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  1. 2 hours ago, mitochondria_1 said:

    Most of them had different weekend options that work for me. Also, for one of them, I had the alternative to schedule a Skype interview. Plus, I have two interviews scheduled back to back. I'm still hoping to hear back from one more which is on my top 3.

    I'm glad it all worked out for you! I am waiting to hear from two of my top programs and I am worried about having to reschedule them but being busy the other weekend they offer.

  2. Just now, tzenst said:

    I'm not applying this year but it appears like the JHU's application system was down. I saw this on Twitter. Hope that is helpful and good luck!  

     

    Thank you! I also just got an email back from someone in their admissions department that it is fixed.

  3. I just went to submit my application to JHU BCMB program and was told the program was no longer accepting applications. The home page of the application states "If you are applying to multiple programs with different deadlines, each program’s application will stay open until the program deadline. The application will close at 11:59 pm EDT on the date of the program deadline."

    Am I misunderstanding this? Is the happening to anyone else?

  4. Undergrad Institution: Medium sized state school
    Major(s): B.S. Biology, B.S. Chemistry
    GPA in Major: 3.1
    Overall GPA: 3.21
    M.S. Institution: small state school
    M.S. Biology
    GPA: 3.7

    Type of Student: Domestic White Female

    GRE Scores (revised/old version): Took it 2 years ago, but not submitting scores to schools that don't require it
    Q: 161
    V:150
    W: 4.5
    B: N/A


    Research Experience: (At your school or elsewhere? What field? How much time? Any publications (Mth author out of N?) or conference talks etc...)
    2 semesters undergrad experience in plant biology resulting in 0 publications but 1 local poster presentation
    3 years M.S. research (full time, >50hrs/week) in molecular bio lab resulting in 2 national conference poster presentations, 1 first author paper that has been accepted, 1 co-first author paper that is currently in review, 1 mid author paper currently in review, and hoping that 1-2 mid authorships might be submitted in the next month or two in high impact journals

    Awards/Honors/Recognitions:
    Deans list for only one semester in undergrad
    small grants from undergrad and grad institutions


    Pertinent Activities or Jobs: (Such as tutor, TA, SPS officer etc...)
    T.A. for general biology labs for 3 years during M.S.


    Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:
    expecting one very strong letter from my current P.I. and two mediocre letters from current professors that I have only had classes with

    Special Bonus Points:
    Hoping to be on a paper with a PI that has published seminal papers in the field my MS research is in

    Applying to Where:
    Duke- CMB and PCB
    Johns Hopkins- BCMB
    UNC Chapel Hill- BBSP
    Univ of Pittsburgh- IBGP
    UC Davis- BMCD
    UT Southwestern- BBS
    U Virginia- BIMS
    Vanderbilt- IGP
    Iowa- BSP
    Indiana University- IBMG

    I am expecting some rejections, but I am wondering if I might be aiming too high because unfortunately my undergrad performance is not very strong, so any input is helpful! I am also wondering whether I should be contacting P.I.s whose labs I would like to do rotations in or whether this is frowned upon in umbrella programs, as it might look like I am contacting them to increase my chances of getting into a program.

    Thanks!

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