[Genetic Counseling Fall 2018 Applicants]

Waitlisted at Northwestern. (!!!) Any ideas on how likely it is to be selected from the waitlist? I know it depends on your place on the list, but do people often turn down/cancel interviews?

[Genetic Counseling Fall 2018 Applicants]

16 minutes ago, GCtobee said:

Hi fellow IU grad!!! I'm a senior at Indiana now!  Just to answer your question about IU, they sent out all their interview invites a while back.

Go Hoosiers! Thank's for letting me know. When programs wait this long to make contact, do we think it's a bad sign? 

For anyone that's reached out to ask the programs for answers - How did you go about doing that? Are they willing/able to answer questions specifically catering to your app?

[Genetic Counseling Fall 2018 Applicants]

Hi All,

I applied to Indiana U, SLC, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Stanislaus, and Northwestern. Just got the rejection from Wisconsin, trying to remain optimistic. SO hard explaining this admissions process to family/friends/coworkers etc. I've been looking at this forum and torturing myself trying to calculate my odds... so I thought I would share my story incase it helps anyone in a similar situation 

Info about me:

3.21 GPA, 159/153/4.5 GRE (Yes, I am worried about how these numbers will affect my future)

Graduated Spring 2015 from Indiana U w/ B.A. Biology (4 year Varsity athlete)

Currently working in Biochem/Molecular Gen/Epigen lab at Northwestern researching in vivo/pre-clinical therapies for Leukemia (Patiently awaiting publication) 

Attend weekly seminars in Biochem/Molec Gen/Epigen, Clinical Conference on NF, Grand Rounds in Hem/Onc etc, Northwestern GC Workshop 2017

Interviewed 2 GC's and shadowed one in Clinic (Pediatric Metabolic Disorders, General Pediatric Genetics, Neurofibromatosis)

1 year DV Hotline experience, 8+ months experience with disability advocacy, and some other loosely related volunteer experience I hope to have spun in my favor

I was just rejected from Wisconsin - Could have been because I submitted my personal statements as 3 pages single spaced, realized my mistake but wasn't able to resubmit with correct version - Could have been anything (I dunno!). 

Has anyone heard back from Indiana University (+/-)? Minnesota? 

Wishing everyone else luck and fruitful page-refreshing