misterbob19

Hi, 
Just be yourself. They are very inclined towards hiring you, but want to get to know the person behind the personal statement and the amazing qualities in the application. Expect questions such as "Why not a PhD now?","Strengths/Weaknesses", and the typical "Tell me about yourself." Always make sure to not make it all about your challenges, but on how they contributed to your goals and have been steps in your career. 
Best of luck!

Hi everyone! Good luck with your applications this season!
I applied to 12 programs... and I do not know where the transcripts issue is coming from... very few schools require official transcripts at the time of admissions. If the application has a space to upload the transcript, you just upload your scanned unofficial transcript and do not send the official one 'till after you are accepted and decide to enroll in such program. No need for unnecessary anxieties... I think that just waiting to be contacted about interviews is stressful enough. 

Just got the email from Rockefeller as well! I am very excited about this interview and wish everyone who is interviewing there the best of luck! We all got this!

I am personally not planning on doing it. It is a personal choice because if I do so, I might switch from talking in a conversational way to talking in a more automatic/presentation way, but that is just me. It's a matter on you deciding what works best for you, but I do know a lot of peers who will be showing small 1-3 summary slides, so schools are not actually against it. 

Just got the email from Rockefeller as well! I am very excited about this interview and wish everyone who is interviewing there the best of luck! We all got this!

Just got the email from Rockefeller as well! I am very excited about this interview and wish everyone who is interviewing there the best of luck! We all got this!

omg just got an invite from Rockefeller! So excited!

Just got the email!

same! Can't imagine it will take much longer, but who knows...

Glad to know i’m not the only one eagerly waiting...?

Same here! I am very excited about this interview, good luck!

Same here! I am very excited about this interview, good luck!

Hi everyone! Good luck with your applications this season!
I applied to 12 programs... and I do not know where the transcripts issue is coming from... very few schools require official transcripts at the time of admissions. If the application has a space to upload the transcript, you just upload your scanned unofficial transcript and do not send the official one 'till after you are accepted and decide to enroll in such program. No need for unnecessary anxieties... I think that just waiting to be contacted about interviews is stressful enough. 

just heard from MIT!

No... I am hoping to hear back from them too, as well as from MIT Bio. Fingers crossed! ??

Does anyone know how competitive interviews will be this year?
I've received 10 invites so far, but decided to decline three offers because I'm still waiting to hear back from a few other programs and juggling a full-time job.
Do I have a chance with seven interviews? Starting to freak out ?

MIT usually sends out interviews in mid-January. I emailed the admin before and asked about possible delays in the admission timeline because of covid. They said it's not very likely to happen since the admission committee were reviewing applications remotely. Finger crossed!

Hi everyone! Good luck with your applications this season!
I applied to 12 programs... and I do not know where the transcripts issue is coming from... very few schools require official transcripts at the time of admissions. If the application has a space to upload the transcript, you just upload your scanned unofficial transcript and do not send the official one 'till after you are accepted and decide to enroll in such program. No need for unnecessary anxieties... I think that just waiting to be contacted about interviews is stressful enough. 

Hi everyone! Good luck with your applications this season!
I applied to 12 programs... and I do not know where the transcripts issue is coming from... very few schools require official transcripts at the time of admissions. If the application has a space to upload the transcript, you just upload your scanned unofficial transcript and do not send the official one 'till after you are accepted and decide to enroll in such program. No need for unnecessary anxieties... I think that just waiting to be contacted about interviews is stressful enough. 

Nothing new to report. My list was finalized a couple of weeks ago. Just wanted to remind you of how cool you all are for staying strong all the way through May. Aside from having a freaking pandemic out there, you are still getting interviews and holding it together. I will be sending some angry letters to the NIH grant people to demand schools to have the same due dates for their interview rounds. It's very unfair that we have been waiting since December (and even earlier) for programs that have summer start dates. Is it just me, or we all have a life to run and commitments to fulfill aside from waiting for an interview? 
Congrats if you have committed to a program. If you are still waiting, don't worry, at this rate they will be making offers through June ?

So, I do have the same question, but in my case I was already interviewed by them, but haven't officially received my rejection yet. You can always email the program with that question and they can give you a more official answer so that you can make an informed decision.

Just got accepted to Harvard PREP!

Hi, 
Just be yourself. They are very inclined towards hiring you, but want to get to know the person behind the personal statement and the amazing qualities in the application. Expect questions such as "Why not a PhD now?","Strengths/Weaknesses", and the typical "Tell me about yourself." Always make sure to not make it all about your challenges, but on how they contributed to your goals and have been steps in your career. 
Best of luck!

Hi, 
Just be yourself. They are very inclined towards hiring you, but want to get to know the person behind the personal statement and the amazing qualities in the application. Expect questions such as "Why not a PhD now?","Strengths/Weaknesses", and the typical "Tell me about yourself." Always make sure to not make it all about your challenges, but on how they contributed to your goals and have been steps in your career. 
Best of luck!

Same here! I already committed to University of Washington, but Harvard was one of my top choices (above UW), I do not know what to do.