FutureGC7
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Is there anybody still waiting to hear from Pitt? If you are, then have you contacted Noel or the program leadership n gotten any response ?
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4 minutes ago, hfj23 said:
I actually have seen some of them write the number down though... i don't disclose the schools and if they ask i just say in the midwest, but i've even been prompted to name the schools before. I know it's probably not a big deal in the grand scheme of things but i'm just not a fan of those questions
Oh! you have been asked that too. I agree with you about not liking this question. I really wouldn't want to be prompted to name the schools. Atleast I haven't been yet. It is definitely uncomfortable.
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58 minutes ago, hfj23 said:
One question i've gotten at some interviews is how many interview invites i've gotten overall. The question makes me weary, because 1) I don't want schools to think i'm all over the place and just applied to a bunch of places at random and 2) i'm anxious about them having preference for students who only applied to a couple schools and got 1 or 2 interviews. I know I'm probably overthinking this but does anyone have any idea what the purpose of that question is? I always make sure to follow it up by talking about why I applied to their particular program and how much i love it, but i personally just don't like being asked about how many invites i have..anyone else have this experience?
I have had the same experience. I don't think the answer really matters, bcz whenever they ask us, they never seem to write the number down. I don't think we are compared to other applicants based on our answer of how many interviews we have. It's just a question that is personal yet definitely professional. They want to test our professionalism, so I suppose they don't want us to be all "chatty Kathy" with our patients and see if we can gracefully not give out personal details easily. Like some people might answer 5 interviews n go on to say that I applied to XYZ number and probably what the school names are or maybe how many they got last year n how many this year. Point is we should just simply answer whatever number it is n end the discussion there itself. N I think this year we have to be extra careful of the Match rules n not say things like "m ranking you number 1" or something as the continuation to that answer.
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I got a telephonic interview offer from Indiana University a few hours ago. I guess they sent it out now after finishing most of their in-person interviews. So if any of you are international applicants/applicants who cannot interview in-person - there is definitely still a chance! And maybe otherwise too!
Point is don't give up on IU even if you haven't heard anything yet.
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Just got the official VCU rejection mail.
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59 minutes ago, hfj23 said:
Ended up declining the VCU interview offer even though it was really hard to
It's just too far away and the date they gave me was a thursday, which was difficult bc it would mean missing wednesday and being tired friday. I hope one of you end up getting my spot if you are on a waitlist!
I don't know if I m on their waitlist or not. I am hoping to hear though. Did you try asking for a Skype interview before declining the offer ?
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If anybody is waiting to hear from UBC, check your application portal. I just checked mine and the status said: "admission declined".
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8 hours ago, Lauren423 said:
Hi everyone! I need advice. So I have applied to 5 schools, 3 of which I have been rejected and 2 or which I have not heard from yet. The idea that I may have to apply for a second time is starting to set in. I have been thinking of various versions of plan Bs that I can do for the next year but since the schools want me to wait till after May 1st to contact them about why I got rejected, it is difficult for me to decide right now what I should do for the next year. But, I want to at least have some backups planned and not wait till May to start looking for a job or internship.
I am a senior graduating in May with a Molecular Biology degree. For the past 2.5 years, I have been working in a behavioral genetics lab at my school, I have shadowed 3 GCs, I have been volunteering for Hospice for 1.5 years, I have been working at a Family Practice Doctor's office for 10 months now, and I have all the suggested/required courses. A year ago, I was offered an internship with a GC but she was an hour away so I had to say no because I couldn't commute that far while in school.
Of those of you who have received interviews and are feeling confident, what do you suggest I work on the next year in order to make my application way stronger for the 2nd round. This is hard because all the people, GCs, and mentors I have talked to said I have a ton of experience and will for sure get in but here we are...I want to do everything I can to get in. This has been my dream job for years! Thanks guys!!
Honestly I don't understand why you haven't heard from any schools yet. Let's hope you hear from the remaining two.
The most important thing is your personal statement. Last year I had a personal statement which basically reiterated my work experiences, and about what I learned from them. But this year it is very different. I have spoken about how each experience means something for me personally. Your personal statement is a story of your connect with your work, academic and life experiences. They want to see that you are mature enough to reflect on each of your experiences and understand why you are here wanting to be a GC. They already know that you have gained a lot of skills from your work, they want to know about your personal growth.
Luckily I found some really amazing current students of 2 programs who agreed to review my personal statement n I found one practicing GC to do it to. Their feedback was really helpful and I made a lot of changes based on their feedback. I even had it reviewed from my friends who don't belong to the science field. They had some great insights too. So I think you should also try to get feedback from multiple people from different walks of life.
Another important factor is your recommendations - they are a proof of all the skills that you speak of in your resume ! So look into that too. I think if you don't waive your right to view the recommendations, you can ask the current schools to show you the letters and see if you feel you want to change one of your recommenders for next cycle.
And don't give up hope yet. Maybe you will get an interview. You just need one interview to which you do justice and you get the admission.
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I emailed Wisconsin and got a rejection a little while back and no email from Texas yet.
