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Yup. Washington Bioengineering. I am probably going to take next year off from school to lab tech or work in industry. There's no use in starting a ~5 year PhD in a program where I don't think I will be happy/interested. I'm telling myself that maybe all the rejections are a blessing in disguise and I might find something else I want to do even more (?). Congrats everyone else.

What. the. heck. I am in the top quartile of my major at MIT, Stanford, Cal Tech, or an Ivy League school. With three years in great labs. MIT CSB - rejected 12/22 via email MIT/Harvard MEMP - rejected via email Harvard Sysbio - no response, but emails already sent according to gradcafe Washington - rejected via email on 2/8 UCB/UCSF BME - rejected 1/19 via email UCSD Bioe - Johns Hopkins BME - no response, but emails already sent according to gradcafe Colorado ChBE - just kidding, not actually rejected. I was sent the wrong email - interview in 2/24-2/25 UCLA Biomath - accepted, visit weekend 2/23-24 Stanford CSB - rejected 1/25 via postal service

I am currently a senior at a top 5 private university (MIT, Stanford, Caltech, or Ivy). 3.7 GPA, B.S. in biological engineering, minor in physics 3 years of research experience (genetics, neuro), including research at 2 of the universities listed above. Q-800 (~95%), V-600 (~85%), A-4.5 MIT CSB - rejected 12/22 via email MIT/Harvard MEMP - Harvard Sysbio - no response, but emails already sent according to gradcafe Washington - UCB/UCSF BME - rejected 1/19 via email UCSD Bioe - Johns Hopkins BME - Colorado ChBE - rejected 1/19 via email UCLA Biomath - Stanford CSB - no response, but emails already sent according to gradcafe I am currently batting 0/5, which I did not expect at all given my stats.