[Should I send "Thank You" email to the admission panel after interview]

On 12/26/2018 at 3:33 PM, ray92 said:

@KhaledAly @kendalldinniene YES! It is always nice to send a thank you email for every interview not just for graduate admissions. 

Who do I send my thank you to? The professors or deans who I interviewed with, or the dean of admissions, or other?

[Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Interview?]

This is also my first interview, and I don't really know what to expect. I was told by my graduate mentor that the questions are usually simple and easy, they aren't going to grill you on your previous research, but they want to know why you want to be here and what you've done. 

[NYU Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences (F19)]

I applied, was invited for an interview. I don't think they all go out at once, though, because I had a friend who said her NYU Sackler interview was in March (she didn't end up going). 
Stats: 3.7 GPA, finishing a BA in Cell Biology & Neuroscience, 2nd author publication, 4 years research experience

[Accepting interviews vs waiting for other interviews?]

Plenty of people try to reschedule, or need to reschedule, it shouldn't be a big issue. Most universities have at least one, if not two, alternate dates. If you tell your top school that they are your top school, and you want to interview, but can't at that day due to a prior commitment to interview at another school, my hunch is that they will not really think about you as an applicant, but just try to schedule something that does work. 

[GRE Subject Suggested? What to do...]

None of the graduate schools I am applying to require me to take the subject test in the GRE (I am a biomedical sciences prospective applicant), but several of them say "GRE Subject Suggested" and one says "Subject Highly Suggested". I had fairly decent GRE General test scores, but I'm not sure if I should try and take the subject test (it would be Biology). Since no one really requires it, would it hurt my chances a lot if I don't take it? My grades are good and I have excellent letters of recommendation, as well as four years of research experience. 

I am struggling financially, and I don't know if I can even  pay rent this month, let alone afford to take the test right now, but if it really is a necessary part of the application, I can try and figure something out. Applications alone are going to be a struggle, and though I qualify for waivers for applications, I still have to pay to send the GRE scores themselves (I know I have to do this for the General test anyway).

Any input or suggestions?

[Retaking the GRE for high-level BioMed]

I am not sure if I should retake the GRE. I am looking into very ambitious Biomedical Sciences programs in the USA. I am looking at Gerstner Sloan Kettering, Mt. Sinai, Duke, and MIT to name a few. I have considerable research experience and a 3.7 GPA, but my GRE scores were mid-range: 161 Verbal, 163 Quant, 4.5 Analytical Writing.

For admissions statistics, I am still within the range of scores of admitted students, but a grad student in my lab suggested I should retake the test because he didn't think the scores were good enough to get into the places I was looking at. Please advise.