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On 3/11/2020 at 12:09 PM, siguy said:

has stanford announced its post -interview decision yet?

I heard back via phone yesterday 

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57 minutes ago, smous said:

Two open houses: Feb20-22, Feb27-29

any idea when they will send out interviews?

edit: saw that invites were sent

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Does anyone know when Rockefeller interviews usually take place? 

March?

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25 minutes ago, gradcafeneurosis said:

Congrats! Was it a person you had contact with prior to this, or a random PI in the department?

The latter

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Stanford invite over phone 

official email to be sent soon. 

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26 minutes ago, gradcafeneurosis said:

I was starting to worry about that too but no, I have not heard anything from Hopkins since I emailed them with that spreadsheet to tell them my preferred date.

I sent the spreadsheet and recieved a response recently that just said "Great, thanks" like two weeks later. 

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Word on Rockefeller, anyone?

 

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Just now, Mimititi said:

Call inviting you to interview or phone interview?

Call to invite me from Adm chair 

Interviews are in feb

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Interview at Yale via phone 

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2 hours ago, neuroguy177 said:

Just wondering, how do you know this? Have you contacted the admissions office?

I recieved invite and contacted during holiday regarding interview details. 

I recieved an automatic reply stating "...Please note that Invitations to Neuroscience Recruitment Interviews have been sent out." 

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23 hours ago, rejectionkween2020 said:

Does anyone know if CU Boulder and UC Berkeley are done sending out interview invites? I emailed CU Boulder like 2 weeks ago and they haven't responded to me.....

Berkeley is done sending invites

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The silence is deafening ?

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4 hours ago, D2R said:

Congrats! Is it Neurobiology and Behavior? If so, would you mind sharing which track did you apply?:)

Yes! Neurobiology and Behavior track 

Although in my PS I did express interest in theoretical neuro. 

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6 minutes ago, AdamSugi said:

That is true @lencarn 

You should start a youtube channel and Vlog hehehe

Do you think is there anything in your profile that stands out or it is kind of the overall consistence of your applications.

My stats were mediocre to be honest. I have a decent GPA but I did get B+ in some critical science courses and my GRE was not competitive (although I only sent it to Caltech and MIT)

At the end of the day what stood out can only be determined by the committee, but I would say it was my research experience that would have stood out and I think I effectively conveyed my passion for science through my PS. For the schools I cared most about, I also just made a sincere effort to get my name out there at conferences and such with faculty. I also skype interviewed several PIs at my top schools before applying. 

YouTube would be fun, lol. I am just really grateful to have the opportunities I do and have the stellar mentors I have. 

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2 minutes ago, ftb said:

are you an international applicant?

No I am not. 

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20 minutes ago, lil_neuron said:

i dont want to put you on the spot but.... how are you organizing all of these interviews your getting??  you are superstar right now

I am 7 for 7 on interviews and I still am waiting on 4 schools. Tbh I did not anticipate this happening so I am kind of beside myself, lol. I may have to turn down interviews. 

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Interview at Columbia

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46 minutes ago, EVIL GENIUS said:

650 applicants for 25 offers. That's what I heard. Last year they only had 400.

25 interviews? That is wild. I am excited! Looks like it will be a fun weekend. 

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4 minutes ago, McTender said:

 

Did you get the email for JHU first thing this morning or did you just get it?? Trying to figure out if it was a large batch invitation or if they will be sending them out throughout the day. Thanks!

First thing this morning

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Just now, ftb said:

did you receive an email from the admissions committee from Harvard or from a PI?

 

from admissions

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Interview at Hopkins/Janelia, UCB, and Harvard!

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11 minutes ago, wneuro said:

Which program? Do you mind sharing stats

Neurobio

my stats are in a previous post

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Invitation from Caltech

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5 minutes ago, AdamSugi said:

If you could also share a little bit of your profile? Thank you and Congrats!

research all undergrad 

3 summers (two at Princeton) 

strong letters from PIs I worked with

1 first author pub in review another 3rd author in prep 

8 posters 5 talks 

Neuroscience major 3.76 gpa 

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Interview offer at Princeton!