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    GC12018 reacted to hfj23 in Genetic Counseling Fall 2018 Applicants   
    I know someone asked about graduate scholarships/funding earlier and Northwestern had this database on their site so I thought it might be helpful! A lot of them require you to be going into a specific field though /: 
    http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3gradinf.htm 
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    GC12018 reacted to GCEZ in Genetic Counseling Fall 2018 Applicants   
    UC Irvine interviews are being sent out!
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    GC12018 reacted to essee in Genetic Counseling Fall 2018 Applicants   
    Hey everyone, just for those who are wondering about KGI: they called me today reminding me that tomorrow is the deadline for their applications (which I held off for a while). I've also got to ask when the interviews will be out and they said no later than late-Feb. They are apparently interviewing 50 applicants. 
    I hope everyone is holding strong!!  
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    GC12018 got a reaction from MidwestGC in Genetic Counseling Fall 2018 Applicants   
    Omg I can't handle this
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    GC12018 reacted to hfj23 in Genetic Counseling Fall 2018 Applicants   
    Yeah I was under the impression that the schools we interview at are the ones we rank and the ones we don't get interviews at are basically the rejections, and then if we don't get matched it means the schools we interviewed at didn't like us. Writing this out is already making me feel nervous!! 
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    GC12018 reacted to AspiringGC in Genetic Counseling Fall 2018 Applicants   
    We’ll still get rejections from schools that decide not to interview us, but once you interview all information will be provided on match. I don’t think we’ll even get an official “you’re rejected” from schools, we’ll get the school we got into or that we weren’t matched (meaning rejected/waitlisted and then no spot opened from all..)
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    GC12018 got a reaction from LCGC in Genetic Counseling Fall 2018 Applicants   
    Just to clarify, although no acceptances are made before the Match date, will rejections still be sent out by schools we interviewed with before we have to rank?
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    GC12018 reacted to LacyGC in Genetic Counseling Fall 2018 Applicants   
    I'm on the admissions committee for a graduate program at my current job. In my experience, addressing that you are a second time applicant and what you have done in the previous year can add a lot of value to a personal statement. Especially if you can tailor it to specific schools. Like "my interviewer [insert name] suggested blah blah might be of interest to me. I took that to heart and spent the past year doing XYZ to get experience in that area". I think a lot of GCs have to apply twice so it's especially relatable to those people and it might make you more memorable. My job has nothing to do with GC and I'm a first time applicant, so take that for what it worth, but I think it can definitely be helpful if well done. 
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    GC12018 reacted to KCGC in Genetic Counseling Fall 2018 Applicants   
    I just went to the faculty page on the Arcadia GC website and e-mailed someone off that page
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    GC12018 reacted to Nefelibata in Genetic Counseling Fall 2018 Applicants   
    I'll second @AspiringGC that the GRE isn't critical as long as you are over the 50th percentile in each category. I was 60% in two and 80% in one and the schools I applied to last year told me in my feedback that my GRE scores were acceptable to the admissions committees. 
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    GC12018 reacted to AspiringGC in Genetic Counseling Fall 2018 Applicants   
    The Stanford director mentioned that it's important only for the fact that upon graduating from a GC program you have to pass another standardized test to become a CGC. There's no point to put in the training and schooling if you can't pass the test. So for Stanford, that was really the main reason they looked at the GRE scores for. Typically the 50th percentile in the GRE proves this enough. It may not make you stand out or anything, but 50th + is enough to show you can pass a standardized test when the time comes. 
    For reference, I scored closer to 50-60th percentile for two sections on my GRE  and 75-80th percentile on the other section and only one school mentioned that retaking it might be helpful (out of 7 that gave me feedback). Most were more interested in me getting more experience or retaking a class or two. And if your scores are really that bad and you don't have the experience or grades to make up for the as @hfj23 mentioned above, then go ahead and retake. Otherwise I think it's a waste of money and unnecessary stress added on to you. 
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    GC12018 reacted to hfj23 in Genetic Counseling Fall 2018 Applicants   
    When I went to Wayne state's open house I asked one of the current students how important it was to have a great score. This was before I took the GRE and i was pretty concerned  about the math section. The student said that it didn't play a huge role at Wayne and their math score hadn't been that good (however they had also been waitlisted and ended up getting in after someone dropped the spot soo...) 
    I think that experience is the most important thing to these schools. I feel like gpa and gre matter but they really want people who have taken a couple years to work in the field (this is what I picked up from reading student bios and talking to current students). Anyways I could be wrong but if you have a lot of experience to make up for the not so good score I think you'll be fine!
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