nodog28 Posted December 24, 2019 Posted December 24, 2019 Did anyone else get invited to WashU's visit day? Just got the email this morning. Does this mean I have a pretty good shot at getting in?
kipling Posted December 24, 2019 Posted December 24, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 9:47 PM, AtLeastOneAdmission said: Hi everyone! Anyone here received a Cornell BME admission email? Could you share your stats and the POI initials? Thanx! Received an admission email on the 21st. At the end of the email they write "PS: Please note that the admissions offers are processed on a rolling basis. Thus, other students at your school may receive notifications at a different time." Stats: 3.8/4.0 GPA, Large public research school, top 25 3 years research experience, no publications but 2 in review 4 posters, 1 at national conference 3 very strong letters of rec from past mentors
AtLeastOneAdmission Posted December 25, 2019 Posted December 25, 2019 2 hours ago, kipling said: Received an admission email on the 21st. At the end of the email they write "PS: Please note that the admissions offers are processed on a rolling basis. Thus, other students at your school may receive notifications at a different time." Stats: 3.8/4.0 GPA, Large public research school, top 25 3 years research experience, no publications but 2 in review 4 posters, 1 at national conference 3 very strong letters of rec from past mentors Hey there! Congrats on your admissions and thank you for responding! How early did you submit your application and would you mind revealing the initials of the professor in your SOP? It's just Cornell is my top choice and i submitted my application quite early. kinda starting to worry if its rolling and I was rejected but not notified.
LHMQ Posted December 25, 2019 Author Posted December 25, 2019 10 hours ago, nodog28 said: Did anyone else get invited to wash u's visit day? Just got the email this morning. Does this mean I have a pretty good shot at getting in? At the interview round you should have a high chance of getting in. Congrats and good luck!
Kyle the Doctor* Posted December 25, 2019 Posted December 25, 2019 On 11/11/2019 at 1:53 PM, LHMQ said: You have very good stats, especially with that Barry Goldwater Scholarship. I think as long as you demonstrate research focus in the SOP you should be fine. How did you make so many connections to faculties in other schools? Thanks for the assessment, and sorry for the very late reply. A couple are through mutual connections through my PI, one is from an REU, and a lot of them are from conference networking at the Society for Neuroscience meeting this year. Also, to update, I actually only ended up applying to: Duke - Neurobiology USC - Neuroscience University of Washington - Neuroscience University of Chicago - Computational Neuroscience Stanford - Neuroscience Princeton - Neuroscience UCSD - Bioengineering Johns Hopkins - Biomedical Engineering I have received interview invitations from Duke and USC with no other communication, so I suspect rejections from UW, Chicago, Stanford, and Princeton. Here's hoping my admittedly scattered research will be enough to get noticed by JHU and UCSD!
ydzhu Posted December 27, 2019 Posted December 27, 2019 Thought I'd contribute to the collective spirit of this blog. I am a nontraditional BME PhD applicant having graduated from undergrad in 2011. I used to be a medical student. Dropped out after my second year (left after passing Step 1) because of combination of illness and burnout. After working for a bit, I decided I still want to go back to school and get a graduate degree. Here I am. Undergrad Institution: Washington University in St. Louis, Class of 2011 Major: B.S. Biomedical EngineeringGPA in Major: ~3.6/4.00Overall GPA: 3.74/4.00Demographics/Background: Asian Male (Chinese) GRE Scores:Q: 166 (89%)V: 159* (83%)W: 5.0 (92%) *Thought about retaking, was scoring higher on practice tests (but also lower at times). LOR: 2 from my research mentors at Stanford University Department of Surgery (should be strong), 1 from a coworker at a medical device firmResearch Experience: 4 years as a lab technician at WashU molecular oncology (no pubs), 2 years at an engineering lab at Stanford Department of Surgery (2 pubs and counting), 1 summer in a research fellowship in the department of emergency medicine while I was in medical school Publications/Abstracts/Presentations: 2 publications: one second author, one fourth author, more to come; lots and lots of accrued poster presentations Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Part of the team (and Senior Captain) that won the NCAA Division III National Championships in Men's Tennis, Dean's Summer Research Fellowship Award in Medical School, Sportsmanship's Award, Graduated Cum Laude, Biomedical Engineering honor society member (Alpha Eta Mu Beta) Fellowships/Funding: None so far (should I be applying? Is anyone applying?); I applied to a scholarship for KTH (Sweden) for masters programs Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Worked for 1.5 years in a medical device firm in Suzhou, China (2018-2019). Worked as a tennis coach/freelance illustrator from 2016-2018. Actually applied to architecture school after leaving medical school, but decided against it. Currently working for a Cancer Software Startup and a Private Hospital in Beijing as a Medical Officer. Research Interests: Microfluidics, Medical Imaging, Medical Computations Institutions/Programs: Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, USC, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego (PhD bioengineering/biomedical engineering); Karolinska Institute (in Sweden) (M.S. Medical Engineering) Comments: I really appreciate the positivity and encouragement I've been seeing in this blog. Best of luck to everyone. I have gotten any interview invites yet (as of 12/27/19).
