crabchicken

a lot of students asked me whether a #1 or #10 or #20 schs better...(if the funding is inversely proportional to ranking...) i just say that there wont be big differences no matter what they choose. it should be their future effort which determines.

1)when i come to college. or i should say when i decided to be a scientist when i was small 2)year 4. but i gain the necessary knowledge and experience starting from year 1. 3) realistic 4)aim at having more experiences. publish or grades arent sth can be guaranteed, but experiences and reading guarantee knowledge and abilities.

practice more, exp. in the part u r weak (algebra, probability, wtever)

your question is too general. the answer can be different when we apply to different schs, diff programs, master or PhD... in general, experiences (research or wtever) and interviews are more important, provided your gre and gpa are ok.

PhD in biology, OEB

suggestions to international students: if still not yet got I20 after waiting for a long time, better call the assistant directly and check for it. better ask them to send the form to u again by federal express if the previosu mail is lost (even if they ask u to pay for it)

congrats to all!!! my profile: biology undergrad gre 590verb,800quan,gpa3.4,toefl 106 iBT research 2 years in 1 neuro lab schs accepted: as signature

oeb, harvard

good luck! try to contact the schools directly if you are really terrified

http://jcs.biologists.org/cgi/content/full/121/11/1771 Share an essay: essay The Importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research, written by Martin Schwartz, professor of University of Virginia. Interesting title and good content.

most of my classmates have received rejections or interviews from UCSD Bio already.

Duke neurobiology, $26650/year (6 years), $1000travel, other fees/insurance

got interviews from Duke and USC, rejection from UCSD,Watson's School,and WUSTL

a colleague in my lab has recieved an interview from NW's Neuro

to Lauren: in my department, almost all applicants have received replies from UCSD (rej or interview)