7layermagik
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I wouldn't catastrophize too much. I had 3 C's in undergrad with a total GPA of ~3.55. Will be going to a PhD program at Northwestern in the fall. I did work as a lab technician after undergrad though, which boosted my resume.
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2 hours ago, willut said:
Hey y'all incoming DGP student here. See ya in Chicago
We should do a first year beach party
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On 3/31/2019 at 8:56 PM, leeal0011 said:
Hi guys I'll be attending Northwestern's IBIS program, and will be starting a summer rotation! It would be nice to get to know some of my cohort. Also, any tips on living in the Chicago-area would be greatly appreciated. ?
I'll be attending Northwestern's NUIN program so maybe I'll run into you in Evanston! It would be nice if there are some events to get to know students from IBIS and DGP as well.
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11 hours ago, glialstar said:
Think about where youd like to live if all else is equal. As someone who grew up a couple hours from VCU/Richmond, I would not want to live there lol. Pretty dangerous/not the best area if you arent used to it.
Hmm I thought Richmond's reputation has gotten a lot better? I'm originally from the Richmond suburbs--- don't venture into the city that often but I know a lot of people enjoy it.
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On 2/21/2019 at 2:03 PM, dontor said:
I am considering UVA for grad. Unfortunately i had a bad incident in a town 20 minutes away. My friend and I went to eat at a restaurant. The waitress only addressed my friend. I didn't give a crap but she was definitely being racist.
All the students i met at uva were nice and cool but idk if i want to live in an environment where i notice that sort of thing so close to the university and where i'll be living for next 5-6 years.
convince me otherwise, i'd like to hear someone else's view... maybe i shouldnt consider that factor into account
I've lived in Charlottesville for about 7 years. The people in town are relatively diverse and on the liberal side (the UVA STEM community even more so), so I would consider that type of behavior very unexpected and unusual... The towns outside of Charlottesville tend to be more rural/"southern" so perhaps the reaction you encountered there is more probable? Anyway, Charlottesville is pretty progressive in the scheme of things and I don't think there is anything that should deter someone from living here... hopefully we don't have anymore white supremacist rallies (those folks are from outside of town)....
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31 minutes ago, BabyScientist said:
Depends on the school. Usually about 50%
If you're super set on the school, convey that during the interview. They are rolling the dice with every admission offer because they can only admit so many people but also want to fill their spots so they like to offer admission to people who will likely go there.
My current PI recommended emailing professors of interest at the schools I'm going for interviews at. Is it a bit late in the game for that? Feels a bit awkward to me--- don't want to come off as a sycophant.
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13 hours ago, dexter9543 said:
Yeah I think they are done. Their dates were 17-19th December for sending out interview invites and a couple days after that they sent out an unofficial rejection email.
I haven't gotten a rejection or acceptance email from them yet. An interview on the 17th is looking unlikely though haha.
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Sorry I don't have an answer, but just have a similar question to add on. I have significant postbac academic research experience (~3 years) yet this application cycle isn't going as well as I'd like... if I need to reapply in a year or two I'm wondering if working in biotech would be okay as long as I'm still working with relevant techniques/field I'm interested in. Pro: Would save up good money. Cons: Industry is frowned upon by academics? Wouldn't publish either, but from my experience getting a good pub even with significant postbac research isn't a guarantee. The other option is to try and move to a high profile academic lab to hopefully boost the impression of my application.
Also, coffeebeforebed, have you enjoyed working in industry? What techniques do you use/have learned and what field is it?
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You can just apply for lab tech/lab specialist jobs as well and get good research experience. Obviously try to avoid the jobs where you will solely do drone work (i.e. mouse colony management/genotyping, tissue sectioning, etc).
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Mass email?
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Is Weill Cornell Neuroscience done sending invites then?
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If you're looking at UVA, John Luken's lab might be kinda up your alley. He's in the Center for Brain Immunology and Glia which is in the Neuroscience Department, but most of the professors in that center are actually immunologists for the most part.
Will getting 1 C ruin my chances for grad school?
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Yeah I think it depends, in biomedical sciences people can definitely make up for poorer grades and quality of undergrad institution by working in a pretty good lab for a year or two in postbac research. Not sure how it works in your field though. I got a number of B's as well, so ended up averaging with the 3.55 which is between a B+ and an A-.