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  1. sea_cactus
    Would you mind sharing what your stats / aspects of your application were? Either here or in PM
  2.    kaffeinatedkat reacted to a post in a topic: 2021 Computational Biology/Bioinformatics/Systems Biology PhD Admissions
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  4. sea_cactus
    Has anyone who interviewed with Yale CBB heard anything back yet?
  5. sea_cactus
    People in results section saying Stanford BMI has no funding and only accepts students have secured external funding - is this true?
  6.    fullofhopes reacted to a post in a topic: 2021 Computational Biology/Bioinformatics/Systems Biology PhD Admissions
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    It'd be great if everyone could briefly describe how their interviews went at each of the schools. Just general vibes, if you liked them, etc.
  8.    politicalbarrel7 reacted to a post in a topic: 2021 Computational Biology/Bioinformatics/Systems Biology PhD Admissions
  9. sea_cactus
    Just to let the UPenn GCB people know - official offer letter is out (at least for me).
  10.    yehet219 reacted to a post in a topic: 2021 Computational Biology/Bioinformatics/Systems Biology PhD Admissions
  11. sea_cactus
    Thanks! I wouldn’t worry - it was personal from PI
  12.    yehet219 reacted to a post in a topic: 2021 Computational Biology/Bioinformatics/Systems Biology PhD Admissions
  13. sea_cactus
    Thank you! Same as others - email from PI who said I would receive official letter next week.
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  18. sea_cactus
    ACCEPTED TO UPENN GCB! Wow so excited.
  19. sea_cactus
    Still no Stanford BMI?
  20. sea_cactus
    If you have extensive research experience, a good GRE, and anything else that makes you stand out then you may not need to do a masters. If that isn't the case then yes I would recommend either doing a masters or you can do any type of post-bac research. In my opinion, post-bac research or job is better since you will get paid and develop experience instead of going into debt paying off your masters. Also depends on what your definition of a "good school" is. Many schools that aren't considered "top" have excellent PI's that are at the top of the field. I think it's best to first find PI's that you're really interested in and then apply to those schools. Ultimately, a PhD will be about your advisor as opposed to the school itself.
  21. sea_cactus
    Hard to say what the avg gpa is amongst us. Applications are reviewed holistically, so if you have other things that can offset a poor gpa then you may still be considered. But know things are very competitive and a lot of students have both great gpa’s as well as a lot of experience. Completing a masters before applying to PhD may be helpful if you feel like you lack research experience and/or are not ready to dive into a 4-6 year program. Although the largest downside is that masters programs can be expensive whereas phd programs are typically funded (or easier to get funding).
  22.    sea_cactus reacted to a post in a topic: 2021 Computational Biology/Bioinformatics/Systems Biology PhD Admissions
  23. sea_cactus
    From Yale I only heard from them on the 17th as an invite to their recruitment weekend, never heard from any individual professors. I think you should definitely be hopeful! As long as you got an invite to the recruitment weekend you are in as good of standing as anyone else who did and who knows it might even be better to get to speak to a professor individually.
  24. sea_cactus
    More than likely I would assume they’re done. Only reason they would change is cause covid but it doesn’t seem like th at would really impact anything.
  25. sea_cactus
    Looks like Harvard BIG usually sends stuff out before holidays. Not sure about others but that seems to be a program that most people on here applied to.
  26. sea_cactus
    Awesome, thanks!
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