snowbaby Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 48 minutes ago, NeuroKween said: Yep, except for CSHL that doesn’t differentiate between home and international students! Yeah I think thats the only program i've heard that truly treat both equally. I heard Sinai might be a bit more international friendly in their admissions as well. Needanswers1 and NeuroKween 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neuronancer Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 hour ago, NeuroKween said: does anyone know when the semester starts for NB&B, Columbia? My grad student host told me they usually start their bootcamp at the end of August. Does anyone know when acceptances/rejections start rolling out? I saw someone say Feb. 19th but is that an official date they got from admins or just a guess? NeuroKween 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroKween Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 53 minutes ago, Neuronancer said: My grad student host told me they usually start their bootcamp at the end of August. Does anyone know when acceptances/rejections start rolling out? I saw someone say Feb. 19th but is that an official date they got from admins or just a guess? I received an email that told me that decisions are made on the 15th, so it would make sense that they start to roll out on the 19th/20th! Neuronancer and snowbaby 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrocytic Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 any tips on how to calm down the day before/day of your first interview?? i'm panicking!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowestprime Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, astrocytic said: any tips on how to calm down the day before/day of your first interview?? i'm panicking!!!! I rehearsed the most common and difficult anticipated interview questions multiple times with different people. astrocytic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapefruitenthusiast Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 15 minutes ago, astrocytic said: any tips on how to calm down the day before/day of your first interview?? i'm panicking!!!! Get a good night sleep, eat well, do something first thing in the morning before your interview like reading a newspaper or running, hopefully by now you've tested your internet connection/zoom to make sure there are no tech issues the day of. Also remember if they invited you for an interview, it is because they are already thinking about offering you admission, good luck! astrocytic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowestprime Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, grapefruitenthusiast said: Get a good night sleep, eat well, do something first thing in the morning before your interview like reading a newspaper or running, hopefully by now you've tested your internet connection/zoom to make sure there are no tech issues the day of. Also remember if they invited you for an interview, it is because they are already thinking about offering you admission, good luck! don't eat after 5pm the day before to maximize deep sleep. Edited February 16, 2021 by lowestprime astrocytic and grapefruitenthusiast 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrocytic Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, grapefruitenthusiast said: Get a good night sleep, eat well, do something first thing in the morning before your interview like reading a newspaper or running, hopefully by now you've tested your internet connection/zoom to make sure there are no tech issues the day of. Also remember if they invited you for an interview, it is because they are already thinking about offering you admission, good luck! thank you so much! ? grapefruitenthusiast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neurochurro99 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 2 hours ago, NeuroKween said: I received an email that told me that decisions are made on the 15th, so it would make sense that they start to roll out on the 19th/20th! Who did you receive the email from? I haven't heard anything since the interview weekend in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anxiousinneuro Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Any idea when we'll hear from GPN at the University of Minnesota? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainestorm Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, anxiousinneuro said: Any idea when we'll hear from GPN at the University of Minnesota? I was wondering that too because it's been almost 3 weeks since their interview weekend. It was the biggest group they've ever interviewed so might be why it's taking them so long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkrowling Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Anyone know when decisions come out for Caltech NB option? I saw that someone from the CNS option posted their results, and I'm not sure if the NB option already received their results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burner Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Hey, I've been lurking on this forum throughout this application cycle and I just had a few things to say: CMU PNC/Systems Neuro. interview invites and interview events have all been completed. Final decisions are being sent in the next few weeks. Does anyone know when we should expect to hear back from NIH OxCam? I feel that the program leadership/faculty interactions I had during the interview events went quite well, but I bombed the interview (last week). Very much an outsider to the normal biomedical track, but I honestly have come to see this program as my top choice after the interview events. Any insights as to when decisions are released for OxCam or other GPP programs would very much be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoothbrain Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Got the rejection from Weill Cornell just now. I thought two of my interviews went well but maybe the others