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Anyone heard from Weill Cornell IMP? My friend just got an interview invite yesterday but I haven't heard anything. Not sure if they send out invites in waves or all at once? I haven't heard from anywhere yet. Judging from last year's interview invite dates, a lot of my programs might not be sending invites until Jan, but even knowing that, I'm just about tearing my hair out over here with the waiting. I am seriously stressed about the possibility that I won't get in anywhere! I just keep reminding myself that it's still super early for decisions from Dec 1 deadline apps, but this vague, drawn out timeline is really making me antsy.

ooh nice I didn't know about the invite dates from previous cycles, thanks! I actually just found this: https://gsbs.tufts.edu/admissions/degreePrograms/reviewProcess which confirms your thought-- they say "After the application deadline has passed, each program reviews all complete applications." So I feel better about it now. Good luck, hope we hear back soon!

oops I am new to grad cafe and didn't know how to reply to posts! but reply is above

the Sharpe Lab, so my PI is the chair of immunology. but I still don't really expect to get into Harvard immunology just because it's SO selective... I probably should have applied to BBS too lol

oh also! places I applied/my profile: I applied to: Tufts GSBS (Immunology), Harvard Immunology, MIT Biology, NYU Vilcek/Immunology & Inflammation, Weill Cornell IMP, Johns Hopkins Immunology my profile: - 1 year full time in biopharma industry, plus 1.5 years working full time in a prominent Harvard immunology lab (1 publication from this, but I'm in the middle of the author list). couple months of research in undergrad that didn't result in publication bc of covid, but my undergrad PI mentioned that in his rec letter. - 3 strong LORs from (1) prof I did research with in undergrad, (2) my boss from pharma job, and (3) my PI at HMS immunology (this one is definitely the single biggest boost to my app, my PI is an immunology celebrity and I'm really lucky to be working here!!) - 3.70 undergrad gpa I applied to really competitive programs, so I'm pretty nervous that I won't get in anywhere despite what I feel is a decent application ? so if that happens I guess I'll just try again next year!

hi everyone! A question for anyone else who applied to Tufts GSBS: I submitted my app on Nov 29 for the Dec 1 deadline. While stalking the admissions website, though, it says "rolling admissions"-- does that just mean the same thing that it means at most programs? As in, they start reviewing applications after the Dec 1 priority deadline and admit on a rolling basis? or does it mean that they review apps as they're submitted and have been admitting for months? if it's the latter, I'm probably kinda screwed ?? I couldn't find any other details, and I didn't see any gradcafe posts of people getting in, so I have hope?? but I'm kinda freaking out about it