ChemEBear Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 (edited) Pretty bored during this holiday season so I'll upload my stats as well! DM me if you want to talk or have any specific questions. Undergrad Institution (approx. rank/reputation in STEM): Top 5 engineering (USA) Major(s): Chemical Engineering, Class of 2018Minor(s): NoneGPA in Major: 3.90/4.00Overall GPA: (also) 3.90/4.00Demographics/Background: Male AsianGRE Scores: Low verbal (73%), high math & writing (>90%) LOR: 1 strong letter from a chemE professor (2 semesters of part-time research) 1 medium-strong letter from a bioE professor (2 semesters of part-time research) 1 super strong letter from Ph.D. scientist at my company who worked closely with me Research Experience: 2 semesters part-time in chemE lab, unrelated to desired field of research 2 semesters part-time in bioE lab, closely related to my desired field of research 1.5 years full-time as research assistant in industry, closely related to my desired field of research Publications/Abstracts/Presentations: 0 publications (!) 2 poster presentations on campus 1 poster presentation at international conference Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Received >$100,000 in merit-based scholarships throughout undergrad Includes scholarships from undergrad institution + scholarships & awards from companies (Chevron, Genentech, etc) and institutions like AIChE Received an award at graduation given to one senior for volunteerism and campus involvement Dean's List numerous times Honor Societies (TBP, BioEHS, etc) Fellowships/Funding: Applied to NSF GRFP (pending) Applied to P. D. Soros (pending) Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Been working 1.5 years thus far at a company well-known in academia in my desired field of research. I have been told by co-workers / professors / graduate students that the company name and my experience there will boost my chances for Ph.D. programs. Had two summer R&D intern positions in industries unrelated to my desired field of research. I didn't write about them in my SOPs; they are only detailed in my CV. Extensive undergrad club activities and leadership positions in teaching, mentorship, volunteer/outreach, campus sustainability projects Other Miscellaneous Accomplishments: Nope! Anything else in your application that might matter (faculty connections, etc.): Like mentioned above, my full-time research experience at my company is likely to boost my chances (and based on where I've heard back so far, I am convinced myself.) Research Interests: Synthetic biology, protein engineering, protein therapeutics Institutions/Programs: 10 chemE Ph.D. programs, 2 bioE Ph.D. programs BioE Ph.D. programs: UCB-UCSF, UWashington (Seattle, WA) I'll be updating my results below in my signature, so check below if you're reading this at a later date and you're curious what my results were. If you're on mobile, signatures may be omitted, so request "Desktop View" to see my signature. Comments: My DM's are open Edited December 31, 2019 by ChemEBear
2020bioE Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 MIT's interviews went out for biological engineering..maybe? Did anyone get one?
computationaldd Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, 2020bioE said: MIT's interviews went out for biological engineering..maybe? Did anyone get one? I'm still waiting...I'm hoping there will be some updates today.
Itai Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, 2020bioE said: MIT's interviews went out for biological engineering..maybe? Did anyone get one? I got one several hours ago, but maybe they have more than one interview round Edited January 6, 2020 by Itai
2020bioE Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Itai said: I got one several hours ago, but maybe they have more than one interview round Oh damn. Congrats! Do you care to share a short profile about yourself?
computationaldd Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Itai said: I got one several hours ago, but maybe they have more than one interview round Congrats! Curious, was it a mass email or personalized?
Itai Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 1 minute ago, 2020bioE said: Oh damn. Congrats! Do you care to share a short profile about yourself? First of all, Thank you. Second, I am sorry, but I prefer not to give any personal information. 1 minute ago, computationaldd said: Congrats! Curious, was it a mass email or personalized? It was personalized. BEHopeful 1
LHMQ Posted January 6, 2020 Author Posted January 6, 2020 If the trend is the same this year, interview emails will be spread out over January. Still not holding my breath though.
