GliaCells
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3 hours ago, blacknnerdy said:
I sent all of my interviewers a thank you email. I just thanked them for their time and mentioned something I liked or was memorable from our conversation.
Thank you for sharing!
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20 hours ago, Scrappyhappy said:
I received one Jan 3 for Einstein, and only listed interest in neuroscience
Congratulations! Wish you all the best for your upcoming interview(s). I hope I get an interview from Einstein. Definitely want to stay in the NYC area since my wife just started her law school here
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19 minutes ago, Kendra Case said:
Hi Kendra,
Thank you for completing an application with the Einstein PhD program. We will be sending out invitations and decision emails in waves over the upcoming weeks. We understand that this is an anxious time for our applicants and we thank you for your patience. If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
There's still hope for Einstein!
Amazing! Thanks for sharing
Did Einstein neuroscience send put some interview invites? I didn't see anything.
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10 hours ago, DuckDuck said:
I got an interview at Einstein. The invite was sent on 12/23, but I think they send out invites in waves.
What Einstein program did you apply for? I applied for neurosciences and I haven't heard anything
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Has anyone heard from the Albert Einstein neuroscience program? I saw a couple of postings on the results page, but they just mention Biomedical Sciences.
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Did anyone hear from Albert Einstein neuroscience program?
Also, do you guys think Cornell NB&B and Weill Cornell neuroscience are done sending invites?
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25 minutes ago, angel lie said:
It was a personalized email that came from a POI that I had reached out to and Skyped with.
Congratulations! Wish you all the best! Ithaca is amazing (I grew up there) and I hope you like it
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49 minutes ago, angel lie said:
Just got Cornell NB&B (not Weill Cornell). So happy!!!!
Did the email come from a POI or a generic email from the administrative assistant? I was in touch with one of the members of the admissions committee, and I thought I would hear back positively. Haven't heard anything
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On 11/17/2019 at 11:53 AM, Neurosci2020 said:
Hi!
Applying for neuro Grad School for 2020,
Just graduated from my masters focusing on cognitive neuroscience, total of 3 years of research experience. 3 strong LORs, two publications: one 2nd and one 1st author, GRE V165 Q167.
Pretty worried about my letter of intent.
Wanted to ask for pro/dis recommendations for services for professional reviewing of letter of intent.
(In my country this type of letter is never required and I want to make sure that my draft is aligned with the american requirements.)
Many thanks!
Good luck to all ?
You mean statement of purpose/personal statement? I received very good comments from users here. You may try posting a thread and see if some of the users are free to review your essay. You haven't got much time though. A lot of the schools have Dec 1st deadline!
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21 hours ago, Neuro_logos said:
not sure what else to share except that I feel like I should finagle my way into a lab asap so that at least on my app I can say something like I know there’s a gap but by time the Spring rolls around I should have another half academic year of lab experience (ridiculous/desperate/what do you think??
My feeling, and I am no expert at this, is that you should perhaps try to get an year of experience under your belt before you apply? It is hard to think that since you have taken two years off already, but given the caliber of the schools you are aiming for, your research experience seems low to me. Like how about a full-time research tech job? But then on the other hand, admissions seems to be more about fit, so if you feel like you are a good for, then of course no need. Just something to think about
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Looks great, in my opinion! I feel like you could maybe add a little more about your research background. And maybe a little more about why those particular PIs; a little more than saying their work fits your goals. Take my comment with a grain of salt, I am no expert at this; I just finished writing my mine.
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5 hours ago, MyelinatedSheath said:
Long time lurker, thought I would throw my profile into the mix!
Undergrad Institution: Top 20 school (not an ivy)
Major(s): neuroscience, philosophy
Minor(s): N/A
GPA in Major: Don't know? This isn't calculated on my transcript haha
Overall GPA: 3.19
Type of Student: Domestic female, white as the driven snow
GRE Scores (revised/old version): taking in 2 weeks! Hardly any programs wanted this, and if they did, I asked and they did not require official scores. Aiming for 165+ in bothV and Q
Research Experience:
1 year in a radiology lab in undergrad, doing basic cognitive analyses and correlations with MRI data; 2 posters (1 local as first author, 1 national conference but middle author)3 years neuroimaging research (will be 3.5 by the time I submit apps): a lot of posters, most local but a few national; co-author on 3 papers that are in the works right now/submitted that I am not sure will be accepted by the time I submit apps; 1 first author paper under revision (fingers crossed!)
