SushantPuri

Hi, I also received a rejection from Memorial Sloan Kettering but because one of my referees was a lazy ass and I do not believe he would have uploaded the letter. To be honest, MSKCC Immunology faculty, although limited in size is top notch. In contrast, MD Anderson lags behind by a huge margin. Some of their stars have left and the whole department is crumbling. I did research at MD Anderson Immunology and can vouch for the comparatively poor program. An unheard of place like Rochester trumps MDACC in immunology. But if you do not have any other options, it is worth giving a shot.

Undergrad Institution : Medical school in India(consistently ranked among top 3 in the past several years). An international degree verifying agency reviewed me as an MD(although I write it as MBBS). Major(s): None in particular. Read everything under the sun. Had courses from Neurosciences, Cell and Molecular Biology, Immunology, Pharmacology and of course, Surgery and Medicine. Minor(s) : GRE : Next month! GPA : Evaluated in terms of annual exams. Class rank varied from top 10% in basic sciences to average in clinical subjects. Highest ranked student in the entering class. Research Experience : Government funded translational project for 2 months at my university, Research Elective in Immunology at Johns Hopkins University(2 months) assisting graduate students with running their experiments, Research Intern in Dept of Immunology at MD Anderson Cancer Center for 6 months(3 different projects-some independently and some with the PhD rotation student). Honors/Awards : Honors grade during Neurology hospital rotations at 2 top-10 ranked US university-hospitals. Applying to where : Immnunology programs only - Harvard Yale Weill Cornell Chicago University(I personally know the program director since many years) UAB UT South Western Minnesota State University My current PI is very very famous in her field. She had described a new type of cell which has been the hottest topic in Immunology for the last decade. And she is friends with many HHMI investigators. I plan to re-enter into Neurology residency after PhD(in Multiple Sclerosis, which gels with my experience and interests in Immunology and Neurology) which I guess may help in my application? I haven't talked to any of the PIs whom I want to work under but have read their recent papers and know their current projects(NIH!)