Biomedical Science PhD Applicants (Fall 2021)

[ChagyrskayaNeanderthal]

Just got an invite from Harvard BBS!

[PapaSeanL]

1 minute ago, prospective_molbio said:

Do you know if this is specifically for this year because of the pandemic, or just in general going forward? I would think that Harvard has more than enough funding to not change the amount of people they are admitting/hiring...

Probably just for this year. My PI said endowment is normal so not sure why they decided to hire less people. I think BBS historically admit ~100 students so this year it would probably be 80. Hopefully we can see each other at the interview!!!!

[PapaSeanL]

Just now, ChagyrskayaNeanderthal said:

Just got an invite from Harvard BBS!

Hey Congrats!! 

[pipettingerror]

Just now, ChagyrskayaNeanderthal said:

Just got an invite from Harvard BBS!

OMG wow congrats! No news on this end. Unsurprising but I'm still heartbroken. I was really, really, really excited about this one.

[Elephantonly]

Just now, ChagyrskayaNeanderthal said:

Just got an invite from Harvard BBS!

Was it a personalized email?

[ChagyrskayaNeanderthal]

Just now, Elephantonly said:

Was it a personalized email?

Thank you, all!! It was from the program coordinator and did not seem personalized (my name wasn't on it, and it had the appearance of others being bcc'd).

[wiz1810]

anyone get a DGP invite today? last year they had two days so I'm grasping at straws

[czdarwin]

4 hours ago, wiz1810 said:

Anyone else sitting at zero invites? Currently 0/6

0/11 damn it lol

[wiz1810]

Just now, czdarwin said:

0/11 damn it lol

What's your list? 

[czdarwin]

Just now, wiz1810 said:

What's your list? 

Columbia, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Mount Sinai, NYU, Rockefeller, Stanford, UCSF, UPenn, UW

either Immunology or biomedical if they don't have a specific immuno track.

They are alllll top tier schools, but I do have lot of research experience.

Edited December 18, 2020 by czdarwin

[wiz1810]

yeah I went a little top heavy too, mine are mostly cancer biology or umbrella programs. I was assuming today would bring some news but I guess not, I had one rejection and I interviewed at northwestern last year but apparently didn't get one this year?

[prospective_molbio]

For people who received interviews for Yale's BBS MCGD track, what dates did you receive the interview for? Just wondering if they have only have one interview session or more..

[helpert]

Just got an interview for CU Denver’s biomedical umbrella program!

[scientist1313]

23 minutes ago, prospective_molbio said:

For people who received interviews for Yale's BBS MCGD track, what dates did you receive the interview for? Just wondering if they have only have one interview session or more..

The interview was for Feb 18-20. I think they have they interview dates up on the website in the FAQs, but I am not sure.

[RV1993]

 

So UCSF TETRAD just started sending out rejections about an hour ago. A colleague of mine told me 3-4 people already got rejected. 

 

I applied to the PSPG program, but still haven't heard back.

Edited December 19, 2020 by RV1993

[jill1997]

6 hours ago, biolgurl said:

I see on the results page that some people have heard from Weill Cornell BCMB! I applied to their pharmacology program, but haven’t heard. Anyone else?

I also received one from Weill Cornell BCMB, said the interview would be at Feb 3-5.

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Has anyone heard from Immunology Program Harvard University? 

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Just now, jill1997 said:

I also received one from Weill Cornell BCMB, said the interview would be at Feb 3-5.

When did you receive an invitation from Weill Cornell? 

[jill1997]

Just now, Staysane said:

When did you receive an invitation from Weill Cornell? 

a few hours ago through the email 

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Just now, jill1997 said:

a few hours ago through the email 

Thanks! I applied to Immunology Program but haven't heard back yet.

[biolgurl]

I received an invitation to interview with Weill Cornell for their pharmacology program a couple hours ago!

[joc17]

6 hours ago, Research Enthusiast said:

Also, the sad part is many people must be following this thread but very few are actively posting about their interviews, acceptances, and rejections which makes it very hard to get an idea about a particular school's thought process on sending invites. We need more people to actively participate

Ok I’m convinced...I tried to save myself by permanently blocking this site on my laptop but I gave in and now I’m on my phone ? 

 

Anyway I have a ton of research & project leadership experience (with papers / strong recs)  - but I have major unavoidable flaws in other aspects of my app. Definitely not a traditional profile lol. So tbh I’m not sure how representative my results are going to be for other people in terms of decisions but maybe it will at least help with planning schedules. 

 

I applied to UNC BBSP, UVA BIMS, Pitt Systems Bio, Pitt IBGP, Vanderbilt IGP, Duke CMB, Duke Pharmacology, Michigan PIBS (pharm track), UW Madison CMB, UW Madison MCP, and Penn State Biomed Sci

 

So far I have heard back from: 

UNC - interview 1/28-29

UVA - interview options 1/14-15 or 2/18-19

Pitt SysBio - interview feb 1

Pitt Biomed - interview Jan 14-15

Wisc CMB - interview options 1/15-16, 1/22-23, 2/5-6

 

I have also heard from friends that Duke Pharm (and therefore also duke molecular cancer bio) is doing interviews Jan 10-12 and 24-26 (but possibly only Jan 11-12 and 25-26, conflicting sources). 

 

Anyone heard from Duke PCB or CMB, Michigan PIBS, or Vanderbilt IGP? There are some survey results for Vanderbilt but they were invited before the final deadline so I’m wondering if anyone who submitted after the 1st has gotten anything. 

[immunolover]

40 minutes ago, Staysane said:

Thanks! I applied to Immunology Program but haven't heard back yet.

I got an invite from IMP earlier today--- around 6pm est. Not sure if they send out in waves, though! Fingers crossed for you.

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Just now, immunolover said:

I got an invite from IMP earlier today--- around 6pm est. Not sure if they send out in waves, though! Fingers crossed for you.

Thanks! ???

[mishell125]

Anyone heard back from UCSF BMS??