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dbm3252 reacted to a post in a topic:
Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering - Fall 2017 PhD Application Profiles
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next two weeks are big... should be getting admits for JHU and Duke Good luck everyone!
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Looks like we had some Duke admits..... I wonder if decisions are communicated in batches or staggered, given that it is so PI dependent. I think my line in the sand for most schools will be March 10th. If it is not happening by then i am assuming rejection letter pending.
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dwm reacted to a post in a topic:
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A Duke student told me that they did not get an interview until March. I think a bulk of their incoming class comes from the Jan and Feb events, but it is not over until you get that rejection notice.
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I applied through NCSU, my application is unchanged though. I just heard through current students that this is the week.
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UNC/NCSU, second batch of admits are coming out this week! They running a small class this year.
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Yeah, I could spam how I manage my anxiety on a day to day basis, but that is both embarrassing and unproductive. I think the 2nd half of this month will have a flurry of activity. Some programs have not started or completed interviews yet, I have another one next week. PI's could still be dragging feet or waiting for other interview groups to complete. Or maybe they send admits in bulk at the department level. I have my fingers crossed for the people on this thread we are going to be colleagues, coworkers or perhaps collaborators in the future ( at least my tissue engineering peeps, i dunno about you optics/neuro nerds).
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I think they may have another bulk round of invites going out. There were 30 or so at the first interview session and I was told typically they have about 30 more come to the second interview day in late February.
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Hi, I had a question regarding what matters more in terms of getting a job, school ranking or the skills developed during the Phd. I ask because I am very much interested in tissue engineering but I am worried about getting an industry job afterwards. I know a T-10 program open doors, but if an opportunity at a T-30 school is a better fit in terms of interest what do you choose? How much does school cache matter in terms of getting the interview?
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Be thankful she was nice enough to respond to emails post interview! She set you down easy, but anything along the lines of "best of luck" is a kiss of death. On the bright side, if you made it to the interview stage at UM, you have a good shot at other programs depending on where you applied.
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I applied through NC State's website. I will sit on my hands I guess. Congrats to does how have been admitted already!
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dbm3252 reacted to a post in a topic:
Post Interview Acceptance Rates
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hmmmm, nothing changed in the portal, that does not give me the warm and fuzzies. I was expecting this to be the lowest bar to entry, I stand corrected.
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Anyone get admits from UNC/NCSU? I saw an entry on the boards and I know they go out this week.
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Mechanical Engineering Fall 2017 PhD Applicants
koab79 replied to ilikecoffetoo's topic in Engineering
I LOL'd hard at this, some of the people on this board.... smh -
I am not as old as you guys but I am sure I am 1 std over the mean test taker. I think the kicker will be the processes speed required to do well. I think you are on the right track with magoosh. It is really effective, I would listen to videos to and from work and get refreshed on material I long since forgotten. If you just do the custom practice for time every night you should be good. The best feature is to have them shoot back questions you got wrong. I would do few sets over the course of a week, watch the explanations then take another mock section with just the ones i got wrong. A few cycles of this will improve your confidence. The key is building that speed and eliminating the careless errors. Also don't worry about the score predictor, I out performed the two times I took the test.
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