rnabio
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Does anybody know if it's time to give up hope for Yale's BQBS and CSHL?
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1 hour ago, emmaviola19 said:
I've gotten rejected now from WUSTL, UW Madison, and UIUC (the school I'm at for my undergrad, ouch). I feel like at this point I'm just going to be rejected from every school I applied to. I posted my profile near the bottom of page 6. Do you guys think there's a chance that I'll be admitted anywhere else? I'm super scared to job-hunt because I decided to do research over the summer instead of getting an internship.
I think you might still have a good chance with Indiana University, but I'm honestly no expert on grad admissions. I wouldn't completely give up hope, but might look into ways to keep your foot in the door (ex. take a gap year to get more experience and boost your CV)
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Does anyone know whether Yale's BQBS invites are all sent out? I have a few interviews that overlap with the BQBS track's date and I'm really afraid to commit to another school just to be invited to Yale.
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Undergrad Institution: Small public PUI. Not sure about reputation
Major(s): Biochemistry
Minor(s):
GPA in Major: 3.93
Overall GPA: 3.96
Type of Student: Domestic Female
GRE Scores (revised/old version): bless up GRExit
Q:
V:
W:
B:
Research Experience: 2 years undergrad organic chemistry, 1 year undergrad molecular biology, 1.5 years post-bacc full-time - 2 publications.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Outstanding achievement in Biochemistry from undergrad. Academic All-Conference for academics/athletics
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Part-time tutor in undergrad, full-time research assistant post-bacc
Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:
Special Bonus Points: female, but I don't think that's much of a bonus point...Post-bacc experience at R1 institution with dept chair as PI and letter writer.
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:
Applying to Where:
Yale - BQBS
Cornell - BMCB
Columbia - Integrated Program - Biochemistry preferenceCold Spring Harbor - Watson School of Biological Sciences
Vanderbilt - IGP
UW-Madison - Biochemistry --interview scheduled
WUSTL - Molecular Cell Biology --interview scheduled
Indiana University - Cell, Molecular, Cancer Biology --interview offered
Case Western Reserve - BSTP --interview scheduled
Biomedical Science PhD Applicants (Fall 2020)
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Any word on whether Yale BQBS has finished sending out their invites? I've only seen 1 or 2 people report invites but nothing else...