[Rockefeller Ph.D students and interviews]

On 12/19/2019 at 4:47 AM, dizope said:

Hello,

Is there any Rockefeller Ph.D student or interviewee who can talk about what kind of questions they ask during interviews? I Want to do a long preparation if I got an interview because I am not fluent in english.

 

Thanks

How did your interview go with Rockefeller? All the best!

[2020 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

On 12/14/2019 at 6:30 PM, rsathya70 said:

Undergrad Institution: Private University,  known for research
Major(s): B.S in Biotechnology
Minor(s): Chemistry
GPA in Major: 9.45/10
Overall GPA: 9.3/10  (As per WES conversion: 4.0)
Type of Student: International, Woman

Got rejection mail from Wisconsin-Madison.

2020 Fall Molecular Bioloy Ph.D. Applications: Wisc-Madison, UMD, UMich, Arizona State, Utah, Rochester, Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, UI-UC

Interview (0/9) : 
Accepted (0/9): 
Rejected (1/9:   Wisc-Madison
Wait-listed (0/9?
Attending: 

[2020 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Undergrad Institution: Private University,  known for research
Major(s): B.S in Biotechnology
Minor(s): Chemistry
GPA in Major: 9.45/10
Overall GPA: 9.3/10  (As per WES conversion: 4.0)
Type of Student: International, Woman

GRE Scores (revised version):
Q: 164
V: 157
W: 5.5

TOEFL Total: 117

Research Experience:  

Almost 2.5 years of research experience as part of Undergraduate research programs, in 3 different labs. 

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's list honors, Probably the topper in the class (though not officially available), 100% scholarship based on CGPA during 4-years of undergraduate studies, Paper presentation in a national conference, no official publication yet but in the midst of publishing one. 

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: (Such as tutor, TA, SPS officer etc...)

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: 
Strong LORs (probably!) from project guides (from Professors within and outside of University)

Special Bonus Points: Woman, thought not sure why I should get special bonus points for the same!

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:

Applying to Where:

Mainly applying to Cell and Molecular Biology programs in

University of Wisconsin, Madison

University of Maryland, College Park (BISI program)

Arizona State University, Tempe

Vanderbilt University, Nashville (IGP program)

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

University of Utah

University of Rochester

University of Rockefeller

University of Illinois, UC

In addition, two programs in NUS, Singapore

Application process completed and waiting for the results. Any honest feedback on the above profile would be appreciated! Thanks.