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Agreed 100%! I interviewed at Duke (my #2 choice) at the end of January and the PI said they would get back to me first week of March, then they changed it to end of March, and then they never got back to me! I got an offer from my #1 choice school and I just emailed the PI from Duke, nicely saying that I was surprised they never got back to me after they said they would, but luckily it has just shown me that my first choice was the right fit for me. They replied 3 mins after blaming it on the COVID-19 situation and how it "slipped their mind" to not tell me they rejected me because it was a "very competitive year". Let's just say, I dodged a bullet.... I am so happy I will not be stuck with such a selfish, irresponsible researcher for the next 5+ years! They never even checked in with me even knowing I am an international student currently stuck in the US with no family during the pandemic and with a history of lung disease!! I feel bad for whoever will join their lab...

Huh, that's interesting -- they didn't mention that in the website they set up for the interview.

Actually, JHU also offers fellowships, not just RA positions. This explains the high percentage of international PhD students they have!

Thank you!! They said they had two options for interviews: Feb 14-16 and 26-18... best of luck to you!

Thank you, I appreciate it because it was my first choice!! It was a generic email saying they short-listed my interview. They might send out more.

Just heard back from Hopkins!!

Thank you so much — having this update means a lot to me and I feel a lot better!! Looking forward to any further news

Hey guys! Did anyone receive any news on Hopkins? The website said they would send out invites by the third Monday in January (aka yesterday), but I haven’t seen anything. It’s my top choice program, so I am wondering if anyone has any insight?

Yeah, I saw that... I’ve been on edge all day so any news will make me feel better... good luck guys...

Has anyone heard back from JHU?

Do you know anything from USC?

Hi. I have not found it either. And I think they mean we can still get invitations up until Monday, including that day. Fingers crossed. I'm so anxious.

Hi! Are you sure about JHU?

I received admission to BU BME today, and I am an international student.

Anyone know if USC and JHU sent their decisions yet?

Thank you for this!!! I wanted to add a few schools. Also, do you know if all USC invitations have been sent out already? Harvard: skype interview, unknown recruitment date UCLA: recruitment date: 2/6-2/7 USC: skype interview UCSD: who knows UCB: Don’t know too much about this, rejected shit ton of applicants last year UW: Last year notified Jan19th Cornell: I don’t think they do interviews Yale: nothing yet MIT: interviews Upenn: Jan 24th 3.7-3.9 (last year’s post) Stanford: MID-MARCH Sent out the decision by April. UCI Johns Hopkins: website says interviews will be out next Monday the latest Purdue: Boston University:

Hi guys! I am a nervous reck because I have not heard from any of my schools yet and I don't know anyone that has applied for a PhD before, so I have no one to ask. Has anyone applied/heard back from the following schools? Do you have any info. on when we might get a reply? Thank you.... Johns Hopkins University BME Boston University BME University of Southern California BME UCB/UCSF Bioengineering Stanford Bioengineering Purdue BME

I just submitted my application to a PhD program at Johns Hopkins University. I thought the struggle was over until I received an email telling mw to complete my application before the deadline since there is missing documents. I logged on and I saw the attached screenshot. I called ETS and the reports were delivered on the 13th of this month. Does anyone know what the problem might be? The office is closed this week, which I did not know since I am not from the US, and I don't know what to do... ?