2019 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results

[kaneki_ken]

3 hours ago, maya123z said:

I'm assuming you mean neuro? I just heard back from their BMS program. Surprised that they would send results on a Saturday.

You can always email them to ask. So far admissions reps have been very helpful and willing to answer questions.

The administrator said that the committee members had met in the last week, and most of the decisions have been made. She thought that the invitation issue would be finished in the next week. 
I'm really confused about her answer. Since the decisions have been made, the invitations should be sent out quickly. So I think I was either rejected or put into waitlist. 

[dantesyan]

2 hours ago, 3150733 said:

University of Washington (Seattle) interview invites are for Feb 12-13 or Feb 13-14. Really wasn't expecting this one! So excited

Congrats!! BTW, are you applying for the Neuroscience program?

[3150733]

15 minutes ago, dantesyan said:

Congrats!! BTW, are you applying for the Neuroscience program?

Thank you!! Yeah, I applied to the Graduate Program in Neuroscience. I submitted my app the week of Dec. 1 and got an email this evening.

[dani0305]

Hi everyone!

Thought I would join to track the application process! 

I applied to: Pitt, Icahn, Albert Einstein, UCSF, Weill Cornell, UW-Madison, and Thomas Jefferson

So far: Rejected by University of Wisconsin and interview at Pitt (which I'm really stoked about)

Edited December 16, 2018 by dani0305

[3150733]

11 minutes ago, dani0305 said:

Hi everyone!

Thought I would join to track the application process! 

I applied to: Pitt, Icahn, Albert Einstein, UCSF, Weill Cornell, UW-Madison, and Thomas Jefferson

So far: Rejected by University of Wisconsin and interview at Pitt (which I'm really stoked about)

Congrats on Pitt! Did you apply to the CNUP?

[dani0305]

1 minute ago, 3150733 said:

Congrats on Pitt! Did you apply to the CNUP?

Thanks! And yep I did!

[skippinglives]

2 hours ago, dani0305 said:

Hi everyone!

Thought I would join to track the application process! 

I applied to: Pitt, Icahn, Albert Einstein, UCSF, Weill Cornell, UW-Madison, and Thomas Jefferson

So far: Rejected by University of Wisconsin and interview at Pitt (which I'm really stoked about)

Congrats on Pitt! When did you hear from them?

[flowerdance]

Did anyone hear back from USC neuro?

Good luck every one!

[dani0305]

8 hours ago, skippinglives said:

Congrats on Pitt! When did you hear from them?

Thank you! And I heard from them...can't remember the exact date, but it was ~2 weeks ago

[skippinglives]

1 minute ago, dani0305 said:

Thank you! And I heard from them...can't remember the exact date, but it was ~2 weeks ago

Whoa, when did you submit your app? (I also applied to CNUP but haven’t heard anything) 

[dani0305]

5 minutes ago, skippinglives said:

Whoa, when did you submit your app? (I also applied to CNUP but haven’t heard anything) 

Late November (like the 20th something)

Edited December 16, 2018 by dani0305

[skippinglives]

3 minutes ago, dani0305 said:

Late November (like the 20th something) - If I recall correctly, it was right after their first admissions committee meeting 

Do you know if/when they’ll be sending out more invites?

[dani0305]

6 minutes ago, skippinglives said:

Do you know if/when they’ll be sending out more invites?

Not sure, but possibly?? ! Good luck!

Edited December 16, 2018 by dani0305

[neuranxiety]

Does anyone know when the interview date is for UCSD Biology? 

 

(also when they are going to start releasing invites!)

[glialstar]

Im stuck somewhere between feeling super nervous/anxious that I haven't heard from any programs as all these decisions roll out, and somewhat comforted by the fact it doesn't seem like anyone else has heard from the programs I applied to ? 

[StarryKnightSkye]

1 hour ago, glialstar said:

Im stuck somewhere between feeling super nervous/anxious that I haven't heard from any programs as all these decisions roll out, and somewhat comforted by the fact it doesn't seem like anyone else has heard from the programs I applied to ? 

Same here

[ssh]

Anyone knows when will UCSB's psychology&brain science program send out invitations? Thanks!!!!

[anxiousneuro]

Anyone knows whether UW neuroscience is done sending out invitations? Thanks!!

[space8]

Hi all!

I've been reading this forum for the past hour, so I figured I'd also share my applications and everything. I honestly didn't expect responses to be out so soon. I just discovered this site today after friends and family were bugging me about my applications. Now I'm *stressin out*!! I haven't heard back from anywhere yet, and it's nice to see that others are in the same boat. Most of the interviews people have gotten are for schools I didn't apply to ?

