Raindrop
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Just got my rejection from NUIN program.
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1 hour ago, round2_ said:
How do you phrase that email? I'm thinking about doing the same once I receive official rejections, but I'm not really sure how to phrase it without sounding whiny about not getting in. ?
I said something along the lines of, "I recognize this is a busy time for the neuroscience department, but I was wondering if at some point in the future I could receive some feedback on my application and perhaps some insight into what I can do to improve on it for next year."
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On 1/18/2019 at 6:02 PM, 1.21_Gigawatts said:
I have to be honest, I'm pretty frustrated with my experience so far. I have 4 years of full-time experience, over 20 publications, 4.0 in my MS, 3.0 undergrad GPA, strong letters of recommendation and lots of teaching/ presentation experience but I keep receiving rejections. So far only 1 interview and 7 rejections... I'm still waiting to hear from 5 more schools, but I'm starting to feel pretty discouraged and confused. Anybody else in the same boat?
I'm in a similar boat. Your best bet is to reach out to some of your schools and find out why all the rejections. I emailed one school so far and they gave me a fairly solid breakdown on why I haven't had much success.
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Finally got the ax from U Penn?
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54 minutes ago, CancerBiology said:
Are you international as well? Just sent you a DM!
Also, in my case, my GPA converted to the American GPA system does NOT do justice. That is why I put an official letter from my school stating that I was in the higher range of the class.
Wow I didn't even realize getting a letter from the school was a possibility. Yeah conversions to American GPA really mess with my undergraduate GPA a lot, make me look like this terrible student. I do believe more and more adcoms are aware of the differences between grades and countries now though so hopefully that won't ding us too much. I also completed my last degree in the US so I have fresh grades to use for their comparison. Being international has had a huge negative impact on all of my applications. I literally have checked every box for graduate school so I guess its just how it goes..
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On 1/2/2019 at 11:51 AM, redgzb said:
Has anyone heard from Albert Einstein College of Medicine?
P.S. got rejection from UPenn today, RIP
I would love it if UPENN would get around to sending my rejection letter so I could move on from my unrealistic fantasies. Sorry though, I hope you hear good news elsewhere
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On 1/5/2019 at 2:40 PM, wrongpathos said:
Am I missing something? BCS at MIT does require the general GRE exam
Hey. Just saw this, yes you are correct. I forgot about that one, it was definitely a major reach app so I had already forgotten about its requirements.
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7 minutes ago, blackprodigy said:
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.
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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1 minute ago, blackprodigy said:
Dont give up! A lot of schools are looking for more now. Many great programs are dropping the GRE requirement. Also, I know you may have your ideal schools but applying to more safety schools can be the trick. Placing all your hopes in 7 schools doesnt mean as much if they're Stanford, Harvard. Yale, or UC-whatever. Apply to more reach schools. Reach out to some faculty you're interested in working with.
I didn't apply to any schools that required the GRE which I think hurt my chances, need something to set myself apart I think. And yeah, I totally get what you are saying about applying to safety schools, but I also want to go to a school that's a good fit for me at the end of the day. If it's a safety school, I've already deemed it to not be what I want in my mind, so I think its just not the right choice. To be fair, I actually got into medical school this year but wanted to give neuroscience PhD a shot as I love research and have worked in research for the last 5 years. So, it's not like I'm stuck or anything. Just wish this would've worked out so I could really explore research as a lifelong career.
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The one upside to all this is its now safe for me to book some vacations for next month
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3 minutes ago, neuronerd95 said:
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
Perhaps I just don't really know what grad schools want in an applicant. I'm also an international student which has consistently hurt my chances in the past. I appreciate the encouraging words though. With a 2-5% acceptance rate, I probably should have just kept my money in my wallet haha
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1 minute ago, dexter9543 said:
I am in the same boat. I applied to around 6-7 and so far didn't get any interviews. I believe there are a lot of people like us and it might seem like everyone else is doing great but the only people posting here are the ones getting interviews. The ones not getting anything are silently watching in sadness so don't beat yourself up too much on it. We will come back stronger next year!
Thanks for the words of encouragement, but if I'm being honest I think this will likely be my last time applying for further education. I've really done all I can do to improve my application at this point (aside from building a time travel device to fix the mistakes of my youth). If it's meant to (or not meant to) be then such is life.
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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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2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results
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May have been answered already, but when I interviewed for this program years ago it wasn't until May or June. Hope you don't have to wait that long, but because domestic student applications aren't due until very late, they generally interview late as well.