[2021 Computational Biology/Bioinformatics/Systems Biology PhD Admissions]

13 minutes ago, Sky_china said:

I am just gonna say  I don't think NYU (grossman) is all done at this point,not sure about the Tandon and GSAS program. Harvard seems pretyy likely and UPenn I know its all sent out. 

I didn’t know that about NYU/ Grossman. Yeah, I read that UPenn was out. I would love to get an interview with Vanderbilt or Stanford, but I recognize that all do the programs I applied to are super competitive and I am very happy that I have received the 2 interviews I have.

[2021 Computational Biology/Bioinformatics/Systems Biology PhD Admissions]

Hi. To answer the GPA/ research questions, here are my stats and results

 

GPA: 3.59 (from small liberal arts college)

MAJOR: Biology

PUBLISHED: 3

RESEARCH:

-Summer 2015: Computational Bio REU (2 publications from this)

-Spring 2016: Computational research study abroad (1 publication, of which I’m the co-author)

-Summer 2016: Wet-lab REU 

-Fall 2015, Fall 2016-Spring 2017: Wet lab/ Biochemistry research (no publications from this one lol)

-Summer 2017: Computation Biology internship at start-up

 

POST GRAD

-Clinical research coordinator: 2017-fall 2019

-IT/ software development: fall 2020 - present

PROS:

-Solid research experience and GPA

 

CONS

-Have worn a lot of hats/ may come across as unfocused

-Been out of academia since 2017

-No formal CS coursework (I learned it all on the job)

-Little formal math coursework (A in Calc II, having never taken Calc I, this fall; currently enrolled in Linear Algebra and Calc III

-Having Dyslexia so, despite my best efforts, some of my applications def have typos

SCHOOLS APPLIED 
Interview:

-WUSTL DBBS
-Mighican PIBS

Waiting and Haven’t Given Up Hope lol:

-Stanford BMI

-Vanderbilt BIDS

No Response/ Assumed Rejection:

-Harvard BIG

-NYU Systems and Computational

-UPenn GCB

-Duke CBB

-UNC DGP