Hi Guys,
So this is a summary of my application:
International student
Degree: Medical Degree (MD) - ( not in north america)
medschool GPA = 3.25
Toefl ibt = 112/120
GRE: Q=163(83%) - V=159(83%) - W=4
3 poster presentation in cognitive neuroscience ( I was the single only author of all)
My MD thesis is in cognitive neuroscience under publication.
Applied to :
BU ( psychology BBC)
NYU ( psychology)
albert einstein ( biomed)
uni of rochester (Brain and cognitive science)
Dartmouth (PBS)
Uni of Washington (psychology)
my only factor for choosing schools/program was faculty research fit.
Result:
Rejected from all of them with no interviews.
.....So any ideas for what was wrong with my application? What can I do next year to avoid the same tragic result?
PS. I am freaking out because in 2020 I will be 29 and old af to start a phd. Also I feel a bit unlucky because in the past 5 years or so the field of Cog Neuro has become dominated by computer scientists , theoretical physicist and all that ML / deep learning stuff and that's not fair !
Haven't heard specifically about Stony Brook (clinical, not cognitive, sorry), but I don't think they've sent out all their invites yet. I was late sending a part of my app in, and they reassured me not to stress.