snowbaby Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Just got an invite from Harvard!! I'm shaking. I'm an international student with US undergrad/masters degrees. Just_Alice and DdndCraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imnothere Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 When you say “just,” what do you mean exactly? Like a couple hours ago? Or... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j118 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Snowbabyjia congrats! Did you get it just now? There were some that got interview invites a couple of hours ago so im trying to determine if they are sending them out one by one or in a mass email/automated by a system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbaby Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I got the email about half an hour ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elephantonly Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 International student here! I also got an invite to Harvard PiN an hour ago!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbaby Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 14 minutes ago, j118 said: Snowbabyjia congrats! Did you get it just now? There were some that got interview invites a couple of hours ago so im trying to determine if they are sending them out one by one or in a mass email/automated by a system. I feel that they are sending out invites one by one, given the time span of emails received. Also the invitation letter filename has my last name in it, so high chance that someone has to hand-edit that? imnothere and j118 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBrainHurts Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 hour ago, DdndCraft said: Sorry to hear that Me too. Someone posted on the results board that they had 4 years of experience and 5 first author publications. Really makes you wonder... The program must have a really high bar for undergraduate GPA or something. I would love to be a fly on the wall when these decisions are being made. I saw from a Reddit thread from someone on an admissions committee said that even if someone has a ton of credentials, it's all about the fit and lab availability, so chances are, it's more so that rather than anything else. (Sorry for the long comment) NeuroKween, Neuro-tic, MyelinMatt and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imnothere Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Here’s to praying that I get an email from them at some point ?. I know it’s still really early in the season, but I don’t think I’ve ever been as stressed as I am currently j118 and Just_Alice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j118 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Thanks snowbabyjia. I hope so. Good luck to you! I think they have like 600 applicants per year and about 50 get selected for interviews, so it's great that you got to be one of the 50! snowbaby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DdndCraft Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 15 minutes ago, MyBrainHurts said: I saw from a Reddit thread from someone on an admissions committee said that even if someone has a ton of credentials, it's all about the fit and lab availability, so chances are, it's more so that rather than anything else. (Sorry for the long comment) Yeah, for sure. That's definitely not the case for me, but I think that's an accurate portrayal of a lot of cases and summarizes the struggle at a lot of programs. MyBrainHurts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndd23123 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) 37 minutes ago, MyBrainHurts said: I saw from a Reddit thread from someone on an admissions committee said that even if someone has a ton of credentials, it's all about the fit and lab availability, so chances are, it's more so that rather than anything else. (Sorry for the long comment) Not sure if this widely applicable for biomedical sciences programs, especially umbrella programs. Sure, compatibility is a factor, but it's more about compatible with the whole program/department rather than individual PI. While admission to a specific lab does happen, most students are admitted to a program/department. They typically rotate through labs and don't pick an advisor until the end of their first year. So it's hard to imagine that an outstanding applicant would get rejected just because a professor can't take students, unless they somehow make an impression that they're only interested in this program because of this one single faculty. Edited December 18, 2020 by ndd23123 DdndCraft, imnothere and MyBrainHurts 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloppyjoe Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 hour ago, imnothere said: I’m starting to think that maybe applying to 8 reach schools was a bad idea ???. My gpa is ~3.5, I did two years of research in undergrad, and I’ve been a lab manager for two years at an R1. I have one poster presentation, one middle-author publication, strong LORs, and a decent SOP (I believe), so I’m thinking my gpa might be holding me back. I haven’t heard back at all yet, though and it’s driving me nuts! literally exact same. I'm starting to feel really bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnxiousNeuroKitty Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Got waitlisted for an interview at UW Madison. Anything I can do to increase my chances at this point? DdndCraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imnothere Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 15 minutes ago, Sloppyjoe said: literally exact same. I'm starting to feel really bad... Haha are we twins? That’s freaky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky_china Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Just now, AnxiousNeuroKitty said: Got waitlisted for an interview at UW Madison. Anything I can do to increase my chances at this point? asking you recommender to call, or saying you could provide another recommendation letter if they can accept it. I am just thinking not sure tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imnothere Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 DONT DO THIS OMG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imnothere Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Sky_china said: asking you recommender to call, or saying you could provide another recommendation letter if they can accept it. I am just thinking not sure tbh DONT DO THIS OMG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky_china Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Just now, imnothere said: DONT DO THIS OMG any reason why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imnothere Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 You’ll be crossing some lines lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictorZ Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Is WashU starting to send their invites? I saw one post in the result page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky_china Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Just now, imnothere said: You’ll be crossing some lines lol crossing lines ? I don't think sending more rec letter is crossing lines. and my professors said if I am not getting interview he will knock some doors for me to vouch for me. I think both are common practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DdndCraft Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, AnxiousNeuroKitty said: Got waitlisted for an interview at UW Madison. Anything I can do to increase my chances at this point? If you get a publication accepted or something while you're waiting, you could send a note to "update your application." Otherwise patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainestorm Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Just now, VictorZ said: Is WashU starting to send their invites? I saw one post in the result page. I just got an email from WashU (DBBS - Neuro) offering me an interview so there are probably more invites to come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictorZ Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Just now, rainestorm said: I just got an email from WashU (DBBS - Neuro) offering me an interview so there are probably more invites to come! Congratulations! Is the email from your POI or graduate coordinator? So anxious now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainestorm Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Just now, VictorZ said: Congratulations! Is the email from your POI or graduate coordinator? So anxious now. Thank you The email was from the graduate coordinator. Best of luck to you, I hope you get one too! VictorZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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