2020 Neuroscience PhD Applicants and Admission Results

[bayessays]

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[Fruit Flies]

Just got an invite from Dartmouth PEMM! Before "anybody" comes for me, they do have a Neuroscience focus haha. I think that's it for me so I'm out. I'll see you all in March when decisions come out. Good luck everyone!!!

[Scrappyhappy]

12 hours ago, mmalam294 said:

Amazing! Thanks for sharing

Did Einstein neuroscience send put some interview invites? I didn't see anything.

I received one Jan 3 for Einstein, and only listed interest in neuroscience

[mitochondria_1]

On 1/8/2020 at 11:14 AM, Herstology said:

Hmm I still didn’t receive anything but maybe it’s because I selected the last interview date

Probably that is the reason, but you will get it soon. I just finished my interview at Mount Sinai. Such a great experience.

Edited January 11, 2020 by mitochondria_1

[Herstology]

7 hours ago, mitochondria_1 said:

Probably that is the reason, but you will get it soon. I just finished my interview at Mount Sinai. Such a great experience.

Yeah I got it a few days ago.
 

That’s amazing to hear! Now I’m even more excited for my interview  

[tbk86]

6 hours ago, Herstology said:

Yeah I got it a few days ago.
 

That’s amazing to hear! Now I’m even more excited for my interview  

I am just curious .Did Brown send out rejections .I was checking last year's results and I noticed that by this date they had been sent out.I wrote to the department to enquire about my status a week ago and they did not reply whilst the status of my application portal has not changed.I have not received an invitation for interviews .I am international and have noticed that interview invites for domestic applicants were sent out recently.Last question can someone be accepted without an interview.

Edited January 11, 2020 by tbk86

[Geekyogurt]

Has anyone heard anything from Stanford Neuroscience since Wednesday? In past years they called people on multiple days but I haven't heard of anyone getting anything besides that one day. Wondering if I should mentally cross it off or not!

Edited January 11, 2020 by Geekyogurt

[Herstology]

1 hour ago, Geekyogurt said:

Has anyone heard anything from Stanford Neuroscience since Wednesday? In past years they called people on multiple days but I haven't heard of anyone getting anything besides that one day. Wondering if I should mentally cross it off or not!

Still haven’t received any official invite after my unofficial one! I wouldn’t cross it off yet 

[GliaCells]

20 hours ago, Scrappyhappy said:

I received one Jan 3 for Einstein, and only listed interest in neuroscience

Congratulations! Wish you all the best for your upcoming interview(s). I hope I get an interview from Einstein. Definitely want to stay in the NYC area since my wife just started her law school here

[gaultiero]

On 1/11/2020 at 3:19 AM, hippocampus2020 said:

For those who got interview invites from Baylor College of Medicine, when are the dates?

Haven't heard from them, but keeping a lookout. Lmk if you hear from them!

[NeuroKween]

Just got my Columbia rejection

[LilAstro]

10 minutes ago, NeuroKween said:

Just got my Columbia rejection

I'm sorry, that stinks. Wishing you luck if you haven't heard from other schools! 

[sirt3]

12 minutes ago, NeuroKween said:

Just got my Columbia rejection

same ?

[Polar]

Just got my rejection from UNC BBSP.

In the email they said they have over 1900 applicants this year.

[LilAstro]

5 minutes ago, Polar said:

Just got my rejection from UNC BBSP.

In the email they said they have over 1900 applicants this year.

Same  I hate this process so much - I feel so rejected.

[Polar]

2 minutes ago, LilAstro said:

Same  I hate this process so much - I feel so rejected.

Not really surprised b/c no interview so far. But it seems they have many many more applicants than before. From the stats on UNC website it’s like ~1000 a few years ago?

Also - although someone already asked in this stream - could someone get an offer without receiving an interview? It looks like some programs have already sent out all interviews, but no rejections. Why do they keep us in the false hope

[LilAstro]

3 minutes ago, Polar said:

Not really surprised b/c no interview so far. But it seems they have many many more applicants than before. From the stats on UNC website it’s like ~1000 a few years ago?

Also - although someone already asked in this stream - could someone get an offer without receiving an interview? It looks like some programs have already sent out all interviews, but no rejections. Why do they keep us in the false hope

I think it's just a lot of work to send out the rejections and they're probably focusing on getting the interviews together. 

[LilAstro]

From UCI

Dear Prospective Student/Graduate Applicant,
 
Thank you for the follow up regarding your application status.  Our Admissions Committee has recently reviewed all applications and is in the first phase of reviewing/inviting.
 
We are sorry that you have not heard from us regarding our recruitment weekend. We ask for your patience in this recruitment process and you'll be hearing from us in the near future.
 
Again, thank you for your interest with the Graduate Program, here at the University of California, Irvine.

[verdandi]

Is there anyone who still hasn't heard from UNC BBSP? I don't know if they just have a lot of rejection emails to send and that's because I didn't receive one with everyone else (but I'll at some point) or if not receiving one actually means something now, like a wait-list or something. 

Edited January 13, 2020 by verdandi

[LilAstro]

1 hour ago, verdandi said:

Is there anyone who still hasn't heard from UNC BBSP? I don't know if they just have a lot of rejection emails to send and that's because I didn't receive one with everyone else but I'll at some point or if not receiving one actually means something now, like a wait-list or something. 

Hey, no news is good news! I hope you get an invited, good luck!

[Valizo]

Hey y’ll!! For those asking for UC Irvine, I received my invitation on Dec 17 and their recruitment dates are the weekend of January 16 and 30

[pinkmug]

On 1/11/2020 at 5:05 PM, Herstology said:

Still haven’t received any official invite after my unofficial one! I wouldn’t cross it off yet 

Still nothing? This uncertainty is killing me...

Edited January 13, 2020 by pinkmug

[Herstology]

18 minutes ago, pinkmug said:

Still nothing? This uncertainty is killing me...

Still nothing! I’m sorry, I know how the wait feels! 

[RAYHONG]

just got invite from MIT!

[pinkmug]

For all of you bitting your nails off waiting to hear back from Stanford - I emailed them and this is what they just (one min ago) said :

 

Dear .___,

In the coming week, the committees will start to contact those applicants who have been selected for an interview. The selected applicants will be invited to interview, at our expense, arriving on Wednesday, March 4 and departing on Sunday, March 8, 2020. This is our only interview session. Highly qualified applicants residing in other countries and for whom a visit would not be possible may be selected for a telephone interview.

In general, if an applicant has not heard about a possible invitation by late January, it is unlikely that he or she will be invited to Stanford or admitted. Applicants who are not selected for an interview will receive a letter which states that no further action will be taken on their application by the Committee on Graduate Admissions and Policy.

Best regards,

Stanford Biosciences