gender worries

Hey all, I'm prepping for my first interview at UChicago and feel fairly confident about most things, but attire is (as usual) tricky. I identify as agender (they/them pronouns) and have been out in my academic and professional life for three years now. My lab and everyone I've met at the NIH have been incredibly accepting in the past two years of me working here, and I'd like to continue to be out and referred to in a way that makes me feel comfortable. A few of my applications asked for pronouns, and UChicago is one of them. Therefore, I feel comfortable presenting as myself for that interview. What about the other ones though? Do I shake hands and say my pronouns after my name? Should I try to pass as cis? I know two of them will be accepting (a friend of mine at UPenn will give the admissions folks the heads-up about my pronouns), but the other two are up in the air. Any other GQ/NB folks going through this or went through this already? Any advice?