biomed_gal

I'm confused on the google sheet why people are putting 12/24 as no update since submission. I'm pretty sure the last day for submission was 12/6?

Thank you everyone! This is clearly a bigger accomplishment than getting the NDSEG fellowship!! I'm truly humbled!

New lurker here.. December gang for the win! Edit: Debatably post 1000 (?)

Let me know if you hear anything. I also did not receive anything after the initial email!

From my experience, if you are applying to bioengineering programs, they want you to have an undergraduate degree in engineering or a significant background in engineering. I did biology undergrad and a master's in biomedical engineering, and I was rejected from all of the bioengineering programs I applied to and accepted into all of the biomedical science programs I applied to. If I were you, I would try to emphasize your knowledge of engineering in the application to prove you are qualified since I see you do not come from an engineering background. Please contact me if you have any other questions!

At the end of the day, the most important part of a PhD is the research. When you apply to jobs or faculty positions following your PhD, people will ask what research you did because that will ultimately determine your future. Although life outside of graduate school is important, the majority of your hours will be spent in lab. Personally, I am choosing attending UCSD because I felt like the research interests of the faculty aligned well with my interests, I really connected with all of the people I met in the program, and I love San Diego. I don't know too much about JH, so it is hard for me to compare the two. Good luck deciding!

They didn't say what the weekends were, they just mentioned that some people from the first interview session may get waitlisted until they bring in the second group of people. I'm not sure if they do this for all programs, but it seems like they do for PBSB, Pharma, BCMB, IMP, and Neuro. Hope this helps!

For people waiting on Weill Cornell, there is hope. They mentioned another interview weekend in mid-Feb that they save some acceptances for!

Has anyone heard from UW Seattle's BioE program?

I have no idea for Pharmacology, I was invited to interview for Physiology, Biophysics & Systems Biology Program (PBSB). The only interview option for this program is Wednesday, January 23 through Friday, January 25. I would ask them where you are on the waitlist if I were you, I assume it depends on the program.

For Weill, it seems like if you aren't already on the waitlist, you likely will not get an interview. Also, the interview days are in less than a week. Best of luck with all of your other interviews and acceptances!!

From my understanding, they are giving us the interview list the day we check in. I have heard some schools do this so people don't have too much time to prep. But I'm also in the same position

Has anyone heard back from Stanford Bioscience's Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine program?