Here's a list of where I applied: University of Washington (Neuroscience), UC Berkeley (Neuroscience), Stanford (Biosciences), UCLA (NSIDP), USC (Neuroscience), USC (Psychology), Caltech (Social & Decision Neuroscience), UCSD (Neurosciences), UCSD (Psychology), Northwestern (NUIN), Columbia (Neurobiology & Behavior), NYU (Neural Science), Duke (CNAP)

I am assuming that since I haven't heard from UW or UCB that I didn't get an interview, but I'm holding out hope!! Please post if you have any info about those schools. 

This is my first time applying to PhD programs. I have pretty strong research experience with a few co-authored pubs (working on my first author manuscript currently), good GREs, strong recs, but my GPA is not competitive. I'm hoping that since I'm 2 years out of undergrad, it won't matter as much.

I'm looking forward to the next week of news (hopefully good) and hearing from people going through the same ordeal! I found this CV of failures on a psych forum, and it helped me put things in perspective. Hope it can help some of you, too!

Good luck to everyone, and lmk if you wanna chat! I clearly need to distract myself from checking my emails.

space8

[alwaysNeuro]

1 hour ago, space8 said:

Hi all!

I've been reading this forum for the past hour, so I figured I'd also share my applications and everything. I honestly didn't expect responses to be out so soon. I just discovered this site today after friends and family were bugging me about my applications. Now I'm *stressin out*!! I haven't heard back from anywhere yet, and it's nice to see that others are in the same boat. Most of the interviews people have gotten are for schools I didn't apply to ?

Here's a list of where I applied: University of Washington (Neuroscience), UC Berkeley (Neuroscience), Stanford (Biosciences), UCLA (NSIDP), USC (Neuroscience), USC (Psychology), Caltech (Social & Decision Neuroscience), UCSD (Neurosciences), UCSD (Psychology), Northwestern (NUIN), Columbia (Neurobiology & Behavior), NYU (Neural Science), Duke (CNAP)

I am assuming that since I haven't heard from UW or UCB that I didn't get an interview, but I'm holding out hope!! Please post if you have any info about those schools. 

This is my first time applying to PhD programs. I have pretty strong research experience with a few co-authored pubs (working on my first author manuscript currently), good GREs, strong recs, but my GPA is not competitive. I'm hoping that since I'm 2 years out of undergrad, it won't matter as much.

I'm looking forward to the next week of news (hopefully good) and hearing from people going through the same ordeal! I found this CV of failures on a psych forum, and it helped me put things in perspective. Hope it can help some of you, too!

Good luck to everyone, and lmk if you wanna chat! I clearly need to distract myself from checking my emails.

space8

Hello mate, we are on the same boat. I haven't heard from any school I applied to, except a request of secondary application from UTSW (which can be nothing). 

My situation may be worse. I have no pub, two years research exp. Not so competitive GPA or GRE. My TOEFL was just above the requirement. 

I probably won't feel frustrated if I get all rejected because it is foreseeable. I spent a lot of time reflecting myself lately and am happy to figure out what I truly want. I might go for post-bachelor research, but I do not want to give up upon neuroscience.  

Happy to chat~ It felt released to divulge 

Edited December 17, 2018 by Ryan_Goshipping

[maya123z]

On the MIT neuro website it says your application status will be updated within 2 weeks of the deadline. So I’m guessing those of us who haven’t heard back yet are rejected. 

[vallaboop]

On 12/13/2018 at 11:31 AM, zzzz233 said:

Hi everyone! Glad to find this site.. I've been checking the result page 10 times a day  ??

I applied to Harvard (PiN, BBS, MCB), Stanford (Neuro), Columbia (Neuro), NYU(Neuro),  UCSF(Neuro), UCSD(Neuro), UCLA(Neuro), Tufts(Neuro), Duke(CNAP), BU(Neuro), Welli Cornell(Neuro), Dartmouth(Psyc), WashU(Neuro), and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory..

It seems that the programs I applied to haven't started sending out invitations.. Hopefully we will hear back from them soon! Good luck to everyone!!!

Hey, I applied to Dartmouth too! Have you heard anything yet?

[earsnbrains]

Just got a call saying I got a Duke CNAP interview (2/24-2/26) ! Woo soo excited, looks like I'll be in Durham twice this season 

[neuranxiety]

@space8

NUIN should be coming out this week! Admissions committee met this past Friday!

[zzzz233]

Congratsss!! Did they send out e-mails as well?