[Biomedical Sciences PhD Applicants (Fall 2022)]

@Bestluck2022 I applied to NYU Vilcek but have nor heard back. I think someone posted in the results page that they received an interview invite through email

Does anyone know if Rockefeller, NYU and UCLA send their emails all at once or in batches? 

[Biomedical Sciences PhD Applicants (Fall 2022)]

30 minutes ago, hsjkim said:

Hey there! Also an international student applying to genetics programs. Thought I had a decent shot too and applied to some of the programs you did with no interview invites Rip. In my emails with them, seems like across the board, most biomed programs were INUNDATED with applicants this season with some receiving almost 2x the average # of applicants. Definitely in part due to COVID's effects on last year's cycle, and it seems that the competition was fierce this year while the available # of slots remained constant.

23 minutes ago, Nata20 said:

Hey, to me, your background looks really solid! Maybe it is all about the programs you applied to? Some programs might not just have enough funding for international students even if your background is super strong and competitive. For example, I have heard that NIH funded labs are not really allowed to take internationals and cannot provide support to them. Anyway, I wish you good luck with your applications and hope you get the invite soon! It might also help if you contact the admissions of the schools you applied to to request some feedback. They might not be able to get back to you until after they finish the current cycle but it might be helpful.

Thanks... I will definitely write to them next year then and ask... I didn't know that was a possibility. Hopefully it will help. 

 

[Biomedical Sciences PhD Applicants (Fall 2022)]

Guys I'm an international applying to biomedical programs with focus on genetics mostly.. I didn't receive any invitations to interview yet :S I would appreciate if you could take a look at my profile and shed some ligh on what's holding me back/ what  could work on to make a stronger application in the future:

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UG - Medicine at a Federal School in Brazil (Pass - I have an average of 7.04/10 for my graded courses, but nearly half my school hours were granted an ungraded pass mark). 

PG - Residency in Medical Genetics, in Brazil 3 years (Pass) 

Research experience -  combined 6 months undergraduate (1 summer research full time + several months part time at home institution): >2 years part time postgraduate (equal to about 8 months full time)

Work experience - nearly 2 years at a clinical diagnostics lab + clinical experience

Publications - One 2nd co-author, one in the middle of the author list  (both large journals of genetics). One book chapter accepted for publication

Presentation - 2 posters at international conferences

LORs - 3 good letters from my professors in Brazil, 2 academic, 1 professional

GRE General: 170 verbal / 161 quantitative reasoning / 6 writing

TOEFL: 119/120

Other: I contacted potential supervisors in all the schools I applied to, to discuss research interests and availability of places in their lab for rotating students next year. Got positive replies from them, but the contact was brief (basically 1 e-mail from me and 1 reply from them)

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My teachers/professors don't have any experience with applications to international programs, so they couldn't offer any advice about which schools to apply or what to do to improve my chances... I would apreciate if some of you guys could help me out in this regard. My applications:

Applied: Harvard BBS, Harvard Chemical Biology, UCLA Bioscience, NYU Vilcek, Rockefeller, MIT Biology

Interview: So far not a single one  

[Biomedical Sciences PhD Applicants (Fall 2022)]

12 hours ago, Caffeinated_scientist said:

BBS was today but Chembio might be later so it's not too late! My friend who applied last year said his invitation was sent in January.

 

2 hours ago, applicant321 said:

I heard from a Harvard PI that Harvard BBS is experiencing some delays and will continue to send out invites over the weekend, so don't panic if you haven't heard anything yet.

These are great news  Thanks for sharing guys _\\//

[Biomedical Sciences PhD Applicants (Fall 2022)]

I applied to Harvard BBS and Chemical Biology but didn't get any emails yet. A little heartbroken now. I really thought I had a chance :( 

[Choosing the right PhD program (genetics)]

I am an international student considering applying to a PhD to start on the fall of 2022. I am at the first step (selecting universities) and I was wondering what criteria did you guys use to choose which universities/programs to apply.

Did you narrow your focus at the beggining of the process or did you choose schools that had several research lines that might be interesting to you? In other words did you start your applications with a broad interest such as "genetics and genomic medicine", or did you narrow it down at the start to something like "understanding the RAS-MAPkinase pathway"?