2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results

[k8e]

15 hours ago, shouldhavedone said:

 

For those of you that applied to the BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE program at OHSU!!! Can you PLEASE TELL ME whether you received this letter from them around Nov 26th?? I’ve not heard anything yet from OHSU, but is this a good sign that I got this? Or is this a generic email? Please let me know!!! IM DYING WITH ANTICIPATION!     Dear Myname, We have received your application for the 2019/20 academic year. Thank you, Our Admissions Committee will soon begin deliberations to determine interviewees. We anticipate completing these deliberations by December 21, 2018 and plan on a single interview date of Friday February 22, 2019. Interviewees arrive on Thursday February 21 and depart on Sunday February 24. We now request that you hold these dates open. We will make interview offers in late December. If you are unable to come for an interview, your chance of being admitted to our graduate program may be reduced. Thanks again and please call or email if you have any questions.

I didn't apply to Behavioral Neuro, I applied to the Vollum/NGP, and I didn't receive this email... but I was invited on Monday to interview with Behavioral Neuro. I also didn't receive this email, but that may just be because I applied through a different department.

[aspiringscientist]

On 12/15/2018 at 7:57 AM, vlm said:

Got interview invites for February from Caltech CNS and UCSF Neuroscience, by email this past week!

By chance, did you go through an online interview for Caltech before getting this invitation? and did it seem like all options from BBE would be interviewing the same weekend?

[neuranxiety]

Does anyone know if NYU Neuro is over?

[applicant09]

If anyone is willing to switch their UPenn interview from January 10th-12th to February 14th-16th would it be possible to send me a direct message?

 

Thank you very much!

[shouldhavedone]

31 minutes ago, k8e said:

I didn't apply to Behavioral Neuro, I applied to the Vollum/NGP, and I didn't receive this email... but I was invited on Monday to interview with Behavioral Neuro. I also didn't receive this email, but that may just be because I applied through a different department.

How many publications do you have? Do you mind posting your stats? I've heard nothing from OHSU yet. 1 publication in press, 1 under review, 1 in preparation. Master's (2nd: gpa 3.85 (health promotion sci.); 1st master's GPA was 3.76 (nutrition); undergraduate gpa 3.14 overall (in nutrition), did not submit GRE's to OHSU (waived), 2.5 years graduate research experience. Just received news of my first publication last week!

[vlm]

25 minutes ago, aspiringscientist said:

By chance, did you go through an online interview for Caltech before getting this invitation? and did it seem like all options from BBE would be interviewing the same weekend?

No, I didn't go through an online interview for Caltech! Just an email for interview Feb 7-9. What is BBE? The Caltech Neurobio program is interviewing the same weekend

 

Edited December 20, 2018 by vlm

[skippinglives]

55 minutes ago, zzzz233 said:

I'm interested in psychiatric disorders. I hope to incorporate more computational methods to redefine these disorders, and am interested in individual differences and precision medicine. 

Our interests are super similar! What schools did you apply to?

[aspiringscientist]

9 minutes ago, vlm said:

No, I didn't go through an online interview for Caltech! Just an email for interview Feb 7-9. What is BBE? The Caltech Neurobio program is interviewing the same weekend

 

BBE is the Biology and Bioengineering Department. The Biology, CNS, Biophyics, and Neurobiology progrmas are all run through that department

[_kb]

1 hour ago, bkim346 said:

Does anyone know the interview dates for UCLA?

looks like they started sending out interviews from the results page and the dates are feb 3-4

[k8e]

25 minutes ago, shouldhavedone said:

How many publications do you have? Do you mind posting your stats? I've heard nothing from OHSU yet. 1 publication in press, 1 under review, 1 in preparation. Master's (2nd: gpa 3.85 (health promotion sci.); 1st master's GPA was 3.76 (nutrition); undergraduate gpa 3.14 overall (in nutrition), did not submit GRE's to OHSU (waived), 2.5 years graduate research experience. Just received news of my first publication last week!

no publications. im applying straight out of undergrad, have been doing research in neuro since freshman year and done 2 full-time summer research programs at other schools. 3 reccs from pretty well-known PIs I've done research with, undergrad GPA of 3.8, GRE scores were good, and  >10 poster presentations, two at SfN. That's my stats, although I don't see the point comparing - everyone has such different experiences! I dont know if it's worthwhile.