Red_Ranger Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) Also received an interview for MIT BE yesterday. Only one interview weekend. I think they will continue to send them throughout january. Not sure though. About a week ago before the official notifications yesterday, I received an email from a professor notifying me. Edited January 7, 2020 by Red_Ranger BEHopeful 1
NegativeCation Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 On 1/7/2020 at 11:08 AM, Red_Ranger said: Also received an interview for MIT BE yesterday. Only one interview weekend. I think they will continue to send them throughout january. Not sure though. About a week ago before the official notifications yesterday, I received an email from a professor notifying me. Congrats! Do you mind sharing when is the interview weekend for BE?
Red_Ranger Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 38 minutes ago, NegativeCation said: Congrats! Do you mind sharing when is the interview weekend for BE? Thanks! Interview weekend is March 6-7. BEHopeful 1
glvcken Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 I am so sad. No interviews for bioengineering...I got so low GRE (312) and so low gpa(3.40)...I wanna cry
ydzhu Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 2 hours ago, glvcken said: I am so sad. No interviews for bioengineering...I got so low GRE (312) and so low gpa(3.40)...I wanna cry Keep your head up! It’s still early (I think). I have a feeling this is the calm before the storm (i.e. before this blog explodes).
Burr17 Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 Has anyone heard from UC Berkeley/UCSF joint BE program?
AnnieM Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 23 minutes ago, Burr17 said: Has anyone heard from UC Berkeley/UCSF joint BE program? I applied and I haven't heard from this program yet.
nodog28 Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 From scavenging the grad admissions results for the past three years, it appears as if UC Berkeley is always around January 11th, U. of Washington is always around January 19th, and UPenn is always around January 24th. I'm sure some of you guys have looked at past years results as well but figured I start getting everyones hopes up that we're going to start hearing back soon Burr17 and AnnieM 1 1
Lbhm Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 Anyone got an interview from UCSD yet? Just seeing rejections on the results page
Burr17 Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 UCSF/UC Berkeley always seemed to release interviews on a Friday (based on past results).So if nobody heard today, I’m guessing it will be next Friday!
WanderingNomad Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 Hope everyone had a happy holiday! Probably a little late to do one of these, but I'm jumping into the in-group before this place inevitably blows up in a month or two haha. Undergrad Institution (approx. rank/reputation in STEM): R2 state school, prob. ~150 overall for Engineering Major(s): Molecular Biology and Electrical EngineeringMinor(s): Honors ProgramGPA in Major: 3.91/4.00Overall GPA: 3.94/4.00Demographics/Background: East Asian male, American citizen GRE Scores:Q: 167 (90%)V: 166 (97%)W: 5.5 (98%)LOR: Two research advisors, one from professor I have taken several courses with. Research Experience: ~Two years (and counting) combined in cell biology labs at my university, one summer REU in a bioengineering lab, five months and counting in a Chemical Engineering/microfluidics lab at my university, currently working on EE senior project. Publications/Abstracts/Presentations: Publications: One manuscript (second author) currently under peer review in fairly large journal (IF ~10). This had only been "submitted" at the time of most applications. Presentations: One poster convocation at summer REU. Other: Contributed to the design of a poster that was presented at three other symposiums/conferences. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Full-ride scholarship to undergraduate university Tau Beta Pi scholarship INBRE fellow Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society) Mortar Board (Senior Honor Society) Phi Kappa Phi (Academic Honor Society) Gamma Sigma Delta (Agriculture Honor Society- for some reason MOLB is in the Ag college lol) President's List (4.0 GPA) x4 Dean's List (3.5-3.99 GPA) x5 Fellowships/Funding: Applied to Ford Foundation Predoctoral fellowship, will apply for Tau Beta Pi fellowship. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: "Research Intern" (misleading official job title) for an EE department program at home university. Built electronic modules to supplement middle/high school teachers' lesson plans, demonstrated modules to interested audiences, heavily involved in Engineering outreach. I don't think this mattered at all, but I hold/have held several leadership positions in various student organizations on campus (IEEE president, TBP secretary, etc.) and a LOT of volunteering & tutoring work within the community and college through these same organizations. Other Miscellaneous Accomplishments: None application related, but got to LE in CS:GO three years ago ; ) Anything else in your application that might matter (faculty connections, etc.): None of the faculty I got my letters from are too well-known, and don't really have a solid connection to my chosen subfield. Research Interests: Pretty broad for now, but I want to specialize in computational biology and systems biology, using a combination of wet lab and programming techniques to study the regulation and dysregulation of cells, especially pertaining to disease states. Institutions/Programs: Biological Engineering/BME/BioE: MIT, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, UC Berkeley/UCSF, Duke, UW, UPenn, Boston University, UIUC Comments: I really tried to highlight all of the interdisciplinary things that I've learned from this mosaic of a background, and really hope that shines through in my app. Good luck to everyone in this thread; I'll try to be here celebrating with you all in March/April! BEHopeful 1
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