intothenight1
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Hi everyone,
Has anyone received any news of interviews yet from any schools that they applied to? I haven't heard from any but then again I"m also living abroad (but a US citizen on a Fulbright in Germany). Thanks!
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I am a domestic applicant (even though I now live in Munich, Germany because of the Fulbright Scholarship) with a US citizenship.
Thanks for your input. If you don't mind me asking, where did you apply, and get into and what were your stats? Where are you now? This is a just a metric for me to asses myself so I can develop a realistic feel for my possible outcomes after applying to these places. Thanks again! :-)
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Where are you applying to? What kind of programs? How's the application process going for you so far? Thanks for the info as well :-) And I am a domestic applicant (even though I do now live in Munich, Germany because of the Fulbright Scholarship).
I am just an applicant, too, so all I've said is based on my understanding of the records of some of my acquaintances who did end up going to UCSF, Harvard, etc. As such it may not be complete, but their numbers were ~3.8 (from No Name State U.) with ~3 years research experience (one did an Amgen program). I do not have an estimate for their GRE scores, so can't help you there. But all in all, I think their records are not nearly as impressive as yours, so you should have a good shot.
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To the OP:
I was a PhD applicant last year and my stats and research experience/accomplishments are dead on like yours (my GPA was a tiiiiiiiinnny bit higher but everything else is pretty much exactly the same). I was also concerned about my GPA quite a lot (to the point that I have become very annoying haha). I was applying for neuroscience programs which are highly competitive pretty much everywhere. I applied to 10 programs, got interviewed and accepted at 4 and now attending one of the top 10 schools. Letters of rec, research experience and publications go a long way. I think you have a good shot at the schools you are interested in.
One thing though - are you a domestic or an international applicant? i apologize if you mentioned that but I didn't read it, sorry
If you have any questions, feel free to PM me anytime:)
Thanks for your input. If you don't mind me asking, where did you apply, and get into and what were your stats? Where are you now? This is a just a metric for me to asses myself so I can develop a realistic feel for my possible outcomes after applying to these places. Thanks again! :-)
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On 10/24/2010 at 7:36 PM, waddle said:
I think you should go all-out for Harvard, MIT, Stanford, WUSTL, UCSF. Just based on people I know who got into some of these schools for biomedical graduate programs, your chances should be very good. I don't think you should be worried about your GPA or GRE, everything else seems to far outweigh these deficiencies. I figure that given a choice between those with phenomenal research experience (but who come up short on numbers) and those with great GRE/GPA (but less research), neuroscience PhD programs would definitely take the applicant with better research experience (especially since neuroscience programs will have a very specialized applicant pool, unlike Tetrad et al.). Good luck!
Thanks for your input and I'm not saying that just because you gave me a positive answer. If you don't mind me asking, where did you apply and get into and what were your stats? This is a just a metric for me to asses myself so I can develop a realistic feel for my possible outcomes after applying to these places. Thanks again! ?
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Hi,
Maybe someone could give me their honest opinion about my situation. I went to UCLA (GPA: 3.2) and GRE percentiles are 65% (both verbal and quantitative) and 84% (analytical writing). I have a first author publication (in a small journal but still peer reviewed), another first author paper that is submitted and in the review process at PLoS One, 1 paper where I'm a buried author but in reivew also at J Neurosci, 1 paper (which we hope to usbmit to Science) as co-first author that is being written up now and hopefully will be submitted in December, and 1 last paper that is being written up now but I am a buried author. I've presented a poster at an international conference in Rome, and have my name on several other posters. I have 5 solid years of reserach experience (2.5 years during undergrad, 2 years a research tech at MIT, and 1 year as a Fulbright Schoolar (currently) in Germany working at a Max Planck in a neuropsychiatry lab). My numbers (GPA and GRE) are on the low end but my research experience measured in terms of publications and productivity is good and I have a Fulbright. Also I'm applying for NSF and NSDEG predoctoral fellowships. I have good rec letters (form undergrad research advisor, boss as a tech and my PI for Fulbright). Overall, my question is does anyone think that I have a shot at a neuroscience PhD program at any of these places: Harvard, MIT, Stanford, WUSTL, and UCSF (these are my dream schools and the ones that are most competitive and I think realistically I cannot get in but want an unbiased opinion), Caltech and Rockefeller (these ones I think are a bit easier for admissions but still on the very competitive side) and Princeton, Yale, UPenn, Baylor, Utah and UIUC (these schools I think are not that hard for me because even though my numbers are low my research experience and publications give me a significant edge). Any opinions or comments are helpful ?
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Hi,
Maybe someone could give me their honest opinion about my situation. I went to UCLA (GPA: 3.2) and GRE percentiles as 65% (both berbal and quantitative) and 84% (analytical writing). I have a first author publication (in a small journal but still peer reviewed), another first author paper that is submitted and in the review process at PLoS One, 1 paper where I'm a buried author but in reivew also at J Neurosci, 1 paper (which we hope to usbmit to Science) as co-first author that is being written up now and hopefully will be submitted in December, and 1 last paper that is being written up now but I am a buried author. I've presented a poster at an international conference in Rome, and have my name on several other posters. I have 5 solid years of reserach experience (2.5 years during undergrad, 2 years a research tech at MIT, and 1 year as a Fulbright Schoolar (currently) in Germany working at a Max Planck in a neuropsychiatry lab). My numbers (GPA and GRE) are on the low end but my research experience measured in terms of publications and productivity is good and I have a Fulbright. Also I'm applying for NSF and NSDEG predoctoral fellowships. I have good rec letters (form undergrad research advisor, boss as a tech and my PI for Fulbright). Overall, my question is does anyone think that I have a shot at a neuroscience PhD program at any of these places: Harvard, MIT, Stanford, WUSTL, and UCSF (these are my dream schools and the ones that are most competitive and I think realistically I cannot get in but want an unbiased opinion), Caltech and Rockefeller (these ones I think are a bit easier for admissions but still on the very competitive side) and Princeton, Yale, UPenn, Baylor, Utah and UIUC (these schools I think are not that hard for me because even though my numbers are low my research experience and publications give me a significant edge). Any opinions or comments are helpful ?
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