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    2022 Fall PhD applications - international students

    in Biology

    Posted

    On 10/20/2021 at 6:42 AM, escriva73 said:

    Hello!

    I'm trying to get into the following:

    1. Harvard - BOTH BBS and Viro
    2. Princeton - Mol Bio (still on the fence about this one)
    3. UWash - Mol Med & Mech of Diseases  (M3D)
    4. George Washington U - Micro-Immuno
    5. UHouston - Biochem
    6. Purdue - Med Chem
    7. U Rochester (not sure yet)
    8. UT San Antonio

    Profile, I guess:

    Educ: Biochem undergrad, 2.7 GPA (not looking good huh), currently in another grad school 3.0 GPA but won't finish. both top Unis in the Philippines

    Research experience: 2 years on diff field but w/ 2 publications, first author on one. Co-author on a book w/ national award. oral presentation, too.

    4 years teaching experience in 2 of top unis here. 

    Other points of consideration: Filipino, queer. planning to specialize in studying HIV (im PLHIV so that can probably be an asset when writing the SoP???)

     

    Thoughts? Advice? Any recommendations of other programs? Thanks!

    Harvard BBS applicant here!

    Ask questions about the PhD application process!

    in Biology

    Posted

    On 10/17/2021 at 8:59 PM, mothgirl said:

    Hi everyone, I'm applying for fall 2022... already posted this on the international page but hoping someone can help me out here since that thread isn't very active at all.

    I need help with evaluating my profile. I'm not sure if I'm a competitive enough applicant for the schools I'm applying for.

    Schools applying for: UCSF, Scripps, UC Davis, UCSB

    Undergrad: University of Oxford, MBiochem (master of biochemistry, 4 year undergraduate masters), marks 62% (low end of upper second, a first class is 70%) - Yes you only need 70% to get the top grade in a UK university

    Research experience: Molecular biophysics - 6 months in a lab doing my masters research, wrote up an 8000 word dissertation.. and one 2 month internship in 2nd year of which i remember absolutely nothing except that i read harry potter during breaks in between experiments.

    Interested in: virology, immunology, cancer biology 

    Type of student: International, LGBT, chinese singaporean, female
    Irrelevant but interesting: I've lived in both Wales and Boston before

    I have limited research experience. Do you think my profile is unsuitable for the unis I've applied? What other places could I consider to lower my risk of being rejected? Should I apply to Duke Cornell WUSTL UChicago etc? I'm not inclined to as I don't think I'll get in, but would like other perspectives.

    Thanks in advance :)) 

    Good profile!

    For Scripps and UC Davis, you are good. UCSB I guess moderate. UCSF is kinda ambitious. But, it all depends on various other factors. You can apply to Weill Cornell, actually. 

    2022 Application Thread

    in History

    Posted · Edited by QWERTYMNB97

    On 11/16/2021 at 3:53 PM, hydro said:

    If my statement of purpose is a 30 words over the 1000 word limit will the department care? 

    Well, Nope. For many reasons.

    A 1000 word limit is an approximation of 1.5 pages SOP with Times New Roman 12 pt font. An excess of 30 words will have a negligible change in the size of the content.

    Admission committee / PI looking at your SOP will be keen on getting to know you, rather than your word limit. Many universities vaguely say 1.5-2 pages or even no word limit for SOPs.

    To arrive at a decision whether to accept or reject an applicant, many factors play a significant role, and a 30 word excess MOST PROBABLY WON'T!

    How do I indicate if a professor is interested in working with me?

    in Questions and Answers

    Posted

    On 11/14/2021 at 12:37 PM, ekat97 said:

    I reached out to a potential advisor about my research interests and my plan to apply at their university, who replied "I would be delighted to work with you, and this is something you can mention in your application materials." I'm totally lost and wondering how I'm meant to mention this in my application materials? Right now my SOP states something along the lines of "I'm interested in working with Dr. X," but should I add "who has agreed"? (obviously more eloquent than that?) 

    Hello! You might wanna say "During my graduate program, I would like to work with Dr. X who has been researching ABC. Under his/her guidance, I would like to explore blah blah (specific field)"

    This way of being specific with what you wanna research under his/her guidance will create an impression that you are focused and has done enough homework (hope you did!) to know about him/her and their research.

    2022 Fall Application: Chat, Share and Support One Another

    in Sociology Forum

    Posted

    18 hours ago, CinnamonCream said:

    Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum. I see application threads created roughly around this time of the year for a new cycle and thought of creating one myself. I'm currently drowning in applications and could use some support. Please feel free to share your background, schools you're applying to, how your application is going, your thoughts and concerns, and perhaps results at a later stage!

    Hi! Fall 22 applicant here. Good to meet y'all

    Submitting GPA as an international student

    in Political Science Forum

    Posted

    2 hours ago, billtree said:

    Hi everyone!

    First post in here :) I am applying for PhDs this cycle and I was wondering how internationals approach the GPA section of the applications. I did my bachelor + master in the UK, so our system works a tad bit different from the American. Should I leave the GPA section empty (or a NA) or use a conversion calculator like the free WES iGPA? My grades are very strong, so I would not want them getting lost in translation, but also I cannot afford those paid certified conversions.

    Thanks and best of luck to everyone!

     

    Hi!

    Most universities require unofficial transcripts at the time of application. As long as the transcript is in English with courses and grades, grade scale, it should be fine, unless the university specifically asks you to upload a WES evaluated one.

    I submitted my applications recently and they said it is fine now to submit unofficial transcript for review by committee. When you get an admit offer, you might have to submit a WES-evaluated transcript.

    Profile evaluation for 2022 Fall Med School PhD

    in Questions and Answers

    Posted · Edited by QWERTYMNB97

    Anxious as in where my profile stands for Med School PhD.

    UG - B.Tech Biotech at SASTRA University, India (7.2/10)

    PG - MS Biological Sciences at University of Massachusetts Lowell (3.6/4)

    Work experience - 16 months at BIDMC/Harvard, post PG (Research)

    Research experience - 8 months MS Thesis at UMass Amherst, 8 months UG Thesis at SASTRA, 16 months post graduation research at BIDMC/Harvard

    Publication - 1st author article (BIDMC/Harvard) 2 more in progress, 3rd author book chapter (UMass)

    Presentation - 1 International conference (Won best poster)

    LORs - Chair professor of Medicine at Harvard, Chair professor at UMass Lowell, Professor at UMass Amherst

    Target - BBS Harvard, CMM Johns Hopkins, BBSP UNC, IGP Vanderbilt, PiBS Boston Univ

    GRE, TOEFL waived.

    1. Would like to know how competitive my profile looks for each of these univs.

    2. When can I expect a call for interview / reject decision from these univs?

    3. Would like to connect with fellow applicants in the aforementioned programs.

    TIA!!

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