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Yup it certainly does say we have to decide by 12th March! Wishing u all the best

That's weird... I would definitely email Paolo to ask if I were you, given that the acceptance deadline is 12th March. Paolo emailed to say that there has been a status update.

Thanks for sharing what you think Vivian! I agree that Jupiter is beautiful (not a huge party person so that's fine for me hahah). Is scripps your first choice?

Hi Vivian! Thanks for your reply Yes I got the offer from Scripps Florida. On this website (https://apply.scripps.edu/apply/status) after you log in, you'll see the status update on the left that says "click here for the application update". Once you click on that you'll see your letter. Hope it goes well!

Hi everyone, I'm trying to decide between Scripps Florida and University of Cambridge (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology) so if anyone has two cents about either programme please let me know (or even generic advice about how to decide on grad programmes). I'm an international student and I've done my undergraduate in biochemistry at the University of Cambridge. Some concerns I have about the two programs are: 1) Funding for the Scripps Florida PhD program is from the institute for the first year and afterwards it is dependent on the lab I'll be at. Not sure if that is a little risky, especially given that I've heard how Scripps finances weren't super stable (I have to say this was hearsay from some time back and I'm not sure how true that is currently). Funding for the LMB is guaranteed for three years (probably extendable to 3.5) and it is possible to stay for 11 months after as a postdoc to tie up loose ends. 2) Reputation of the institutes. Cambridge is more well-known by most people and I'm not sure if this will be better for faculty position applications or finding work in industry post-PhD. On the other hand, Scripps has been ranked as second in biochemistry in by Nature index. 3) Research topic wise, the research at Scripps seems pretty interesting (natural product + therapeutics) - but having insufficient experience in these areas I'm not sure if it sounds interesting just because it is new to me. Due to a previous summer internship, I've had some exposure to the research laboratory I'll be joining at the LMB so it seems more familiar and less new. 4) Location wise - is Florida dangerous to be at...? I know Cambridge is a safe place. Thanks in advance!