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neuronerd95

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  1. Okay thanks for the advice! Sounds like I should just email a few people at each place then.
  2. How are you guys declining your acceptances? Are you emailing the people you interviewed with as well and thanking them for their time? I am unsure of the proper etiquette I want to decline at least a few this week to open up spots for people on waitlists. However, I am not sure if emailing all POIs is overkill. I definitely want to keep the connections I made open.
  3. Sorry just saw this - I heard back a few days after my interview in January
  4. Yes, I got accepted to Columbia. I believe all interview invites are done since they’re already doing acceptances. I wouldn’t worry too much though - it’s just one program and not all of your programs have to work out. You just need one!
  5. Congratulations! Have you or anyone else heard the final results of the interview yet? I also interviewed on Friday. They told me that they would be making decisions that evening, but I haven't heard anything yet. Wondering if that means I didn't make it...
  6. Has anyone from Columbia neurobiology & behavior interview heard back yet?
  7. MIT is done. Everyone who got the email and not rejected is on the back-up
  8. Ah okay, that’s great to hear!! Thanks for sharing.
  9. It’s definitely not entirely true my gpa is equally low and I also got interviews from several of the top places. however, I also know for a fact that there were gpa cutoffs at certain programs this year. If you didn’t make that mark then your application wasn’t sent forward for review. I only say this for future reference for people because I wish I had focused more on my gpa myself. there’s definitely still hope for everyone though!
  10. Does anyone know if Stanford Microbiology & Immunology is done?
  11. Congrats maya! Do you know if they’re sending more and did you get an official email? Also if you don’t mind, would you mind sharing the range of your gpa? I’be heard most programs are doing gpa cutoffs this year
  12. Getting a really high GRE will automatically pull up your grades, I wish I had spent more time on that now
  13. being international definitely doesn't help and it's also not something you can really change. So they claim that they are looking for people with the capacity to do really great research so having good letters of recommendations from a top lab, publications, extensive research etc really helps. However, I learned this year that that alone will not get you into the top programs. Unfortunately it seems like a lot of programs do have GPA cutoffs and with a subpar GRE such as myself that's not great. I think that the applicant most likely to get in already has top grades - if you look at the profiles on people at gradschool cafe I notice that almost everyone getting interviews has a 3.7-3.8 and great GREs. I thought that this wouldn't necessarily be the case, but it seems like it is. It's probably this and then a connection to a lab at the institution
  14. I know very few people straight from undergrad in neuro phd programs - I know people in other fields but not in neuro. Also, if you look at the profiles of current phd students at the top programs, almost nobody is straight from undergrad - there's usually only one
  15. I wouldn't lose hope! From what I have heard of very few people from undergrad get directly into phd programs nowadays. also if you're not in undergrad, I'd say the same. It seems like most programs have a 2-5% acceptance rate especially this year with more applications being sent in. There is definitely more people not hearing back then people hearing back. For example, one of my grad student supervisors in my lab in undergrad got rejected from all phd programs the first time - the next time he was somehow accepted to all of them and choose to go to a top 3 program
  16. 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
  17. I got a missed call from an “unknown caller” at 6... pretty sure it was just a telemarketer... However, people who who have already received invites for Yale via phone, did you get an official email as well?
  18. For those of you who received an invite for Yale, did your online application change in anyway? Also, would it be safe to say that Yale is done with invites after 5? Just super nervous... and about Columbia, they seem to be all tracks and I was given the option to choose either weekend. However, I feel that they could be sending more! I wouldn’t give up just yet ?
  19. Columbia just sent out an email for its first interview weekend and there are 29 applicants on the list. I know they have another interview weekend as well so I estimate that they are interviewing around 60 people. That's quite a lot, on their website their seem to be about 20 people a year. This is only a 30% chance approximately. Do you know if they are accounting for people to turn down their offer? I'm wondering if it's like close to 50% for being accepted? I'm just really worried as it is one of my top choices and people were saying that if you receive an interview than you're pretty much in. Statistically it doesn't seem like it though
  20. Are there any neuro programs that are officially done with sending invites? Just wondering if we can get a list going so we don't have to keep wondering. Also so that more than 1 person doesn't have to call in and ask.
  21. Is anyone receiving official invites from MIT that didn't receive unofficial emails a few weeks back? Thanks! Also, to answer the question above, I received an invite for Columbia's cellular and molecular track a few days ago. I feel that they might be sending more though
  22. Okay, thank you for letting me know! And congratulations on all of your interviews!!
  23. Okay thanks everyone! Congrats on your interviews! Ugh I cannot wait until this whole process is done
  24. Thank you for submitting your application to the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT. We are currently processing application materials and appreciate your patience. Due to the large amount of admissions materials, it may take up to four weeks to complete our initial sort. Applications will remain under review through the months of December and January. Once all materials have been sorted, we will begin sending official interview invitations to selected candidates. Interview will take place on March 7 and 8, 2019 and will be by invitation only. Post-interview decisions will be sent in mid-March and final decisions will be sent in late March. We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this time. Graduate Admissions Committee Does this email seem to indicate being put on a waitlist then? Apparently some people have already gotten interview notification invites & rejections...
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