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Has anyone heard back from Tufts (regular, not Sackler) post-interview?

Does anyone know anything about Boston University Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry? I saw a few postings on the boards but seems unlikely so few people were invited to interview. Also, the historical data really isn't helpful with just a couple people reporting results.

Has anyone heard from Brandeis Molecular and Cell Biology? I saw one post in the results but it's from a few weeks ago and no one has posted since. Thank you!

@NoG4C2forYou I asked a question to MIT Biology and this was the response: "The faculty have already begun reading applications and they will continue reading until the first week of January when they meet together and decide on who to invite to campus for interviews."

Sackler contains JAX as well but I was talking about the Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology. My interview is in Biology at the University not through Sackler.

@y123 - Tufts on 1/18?

Did anyone get an interview at Tufts (GSAS not Sackler)? I received mine via e-mail yesterday afternoon but haven't seen anyone else post about it in the results section.

Undergrad Institution: IvyMajor(s): Science, Technology, and Society; biomedical sciences concentrationMinor(s): N/AGPA in Major: 3.85Overall GPA: 3.52Type of Student: Domestic; white; femaleResearch Experience: - 2 years at MGH in high school on innate immunity (1 poster) - 4 years in honors research program on cancer biology (3 publications, second author on 2 --> Cell Stem Cell; Gastroenterology; Genes and Development) - Projects at Boston Children's Hospital in 2009, 2016 (Published in Politico), 2018 - Project at Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital (Published in JAMA, 2 blogs in Health Affairs) Awards/Honors/Recognitions: - Dean's List (3 years) - Honors Research Program - Distinction in MajorAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: - Intel Semi-Finalist Special Bonus Points: - Masters of Bioethics from Ivy (GPA: 3.97) - 4 letters of recommendation that are strong (3 Ivy League; 1 National Academy of Sciences PI) - Applying to Harvard BBS (1 recommender is faculty) - Applying to UPenn Biology (1 recommender is ex-faculty; 1 is current faculty but not in the medical school) Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: - Took Chemistry I and II; Physics I and II with B+, A-, A, A - Re-took Bio 1 and 2 with A's in both - Withdrew from Calculus and Physics in collegeApplying to Where:Harvard - DMS - BBSHarvard - GSAS - Molecular and Cellular BiologyBrandeis - Molecular Biology MIT - BiologyMIT - Systems BiologyBU - Biology BU - Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and BiochemistryYale - Biological and Biomedical SciencesBrown - Biology Columbia - Biological SciencesWeill Cornell - Molecular BiologyUPenn - Biology UPenn - Medical - Biomedical GraduateNYU - SacklerTufts - GSAS - Biology Tufts - Sackler - Basic ScienceUMass Worcester - Cancer BiologyNortheastern - Bouve - Biomedical Sciences University of New Hampshire - Molecular and Evolutionary Systems BiologyUniversity of Rhode Island - Biological and Environmental Sciences -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I only sent my GREs to schools that required them as my verbal and writing were > 90%ile but math wasn't great. Do we think it will hurt me that I didn't send them to schools where it's optional? I know I'm applying to a ton of programs but just trying to cover my bases!