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    blackprodigy reacted to glialstar in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Haha right? I knew the admissions committee met today, but figured they would send invites tomorrow or next week. Ill see you there! 
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    blackprodigy reacted to failing_upward in 2019 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results   
    I've planned for alternate options. I have 3 separate contingency plans, lol. I applied to a PREP program, and I am working on my resume so I can get applications going for lab positions as soon as I graduate. Plus my part-time job can easily be converted into a full-time position, I've been doing that every break for 2 years now. I know the steps I need to take to improve my chances next fall.
    I really just wish it wasn't so random, and that all my hard work would be rewarded. I burnt the candle at both ends and sacrificed time with my kids and family, I missed events and funerals, my credit rating has plummeted, I got fat, and I generally just put my personal life through the wringer to go back to school.
    I love science, it's what I want to do, and I am damn good at it. Moreover, I did all the things they tell you are important for a strong application. I finished in four years, taking 16 or more hours almost every semester. I volunteered a ton, I did research for three whole years at both my school and at a major research facility during two summers, I have good strong GPA, and two publications in my school journal. Lol, I would have been training for a half-marathon this last year but I developed an auto-immune issue so I guess that works against me too! 
    However, my school is small and I am a minority, first generation, low income, non-traditional student and single mom. People like me aren't supposed to do this in the first place. I hate my life being at the whim of whether someone sees my application at all.
    Sorry for venting, as I said, I am so stressed about it. I can't fail. 
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    blackprodigy got a reaction from RefreshQueen in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    I would just call. Dont have to give a name.
     
    "Hello! I'm an applicant to this year's program, and I'd just like to know when we could expect notification of interview invites." 
     
    If they're done, they'll say they are. Sometimes on schools' sites in the FAQ, they'll say around the dates you are no longer being considered if you haven't heard anything. Dont need a name to get the info, so you won't have to feel like a pest.
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    blackprodigy got a reaction from glialstar in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Cool! I'm UAB. Interviewed for USCarolina and VCU as well as a UCLA program.
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    blackprodigy got a reaction from nanobasiness in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Hey, I'm currently a PREP Scholar. I'll hit you up
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    blackprodigy reacted to vallaboop in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Sorry to be nosy/annoying but the person who was emailed a rejection from Dartmouth PBS (psychology and brain science) did they email you or did you reach out to them? I haven't gotten an interview email or a rejection email...I feel weird being in limbo
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    blackprodigy got a reaction from neurogen in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Ask you about previous research, motivations, career aspirations, why us...see how you articulate
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    blackprodigy got a reaction from neurogen in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Happened to me at Chapel Hill's PhD in Pharm Sci. They called it a pre interview. It is essentially a filtering process. On a Monday we had pre interview via Skype. Friday they called me with interview offer.
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    blackprodigy reacted to NoG4C2forYou in 2019 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results   
    Got an interview invite for Columbia Biological Sciences.
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    blackprodigy reacted to AcePlace in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Got an email for a Skype interview this morning from Mayo Clinic!! I know someone said that they were done sending out invites earlier, but just wanted to let y'all know that there is still hope! Also, they are only doing a few in-person interviews in MN and apparently none in FL. Skype interview set for the week of Jan 28- Feb 1. 
    Very excited to have some hope after getting rejected from Duke on 12/28. 
    Still have not heard anything from WashU, UT Austin, Vanderbilt, or UAB. 
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    blackprodigy got a reaction from zzzz233 in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    This thread and others like it is a great tool for people at the same stage to help each other and ease the stress of applying and matriculating. I hate to think that the sharing of good news for some brings so much sadness to others. Keep your head up. It's not over until it's over.
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    blackprodigy got a reaction from Raindrop in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    You can always do research as a clinician and work in academic medicine.
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    blackprodigy reacted to Raindrop in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Honestly, learning about other's success really doesn't make me sad. It's given me closure if anything  Keep sharing your successes!
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    blackprodigy got a reaction from neuronerd95 in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    This thread and others like it is a great tool for people at the same stage to help each other and ease the stress of applying and matriculating. I hate to think that the sharing of good news for some brings so much sadness to others. Keep your head up. It's not over until it's over.
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    blackprodigy reacted to Raindrop in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Been reading this thread and freaking out so decided to create an account. I applied to 6, been officially rejected from 2 and I think silently rejected from 3 more. Been a tough month. Sounds like everyone else is doing quite well with their apps though so congrats to those of you getting interviews
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    blackprodigy got a reaction from zzzz233 in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Get a good nights sleep. Days are looong. Multiple interviews and tours so also dress comfortably! Also keep in mind that it may/will be snowing/very cold wherever you go vs where you're coming from!
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    blackprodigy got a reaction from zzzz233 in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Your previous research. I'm bringing a digital copy on my flash drive and printing out my posterboard on a piece of paper. CVs couldn't hurt. Also, prepare questions for faculty and grad students that cant be answered on their website. Prepare yourself for some questions other than research related too. If you want specifics, lemme know.
     