Edited December 20, 2018 by k8e

[shouldhavedone]

13 minutes ago, k8e said:

no publications. im applying straight out of undergrad, have been doing research in neuro since freshman year and done 2 full-time summer research programs at other schools. 3 reccs from pretty well-known PIs I've done research with, undergrad GPA of 3.8, GRE scores were good, and  >10 poster presentations, two at SfN. That's my stats, although I don't see the point comparing - everyone has such different experiences! I dont know if it's worthwhile.

oh yeah, did 4 posters. will do another one in May. Whats your #1 choice?? for school

[k8e]

Just now, shouldhavedone said:

oh yeah, did 4 posters. will do another one in May. Whats your #1 choice?? for school

I'm not sure! Everywhere I applied is somewhere I'd be ecstatic to go, and I have a lot of investigating to do on interviews to really nail down a top choice.

[shouldhavedone]

2 minutes ago, k8e said:

I'm not sure! Everywhere I applied is somewhere I'd be ecstatic to go, and I have a lot of investigating to do on interviews to really nail down a top choice.

Yeah but wouldn't living in Pennsylvania kinda suck? UPenn's in a crap location. lol. what is your research interest? mines in learning/memory, food intake and addiction!

 

[k8e]

3 minutes ago, shouldhavedone said:

Yeah but wouldn't living in Pennsylvania kinda suck? UPenn's in a crap location. lol. what is your research interest? mines in learning/memory, food intake and addiction!

 

I'm from around philadelphia, and I would love to be at a fantastic school like Penn.

[maya123z]

5 minutes ago, k8e said:

I'm from around philadelphia, and I would love to be at a fantastic school like Penn.

Yeah I actually really enjoyed Philly when I visited. Pretty low COL and lots of biotech/pharma in the area if you're looking for jobs afterward.

[shouldhavedone]

Why were there so few applicants to the OHSU program this year? Seems like me and one other.

[shouldhavedone]

Phillys rather crime ridden n expensive

[shouldhavedone]

16 minutes ago, k8e said:

I'm from around philadelphia, and I would love to be at a fantastic school like Penn.

I lived by Philly too. Hated it.

But I also lived in Louisiana, South Dakota, Connecticut, Iowa, and Montana lol

Edited December 20, 2018 by shouldhavedone

[spanthecity]

Hey guys!  Have all of NYU neural science invites been sent out?  I applied with the GSAS application...

[maya123z]

12 minutes ago, shouldhavedone said:

Phillys rather crime ridden n expensive

Compared to where a lot of other top schools are (Boston, SF, SD) Philly is very cheap. I agree with you on the high crime rate though.

[zzzz233]

1 hour ago, skippinglives said:

Our interests are super similar! What schools did you apply to?

Hey! I listed the schools I applied to in my signature. What about you?

[Ntwadumela]

2 hours ago, bkim346 said:

Does anyone know the interview dates for UCLA?

If you're asking about the program in neuroscience, the interviews are going to be Feb 24th and 25th

[Scrappyhappy]

1 hour ago, neuranxiety said:

Does anyone know if NYU Neuro is over?

Not sure,  but I think most results have been for neuroscience and physiology.  Not neural science. Hoping for both our sakes that it's not over

Edited December 20, 2018 by Scrappyhappy

[Ntwadumela]

2 hours ago, Scrappyhappy said:

For a change of topic while we wait...

What area of research and techniques are you guys interested in? 

I primarily am interested in simulations of Systems of neurons and detecting patterns that arise

I'm interested in the interplay between neural circuits and behavior, and I want to focus more on how these circuits are transformed in disease states like schizophrenia, but I want to keep an open mind for grad school.  Your research interests sound very interesting which schools did you apply to?

[OMK]

Did anyone apply to Colorado-Denver Neuroscience program? If so, have you heard anything?