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Scientific research award (undergrad), a couple of awards for posters
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: just current research job, get to do independent research project that is pretty novel
Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: lol nope
Special Bonus Points: (Such as connections, grad classes, famous recommenders, female or minority status etc...): not sure how "famous" anyone is, but LORs are really good (I think) from pretty well-respected people in the field; have been lucky to be at an institution for work and undergrad that are both very well known for their research, and connections are pretty great
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: I want to do neuroimaging research, so programs with cognitive /computational options are what I am drawn to. However, these are all VERY top heavy, and I know super competitive -- I have connections, but not sure how much they matter. Obviously I am worried about my GPA-- I was premed for awhile, and those classes killed my GPA, although I have a very strong upward trend. I know my chances of admission are slim, but I figure I am not getting a PhD just for the sake of having one, so I am only applying to schools I am very excited about!
Applying to Where (tentative):-MIT BCS
-Brown (both NSGP and GPP)
-BU (BBC or GPN, I am not sure)
-UPenn
-Stanford
-Duke CNAP
-USC
-NYU
-Weill Cornell
Probably will change this list and add more, but curious to know what you all think of my chances? Everyone here is so accomplished, I hope we all get to bring our talents somewhere!
Not sure if I am qualified to comment on your profile as I am also a current applicant with similar stats/experience as yours. I would perhaps add one or two safety schools. Like maybe Penn State or Case Western? But of course it's all about whether they have faculty with similar interests as you or not
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Hello,
Wondering if anybody would be interested in reading my statement of purpose and giving me some feedback! Thanks so much
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Hello,
Wondering if anybody would be interested in reading my statement of purpose and giving me some feedback! Thanks so much
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On 7/31/2019 at 9:47 PM, BabyScientist said:
Your GPA showing improvement over time should help.
I suggest having people review your SOP, it's hard to judge your own writing about yourself. I'm happy to help with this if you want.
No one can make a list for you - we don't know your interests. What you should do is look for faculty you're interested in working with and apply to the schools that have at least 3 faculty you're excited about. I'm happy to review such a list once you've made one.
Wondering if you would be willing to review my SoP. Would greatly appreciate that. Finally got everything together and ready to send all the materials out!
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Hello,
I am wondering if folks here could help me in making a school list to apply to this coming Fall. I am having a very tough time figuring out a school list and any help would be greatly appreciated. I am looking to stay in the Northeast region.
Undergrad --> Cornell University; Spring 2017
GPA --> 3.1 (I partied way too much in my freshman and sophomore years. Was below 2.5 for those two years. Took a year off and got 3.5+ for the last two years.)
GRE --> 316 (158V, 158Q; 4.0A)
Personal facts --> Domestic male; Indian; first from the family to go to high school and college.
Research experience --> 2 years as a research tech. 1 first-authored paper currently under revision in The Journal of Neuroscience. 2 second-author published papers (one neuroscience in eNeuro, one immunology in Mucosal Immunology).
LOR --> Should have a very strong one from my current PI at my job. 2 pretty strong ones from undergrad professors I took classes with and did well.
Personal statement --> I would say pretty strong
As it's apparent, my GPA is holding me back. But I cannot fix my past, and I want to own up my mistakes. Any suggestions about how to make my application better + a school list to apply to would be very very helpful and will be forever indebted.
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Hello,
I am wondering if folks here could help me in making a school list to apply to this coming Fall. I am having a very tough time figuring out a school list and any help would be greatly appreciated. I am looking to stay in the Northeast region.
Undergrad --> Cornell University; Spring 2017
GPA --> 3.1 (I partied way too much in my freshman and sophomore years. Was below 2.5 for those two years. Took a year off and got 3.5+ for the last two years.)
GRE --> 316 (158V, 158Q; 4.0A)
Personal facts --> Domestic male; Indian; first from the family to go to high school and college.
Research experience --> 2 years as a research tech. 1 first-authored paper currently under revision in The Journal of Neuroscience. 2 second-author published papers (one neuroscience in eNeuro, one immunology in Mucosal Immunology).
LOR --> Should have a very strong one from my current PI at my job. 2 pretty strong ones from undergrad professors I took classes with and did well.
Personal statement --> I would say pretty strong
As it's apparent, my GPA is holding me back. But I cannot fix my past, and I want to own up my mistakes. Any suggestions about how to make my application better + a school list to apply to would be very very helpful and will be forever indebted.
2020 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results
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I ended up not emailing. I talked to one of the postdocs at my current lab, and she said that she thinks it really doesn't matter as most interviewers end up submitting their evaluations that same day or the day after. It's a nice gesture though if you end up sending any.
On a side note, did you hear anything from Albert Einstein?