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2 hours ago, AspiringGC said:
Gosh, at this point I'd take some rejections because I haven't heard from anyone after my two interviews. I know based on last year's results, I likely won't hear anything until mid-February. Yet... that doesn't help the anxiety either way.
Haha, I think you should savour the wait. Rejection is way worse!!! But I think you'll get all your interviews. So don't worry. ?
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2 hours ago, AspiringGC said:
I basically be started all my persona statements flat out telling everyone I was a secondtike applicant. Every school I applied to before obviously would have known, but I didn’t hide it from the three new ones I applied to. So far it’s worked favorably. I have an interview with a school I previously applied to and then one with a new school I applied to. I have yet to hear from the other 6, so we’ll see
Hey! Me too! Out of 11, 6 of the schools from previous cycle ofcourse knew & I mentioned it to the 5 new ones boldly. N I have the same situation right now - 1 interview from new and 1 from previous uni. (3 rejections as well ?)!
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2 hours ago, hfj23 said:
I would say yes because they want all the date preferences by 2/2 which is really soon
Then I guess it's over for me. Congratulations to all who got interviews from Wisconsin! ? ?
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I woke up just now and checked. I don't have any email from Wisconsin. ? I hope it's not over yet. Although I did have a recommendation letter issue with them. One of my recommender couldn't upload his letter in their portal and so he emailed it to them but all of this happened after the deadline and after I brought it to his attention that his letter is not there. So I don't know if they even considered my application or not. ?
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6 minutes ago, Blizzard said:
It wasn't phrased rudely. I'm summarizing. It was in a longer discussion. She wasn't rude about it, just honest (which I DO appreciate!!!)
Oh. Okay.
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15 minutes ago, Blizzard said:
I was told pretty much point blank by the WSU director that I wouldn't be considered unless they got a really poor pool of applications this cycle.
Can they actually say that to you? It's nothing like program director language. It's crude n not helpful in any way.
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13 minutes ago, GenMed said:
But seriously, congrats!! Can I ask what interview dates they are offering?
Thank you. Okay for the in-person their dates are 16th & 20th Feb, 1st & 20th March & 4th April.
They will be informing me about the Skype dates in the near future. I don't know if they could be the same.
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I got my Cincinnati interview invite just now with 5 interview dates. There is no mention of any track in the invite. I am working with them to get the Skype situation confirmed. But yay ! I m so happy. Guys I think they are gna keep sending out the invites throughout the day, so be hopeful n check your email. Don't worry.
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5 minutes ago, GeneDawg said:
Thanks! That makes me feel much better. I was feeling devastated, because I thought I had a good chance at Cincinnati. I was summer intern for their GC program.
You still have a better chance than me ! I think you will get it. Fingers crossed for all of us.
I think I m gna stay away from the forum for a bit. This place is awesome but I panicked and emailed them. I don't think it's a good thing. ?
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Guys after reading that the Cincinnati interview offers are for diverse applicants I had a mini heart attack bcz I don't have anything in my mail yet. I emailed the program coordinator and she said that I will get the interview decision tomorrow. I don't know if my inquiry made me look desperate but I was worried. My point is for us, diverse students, we still have 2moro.
N I don't remember mentioning my ethnicity anywhere in the application.
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@Sunshine99 & @TAGC Wow. I don't know how you both have this much of grit, but it's amazing that you are trying again. I hope you make it this year. N I think all the schools will view your perseverance as a great positive. They always look for people who are sure about their choice of this career. N there's no doubt that you both are determined as hell! All the best ! ?
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19 minutes ago, hb_94 said:
But the good news is that those two are now genetic counselors, so they survived the process despite being rejected by places that wait listed them the year before.We still have hope haha.
That's good to know. It's good that we add universities the 2nd time we apply. Re-applying only to the same universities seems risky.
We all definitely still have hope.
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8 minutes ago, soon2beGC said:
So I emailed Minnesota to ask about whether or not they were going to give me an interview, and they said no.
Has this happened to anyone else?
Hey I got the same response just now. ? Didn't get an interview last time either. I worked on their feedback and improved my application as much as I could. Sucks to not get an opportunity to atleast interview twice in a row. ?
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5 minutes ago, HelenM said:
Yeah I completely understand about the class size. I did consider it, but also though bigger class size is more chance of acceptance (maybe?) haha and 25-30 is not uncontrollably large but def. not the same. The program I am in now has a class size of 4 and we have all our professors numbers and sometimes just text them for help
pretty funny and nice to be close with them
Yes the acceptance rate will definitely be higher for it. And SLC does have like 3 scholarship tracks in the Match. But I am actually wishing for a small class size where I can get enough guidance from all professors and have a mentor.
Bdw which program are you in?
Genetic Counseling Fall 2018 Applicants
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Some schools have Canadian students. You should contact them. The best thing to do is email the program coordinator and request to speak with international current students or alumni. They are very helpful in connecting you with them. For me, around 3 to 4 schools connected me with Indian alumni, and most of my other schools tried connecting me to current students from Canada or other countries.