    Come business professional. Always the most formal. Address people by the formal before the tell you otherwise. Never break character even around grad students. Everyone is judging you. Everyone is watching! They will report back!
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    blackprodigy reacted to neuronerd95 in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Does anyone have any idea on when Stanford is coming out?
    Also I really think that programs should send rejections at least relatively soon after their interview invites. It’s really not that difficult to automate and would save a lot of anxiety 
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    blackprodigy got a reaction from glialstar in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    I know you're not giving a presentation. But there some that do want impromptu presentations...I've seen a few. It makes for ease when discussing some works. And yes they may know your background, but it still doesn't hurt. Rather have and not need than need and not have.
    I didnt mean to come off as you need to be a robot and have everything all figured out, but it is important to seem like you have an idea of what's going on in the industry and what attracted you to that professor. 
    Being as prepared as I can be makes me more confident and I can leave knowing that I did all that I could do to rock my interviews. People take notice to details. It sets you apart.  At the end of the day, do what makes you comfortable. If you can trust the process and be more of a "wing it" or "go with the flow kinda person", do you.
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    blackprodigy got a reaction from shanaya_neuro in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Yes, but more so emailing faculty members whose research you're interested in. It may help you. They may out in a good word for you to admissions.
     
    "Dear Dr. (blank),
    I am applying this season and am interested in your work with (blank). My background fits in as I have done (blank)."
     
    Then you could ask for a phone or Skype to talk about what's currently going on in the lab, etc. 
    I would try this with at least 1 faculty member per university you're applying for.
    Good luck!
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    blackprodigy got a reaction from neurogen in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Your previous research. I'm bringing a digital copy on my flash drive and printing out my posterboard on a piece of paper. CVs couldn't hurt. Also, prepare questions for faculty and grad students that cant be answered on their website. Prepare yourself for some questions other than research related too. If you want specifics, lemme know.
     
    Come business professional. Always the most formal. Address people by the formal before the tell you otherwise. Never break character even around grad students. Everyone is judging you. Everyone is watching! They will report back!
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    blackprodigy got a reaction from immerbesserwerden in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Your previous research. I'm bringing a digital copy on my flash drive and printing out my posterboard on a piece of paper. CVs couldn't hurt. Also, prepare questions for faculty and grad students that cant be answered on their website. Prepare yourself for some questions other than research related too. If you want specifics, lemme know.
     
    Come business professional. Always the most formal. Address people by the formal before the tell you otherwise. Never break character even around grad students. Everyone is judging you. Everyone is watching! They will report back!
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    blackprodigy got a reaction from shanaya_neuro in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Definitely a chance! And there are so many more great ones without GRE! I say this in case things may not go so well this go round. That includes UNC Chapel Hill, Weill Cornell, Dartmouth, UPenn, Harvard, Stanford, WashU in St. Louis, and Vanderbilt IGP. 
     
    I think you stand a chance (pretty good one depending on how low of GPA you mean by low), but you should have applied to at least 3-4 more safety schools...just so you don't end up empty handed. An even spread of high to mid tier schools...especially you being international...is key. I ended up applying to about 15 schools! Thus far I have 5 interviews. But it's a chance I may not get in even after that---despite decent times to a few of them. 
     
    So yeah...great programs...and dont be shy to reach out to some faculty you're interested in!
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    blackprodigy reacted to fearfulocelot in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Just found a interview invite buried in my spam box, with a response deadline of 1/4 (UMass Amherst). Nearly had a heart attack. Check your spam boxes, everyone!
     
    And holy fuck Gmail, why the hell?
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    blackprodigy reacted to zzzz233 in 2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results   
    Hi, it was Dr. Jeffrey Taube.
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