papu Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Hi, So I didn't see any thread for biophysics programs so here we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papu Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Applied to the following programs and heard from three so far. U of Chicago: Biophysical Sciences [Interview invitation sent 12/17] UC San Francisco: Computational and Molecular Biophysics [Interview invitation sent 12/16] John Hopkins: Molecular Biophysics [Interview invitation sent 12/17] NYU: Biophysics UCSD: Biophysics Harvard: Biophysics Berkeley: Biophysics Stanford: Biophysics To be honest I didn't even think of getting an interview at all since my physics undergrad was low, but I guess 3 years of research experience made up for it, let's see!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipward Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Any Updates ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papu Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 1/11/2021 at 3:19 AM, lipward said: Any Updates ? Got interviews everywhere but NYU, UCSD and Harvard. lipward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipward Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 On 1/14/2021 at 8:32 PM, papu said: Got interviews everywhere but NYU, UCSD and Harvard. Thank you!. Good luck with the interviews. I have not heard back from anyone yet. I applied for Berkeley: Biophysics U of Chicago: Biophysical Sciences John Hopkins: Molecular Biophysics Rochester: Biophysics Duke: Biochemistry U of W at Madison: Biophysics I applied late for all the programs as I had to deal with some other issues first I have previously mastered out from my PhD (Chemistry) at a public Ivy as I got sick. MA GPA:3.5 (did not attend classes as I was quarantined for a semester and just took exams as I cannot withdraw without paying back tuition as an international student) GRE Chemistry 880 (95%) 2013 but could not do the test again as ETS canceled the most recent test dates ( From April to Oct) GRE General Q 167 V 163 (2020) TOEFL iBT 119 out of 120 (2021) 18 presentations ( 6 oral and 12 posters ) and counting at BPS, ACS, ASBMB, and other international conferences Coauthor of two papers (middle) One first author review in preparation Four co-author papers are in preparation 16 published abstracts and six submitted ( ~10 citations at google scholar) 11 years of research experience (physical organic, bioanalytical, biophysics) & ~ one year at a big biotech company (diagnostics) In 2020, I got one poster award, one young investigator award, a few travel awards, Sigma Xi membership 4 LORs ( current PI, one member from the previous dissertation committee, one is a supervisor at the biotech company, one very famous peptide chemist (a Regents Professor)) Atom345 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atom345 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Hey I hope this forum is still active: I got automatic acceptance into University of Michigan Biophysics with no interview. I will be interviewed for Madison Wisconsin's biophysics program in February. Was interviewed by Caltech but have not received a second interview. RIP lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipward Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 9 hours ago, Atom345 said: Hey I hope this forum is still active: I got automatic acceptance into University of Michigan Biophysics with no interview. I will be interviewed for Madison Wisconsin's biophysics program in February. Was interviewed by Caltech but have not received a second interview. RIP lol Thank you for the update. I have had not that much luck with biophysics programs. I made up my mind to reapply if I have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calizab Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) Niceeeee a biophysics forum! Out of the biophysics programs I️ applied to I've gotten interviews from Berkeley, Weill Cornell, UCSF, UNC, UW, Rochester and Pitt (and got into UMich and UIUC). I've def been rejected by Stanford and Yale but oh well I briefly mourned but I've got some other schools I'm very excited about (and in the end it's probably for the best)! My top 3 right now are probably (and very loosely) Berkeley, Weill Cornell, and UCSF, but I️ also love the rest of them (especially UW and the Institute for Protein Design) so who knows. I️ also applied to some biochem, chemical biology, and comp bio programs, but biophysics wherever I️ could. Edited January 29, 2021 by calizab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atom345 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 14 hours ago, calizab said: Niceeeee a biophysics forum! Out of the biophysics programs I️ applied to I've gotten interviews from Berkeley, Weill Cornell, UCSF, UNC, UW, Rochester and Pitt (and got into UMich and UIUC). I've def been rejected by Stanford and Yale but oh well I briefly mourned but I've got some other schools I'm very excited about (and in the end it's probably for the best)! My top 3 right now are probably (and very loosely) Berkeley, Weill Cornell, and UCSF, but I️ also love the rest of them (especially UW and the Institute for Protein Design) so who knows. I️ also applied to some biochem, chemical biology, and comp bio programs, but biophysics wherever I️ could. Haha I guess we both love to design proteins. I'll most likely pick University of Michigan or Madison so if you decide to go there, let me know calizab 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atom345 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 15 hours ago, lipward said: Thank you for the update. I have had not that much luck with biophysics programs. I made up my mind to reapply if I have to. I'm sorry man. I think your experience is far greater than the rest of ours. Could the reason be because you applied late? lipward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipward Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 13 hours ago, Atom345 said: I'm sorry man. I think your experience is far greater than the rest of ours. Could the reason be because you applied late? Thank you! Yes, that and I am still considered as an international student. Most of the top Biophysics programs use NIH training grants to cover funding for students, which are limited to citizens and residents. I cannot complain as the selection of international students are a privilege. Hopefully, I get my Greencard by the next cycle. My lawyer told me that I have enough citations to file. Most probably, I would see you guys at future Biophysical Society meetings! papu, Crucial BBQ, calizab and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atom345 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 minute ago, lipward said: Thank you! Yes, that and I am still considered as an international student. Most of the top Biophysics programs use NIH training grants to cover funding for students, which are limited to citizens and residents. I cannot complain as the selection of international students are a privilege. Hopefully, I get my Greencard by the next cycle. My lawyer told me that I have enough citations to file. Most probably, I would see you guys at future Biophysical Society meetings! Yes I would love to meet you at the Biophysical Society meeting! I went to the one last year and it was a very reward experience ^_^. I Really hope you get your green card! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papu Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 On 12/18/2020 at 2:57 AM, papu said: Applied to the following programs and heard from three so far. U of Chicago: Biophysical Sciences [Interview invitation sent 12/17] UC San Francisco: Computational and Molecular Biophysics [Interview invitation sent 12/16] John Hopkins: Molecular Biophysics [Interview invitation sent 12/17] NYU: Biophysics UCSD: Biophysics Harvard: Biophysics Berkeley: Biophysics Stanford: Biophysics To be honest I didn't even think of getting an interview at all since my physics undergrad was low, but I guess 3 years of research experience made up for it, let's see!! So I ended up being accepted in UChicago and Berkeley. No rejections yet. Is going to be a really hard choice now. lipward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipward Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 On 2/8/2021 at 12:40 AM, papu said: So I ended up being accepted in UChicago and Berkeley. No rejections yet. Is going to be a really hard choice now. Congratulations ! What is your research interest? I love that UChicago program has an setup with two mentors to carry out interdisciplinary research with a combination of experimental, computational, and theoretical work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwikzodik Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Has anyone who interviewed heard back from Yale BQBS or MIT CSB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papu Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 Ended up being accepted to U of Chicago,UC San Francisco, John Hopkins, Berkeley and Stanford. Hard choices now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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