weren't impressed. Oh well. Congratulations to everyone that got an offer! Neuro-tic, Needanswers1 and MyCortisolLevelsRVeryHigh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroKween Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 2 hours ago, neurochurro99 said: Who did you receive the email from? I haven't heard anything since the interview weekend in January. I got an email from Darcy a week after my interview saying this: “I'm writing to let you know that the Systems Admissions Committee for NB&B at Columbia was impressed by your application and reports on your interviews. Our second open house is February 12th so we are going to wait until we can meet the week of the 15th to make final decisions on offers of Admission.” so I guess we should know soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whotfisSarahTonin Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 40 minutes ago, Smoothbrain said: Got the rejection from Weill Cornell just now. I thought two of my interviews went well but maybe the others weren't impressed. Oh well. Congratulations to everyone that got an offer! hmm what if we haven't heard back at all? ? BrainyLady 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoothbrain Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 minute ago, sadbrain said: hmm what if we haven't heard back at all? ? Could go either way? Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrainyLady Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, sadbrain said: hmm what if we haven't heard back at all? ? I'm in the same boat! I'm clinging to any hope of good news ? CASCAS and whotfisSarahTonin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actionpotential Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 I've been waiting almost 5 weeks since an interview and I have heard nothing. I think right at the 5 week mark I can go ahead and email them to find out what's up? Who knew hanging out in limbo could be so exhausting kkrowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illfigureitoutlater Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Can anyone who has gotten accepted to University of Minnesota GPN let us know who contacted you? Are they contacting everyone today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neuronerd65 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Congrats to those who have gotten interviews and acceptances! I ended up not getting a single interview this year which is super disheartening.... I'm starting to think about how to improve my application for the next cycle. I want to email the schools I applied to if they could tell me ways my app was lacking/ways to improve? I'm not sure how receptive programs would be to this. Are there any other ways that I can try to find out what to do better? I think the things holding me back are that I have an average, but not outstanding, GPA (~3.5) but closer to 3.2 in my bio classes and I never got close to a professor as an undergrad (I'm currently 2 yrs out of school, working as a tech). Is the fact that I didn't have a professor write a letter for me this time what completely dinged me out? Any advice and tips would be super helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neuro-tic Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 13 hours ago, neuronerd65 said: Congrats to those who have gotten interviews and acceptances! I ended up not getting a single interview this year which is super disheartening.... I'm starting to think about how to improve my application for the next cycle. I want to email the schools I applied to if they could tell me ways my app was lacking/ways to improve? I'm not sure how receptive programs would be to this. Are there any other ways that I can try to find out what to do better? I think the things holding me back are that I have an average, but not outstanding, GPA (~3.5) but closer to 3.2 in my bio classes and I never got close to a professor as an undergrad (I'm currently 2 yrs out of school, working as a tech). Is the fact that I didn't have a professor write a letter for me this time what completely dinged me out? Any advice and tips would be super helpful! If you are working as a tech, did you have your PI write you a letter? That would likely hold more weight than one from an undergrad professor you werent close with. I used one undergrad prof who liked a paper I wrote in his class my senior year and then two PIs I worked with/collaborated with as a technician. I think those letters were far more important. [Yes, I had a successful app cycle :)]. Keep your head up! DM me with any other questions, I'd love to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neurochurro99 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 19 hours ago, NeuroKween said: I got an email from Darcy a week after my interview saying this: “I'm writing to let you know that the Systems Admissions Committee for NB&B at Columbia was impressed by your application and reports on your interviews. Our second open house is February 12th so we are going to wait until we can meet the week of the 15th to make final decisions on offers of Admission.” so I guess we should know soon! Hmm I'm wondering if I didn't receive that email if I can already count myself out. At least we'll know soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroKween Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 19 minutes ago, neurochurro99 said: Hmm I'm wondering if I didn't receive that email if I can already count myself out. At least we'll know soon! I’m not sure that email means anything really. Sounds like an update more than anything else. Fingers crossed! neurochurro99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnrnlds Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Does anyone know when Brandeis will send out offers for their Neuroscience program? I know they already sent out a few but that was before all the interview weekends were over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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