Blood Type C8H10N4O2 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Needanswers1 said: I was thinking sinai Regardless of how true this is, I think a lot of the people applying will fit at least one of these criteria so the faculty review probably weeds out a lot of people. Lots of grad school have an "average qualification" listed and still wont give you an interview even if you exceed them:/ Needanswers1 and dejosco 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeperalta Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 7 hours ago, hot leaf juice said: From my understanding they only have one interview weekend (first week of Jan) & some acceptances went out on Monday! It's a really small program though (~6), so I'm not sure if all acceptances were extended or if they are going to wait to hear back from applicants before extending all offers? yeah, i saw that some people posted acceptances -- did you interview there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jill1997 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 On 1/27/2021 at 8:10 AM, MicroPhD2021 said: Hi, I have a question for you! Did you get a new itinerary from UTSW? Hope you get an admission Thank you! I was only informed by them that I will have an interview next week, but the details are still unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jill1997 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 On 1/27/2021 at 8:10 AM, MicroPhD2021 said: Hi, I have a question for you! Did you get a new itinerary from UTSW? Hope you get an admission The initial invitation was sent by email on Jan 22, if that is what you might be curious about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot leaf juice Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, jakeperalta said: yeah, i saw that some people posted acceptances -- did you interview there? yes & I will most likely in the pathobio program in the fall! did you?? Edited January 28, 2021 by hot leaf juice grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJB_4 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 On 1/26/2021 at 9:14 PM, ood63 said: just anxious.....anyone heard from the following: EMORY - GDBBS - Microbiology & Molecular Genetics USC Pibbs UC Irvine - Cell and Molecular Sciences Is no news good news or accept reality of rejection I applied to the same track at Emory and havent heard anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canaduh Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, HJB_4 said: I applied to the same track at Emory and havent heard anything! I applied to Emory Microbiology & Molecular Genetics as well and was waitlisted at the beginning of January. I was told I'd hear back about my acceptance status in March. I'm new to GradCafe so please forgive any posting errors! HJB_4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJB_4 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 17 minutes ago, Canaduh said: I applied to Emory Microbiology & Molecular Genetics as well and was waitlisted at the beginning of January. I was told I'd hear back about my acceptance status in March. I'm new to GradCafe so please forgive any posting errors! I understand! are you an international student? Im not sure if i should take the silence ive heard as a rejection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canaduh Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, HJB_4 said: I understand! are you an international student? Im not sure if i should take the silence ive heard as a rejection. Yes, I'm international with a US undergrad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJB_4 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Just now, Canaduh said: Yes, I'm international with a US undergrad. I see, i am international with an undergrad from the UK so maybe thats why i havent heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biomedgal Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) On 1/27/2021 at 9:27 AM, sirtuingirl said: Is this possibly the Sinai process? I also thought Sinai at first but I meet criteria #2 and I got rejected. Also, they made it really clear during an info session that they don't even want to see GRE scores, so I doubt that they would consider them while offering interviews. They also said that they take opportunity into account when looking at achievements, so I highly doubt that they would include a minimum number of publications in their criteria for offering interviews. Edited January 29, 2021 by biomedgal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroPhDInd Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Anyone applied to Boston University Anatomy and Neurobiology PhD? Have you heard anything from them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCR_Nami Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 On 1/26/2021 at 4:14 PM, ood63 said: just anxious.....anyone heard from the following: EMORY - GDBBS - Microbiology & Molecular Genetics USC Pibbs UC Irvine - Cell and Molecular Sciences Is no news good news or accept reality of rejection Got a generic rejection from Emory (Molecular Pharmacology) last week. No news is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prayingforamiracle Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I got a rejection from the Rutgers Molecular Biosciences (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics track) program 2 days ago, and a few hours later, I received an email inviting me to extend my application to their Integrative and Computational Biology Program at Rutgers Camden. Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone have an idea about what the program is like? The website says there's an 8% acceptance rate, so I'm quite skeptical, especially since I wouldn't consider myself a stellar applicant. I'm just tired at this point, and I don't want to be led along by false hope. Any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVM1991 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 7 hours ago, NeuroPhDInd said: Anyone applied to Boston University Anatomy and Neurobiology PhD? Have you heard anything from them? I applied--have not heard anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeperalta Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 I just got rejected from NYU Vilcek btw, applied Nov 29th and indicated Microbiology as my main interest. Checked my portal, no email yet but I'm guessing its going to be there soon. Needanswers1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakingOutAndIsolated Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 52 minutes ago, jakeperalta said: I just got rejected from NYU Vilcek btw, applied Nov 29th and indicated Microbiology as my main interest. Checked my portal, no email yet but I'm guessing its going to be there soon. Where did you see on the portal that you were rejected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needanswers1 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 hour ago, jakeperalta said: I just got rejected from NYU Vilcek btw, applied Nov 29th and indicated Microbiology as my main interest. Checked my portal, no email yet but I'm guessing its going to be there soon. Same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTJ27 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) If anybody can give insight or share their experiences! What is the usual time grad school can take to send out acceptance/rejection letter to their first slot of interviewees? I am confused at this point. Edited January 31, 2021 by FTJ27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpert Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 8 hours ago, FTJ27 said: If anybody can give insight or share their experiences! What is the usual time grad school can take to send out acceptance/rejection letter to their first slot of interviewees? I am confused at this point. This varies by program, but I think that most adcoms will meet in the week following the interview. There would be three options for decisions about the applicants they interviewed - accept, reject, or wait to make a decision until they have done more interviews. In my experience, I had one interview on a Thursday and received an admissions offer the following Wednesday, and with another interview on a Thursday/Friday I received the offer the following Friday. Also, during each of these interviews someone in the program admin said something along the lines of “we expect to make decisions by the end of next week” FTJ27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parasitesrcool Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 11 hours ago, FTJ27 said: If anybody can give insight or share their experiences! What is the usual time grad school can take to send out acceptance/rejection letter to their first slot of interviewees? I am confused at this point. I got a call from the program director at UCLA about a week after I interviewed. That being said, she mentioned for the vast majority of applicants, they would not be informed of their status until after the second recruitment weekend/interviews took place. FTJ27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neurokenzie Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 16 hours ago, FTJ27 said: If anybody can give insight or share their experiences! What is the usual time grad school can take to send out acceptance/rejection letter to their first slot of interviewees? I am confused at this point. Like everyone else has said, it depends largely on the school but also if they give out interviews by selectivity. For example Dartmouth MCB gave us a choice of two dates but didn't indicate a preference. MD Anderson however said that they were interviewing their top applicants at their first date, and they accepted me within a week of that interview. FTJ27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sippinmytea Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Hey all, hope everyone's interviews have been going as smooth as possible! In terms of being prepared for interviews, (besides knowing your own research in detail) how helpful is it to know 1-2 of the PI's papers in detail? Has anyone been reading papers and thinking of follow-up experiments/questions to ask? Or am I overthinking this.. ? green_tea_pls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green_tea_pls Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 2 hours ago, sippinmytea said: Hey all, hope everyone's interviews have been going as smooth as possible! In terms of being prepared for interviews, (besides knowing your own research in detail) how helpful is it to know 1-2 of the PI's papers in detail? Has anyone been reading papers and thinking of follow-up experiments/questions to ask? Or am I overthinking this.. ? Hello! First time posting so sorry if the format is off lol. For interviews with faculty of interest, I've been reading some of their most recent publications and trying to get a better picture of their methods and future research directions. I think preparing a couple of potential research questions based on their pubs would be helpful. However, I think it depends on how long your interview with the faculty of interest will be. If the interview is a bit lengthier, I would prepare more questions or think of potential follow-up experiments or anything else that shows that you are familiar with their literature and are able to discuss their project with them. Hope this helps! sippinmytea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sippinmytea Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 11 minutes ago, green_tea_pls said: Hello! First time posting so sorry if the format is off lol. For interviews with faculty of interest, I've been reading some of their most recent publications and trying to get a better picture of their methods and future research directions. I think preparing a couple of potential research questions based on their pubs would be helpful. However, I think it depends on how long your interview with the faculty of interest will be. If the interview is a bit lengthier, I would prepare more questions or think of potential follow-up experiments or anything else that shows that you are familiar with their literature and are able to discuss their project with them. Hope this helps! Thanks for sharing, this is a helpful perspective! green_tea_pls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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