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I just got this reply from one of the faculty members I interviewed with and want to work with: Hi [me],great talking to you. I think you would be a great addition to the program.Best,[PI] Does this mean anything???

Thank you, and congratulations to you as well! I think I will see you during Harvard OEB/MIT Micro/Scripps interviews--seems like we have very similar interests! heard back yesterday from the grad options rep by phone.

So tomorrow at 12pm PST! Good luck everyone

Just got the invite!

Got interview from UChicago's Microbiology (Biomedical Sciences) and UCSF's IPQB!

Undergrad Institution: Top 5 Liberal Arts College Major(s): Biology and Mathematics Minor(s): N/A GPA in Major: 4.0 Overall GPA: 4.0 Position in Class: 1/~500 Type of Student: International male GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 170 V: 160 W: 5.5 Research Experience: 1.5 years of microbial evolution (computational) at school. Finalizing analyses right now 2 years of systems biology (computational) starting in summer 2017 but continued the research remotely. First-author publication under review 1.5 years of evolutionary theory research somewhere else, but also continued remotely. First-author publication in prep Summer experience (experimental + computational) in a super famous lab in microbial evolutionary genetics LORs Got to read one of mine--really good. People from a summer program admissions at Princeton told me that my other two recommendations were extremely strong. Also got another one from the famous lab I worked in. SOP Not sure--included a specific potential research topic (might be a good or a bad thing) Awards/Honors/Recognitions: (Within your school or outside?) - Multiple fellowships and awards (~12 school-wide awards in total) from school - Summer fellowship Pertinent Activities or Jobs: (Such as tutor, TA, SPS officer etc...) - TA for 100-, 200-, and 300-level biology and math courses - Math tutor for college and high school students Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help I don't think soSpecial Bonus Points: (Such as connections, grad classes, famous recommenders, female or minority status etc...): From an under-represented country in science , other related minority status too, and strong connection with two top grad programs I am applying toAny Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Straight from undergrad (don't know if it's good or bad either) Applying to Where: Princeton EEB; Harvard, OEB; UChicago, Microbiology; MIT, Microbiology; MIT-WHOI Joint Program; Columbia, Biology; UCSD-Scripps; CSHL; Caltech, Geobiology; Stanford, Biology (could've applied to mid-tier programs, but most have VERY limited funding for international students sadly--I understand my chance is really slim and am quite freaking out right now).

Undergrad Institution: Top 5 Liberal Arts College Major(s): Biology and Mathematics Minor(s): N/A GPA in Major: 4.0 Overall GPA: 4.0 Position in Class: 1/~500 Type of Student: International male GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 170 V: 160 W: 5.5 Research Experience: 1.5 years of microbial evolution (computational) at school. Finalizing analyses right now 2 years of systems biology (computational) starting in summer 2017 but continued the research remotely. First-author publication under review 1.5 years of evolutionary theory research somewhere else, but also continued remotely. First-author publication in prep Summer experience (experimental + computational) in a super famous lab in microbial evolutionary genetics LORs Got to read one of mine--really good. People from a summer program admissions at Princeton told me that my other two recommendations were extremely strong. Also got another one from the famous lab I worked in. SOP Not sure--included a specific potential research topic (might be a good or a bad thing) Awards/Honors/Recognitions: (Within your school or outside?) - Multiple fellowships and awards (~12 school-wide awards in total) from school - Summer fellowship Pertinent Activities or Jobs: (Such as tutor, TA, SPS officer etc...) - TA for 100-, 200-, and 300-level biology and math courses - Math tutor for college and high school students Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help I don't think soSpecial Bonus Points: (Such as connections, grad classes, famous recommenders, female or minority status etc...): From an under-represented country in science , other related minority status too, and strong connection with two top grad programs I am applying toAny Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Straight from undergrad (don't know if it's good or bad either) Applying to Where: Princeton EEB; Harvard, OEB; UChicago, Microbiology; MIT, Microbiology; MIT-WHOI Joint Program; Columbia, Biology; UCSD-Scripps; CSHL; Caltech, Geobiology; Stanford, Biology (could've applied to mid-tier programs, but most have VERY limited funding for international students sadly--I understand my chance is really slim and am quite freaking out right now).