Hey everybody,
I am also applying to EEB programs this cycle I am currently in a Canadian MSc program and have decided to apply to the following places for Fall 2022 PhD admissions:
University of British Columbia - Zoology
Richard Gilder Graduate School (RGGS) - Comparative Biology
Columbia - E3B (for the same lab as RGGS)
CUNY - Biology/EEB (for the same lab as RGGS)
Yale - EEB - Rejected
The early Yale rejection wasn't a huge surprise as the PI there told me that each lab gets funding for a PhD student every other year and he got one last year, but he encouraged me to apply anyway just in case. Feels a bit like a waste of money now as I had thought I might still get an interview, but so be it ! Crossing my fingers for the rest
Also! I had quite a few meetings with potential PIs at institutions I ended up not applying to. But if any future applicants are curious about what I found out, I am happy to share. In addition to the above schools, I had meetings with PIs and their labs at McGill, UChicago, Princeton, and Cambridge.