2022 Computational Biology/Bioinformatics/Systems Biology PhD Admissions

[justfiguringitout]

Is anyone else sad about not having gotten any interviews? Just soft rejections

[DignoMor]

25 minutes ago, justfiguringitout said:

Is anyone else sad about not having gotten any interviews? Just soft rejections

You are not alone. 9 of my 10 applications remain silent and I do know somebody else with an empty inbox for now. It's not time to give up now, for no clear rejections have been received. (I know people applying for Molecular and Cell Biology who has already received multiple Rs.) 

 

All we can do now is to wait anyway.

[IamPokemon]

1 hour ago, justfiguringitout said:

Is anyone else sad about not having gotten any interviews? Just soft rejections

Just be a little more patient. By mid January the picture should be more clear. 

[winterishere2020]

1 hour ago, justfiguringitout said:

Is anyone else sad about not having gotten any interviews? Just soft rejections

I don't think you should give up yet. I don't exactly know how many and what programs you applied to. But a lot of programs have not started inviting candidates for interviews or may keep sending out invites after Christmas. Just be patient and wait for a few more weeks. 

[meshy]

Does anyone know if Harvard BIG will send out more invites? Do they send invites out for Americans and internationals separately?

[tacceptmeu]

7 hours ago, meshy said:

Does anyone know if Harvard BIG will send out more invites? Do they send invites out for Americans and internationals separately?

Same here, also asking about ucsd bisb!

[IamPokemon]

Just wanted to chime in and wish everyone a happy holidays! May all of you get the gift that you are really hoping for...

[mat10d]

On 12/24/2021 at 11:37 PM, meshy said:

Does anyone know if Harvard BIG will send out more invites? Do they send invites out for Americans and internationals separately?

Have they sent any out yet? I saw that SSQBIO had sent out interviews but hadn’t seen anything about BIG

[chr_angel]

On 12/25/2021 at 12:25 AM, tacceptmeu said:

Same here, also asking about ucsd bisb!

I think UCSD already started sending invitations, I'm waiting too. 

[chr_angel]

I think it is not time to feel that way. A lot of Universities have multiple batches for invitations. As someone said in the thread, by mid-January, we should have a clearer picture of what's happening if we haven't been rejected. 

[GrapefruitGreenTea]

10 hours ago, mat10d said:

Have they sent any out yet? I saw that SSQBIO had sent out interviews but hadn’t seen anything about BIG

I saw one person got an interview invite from BIG on the result page. 

[justfiguringitout]

Out of the 12 programs I applied to, 8 have already sent out invites and I didn't get anything so only 4 chances left, so I am beginning to doubt that this cycle is going to work out. 

Edited December 26, 2021 by justfiguringitout

[chr_angel]

23 hours ago, justfiguringitout said:

Out of the 12 programs I applied to, 8 have already sent out invites and I didn't get anything so only 4 chances left, so I am beginning to doubt that this cycle is going to work out. 

Don't give up yet! There are multiple rounds of interview mails. If you haven't received a rejection letter then there's still chances

[lanaaaaaaaaa]

so basically the first two weeks after the winter break is crucial for 2nd batch of interviews and if we don't get it we go cucu for coco pahst?

[DignoMor]

2 hours ago, please_admit_me said:

so basically the first two weeks after the winter break is crucial for 2nd batch of interviews and if we don't get it we go cucu for coco pahst?

Hi. Would you mind explaining the common winter break schedule in US? I am international and obviously we do not take breaks like the states.

 

Good luck for the second batch!

[lanaaaaaaaaa]

2 hours ago, DignoMor said:

Hi. Would you mind explaining the common winter break schedule in US? I am international and obviously we do not take breaks like the states.

 

Good luck for the second batch!

it varies, but basically the break is until 1.3rd or so. Some schools send most of their interviews before the break, some send it right afterwards (within 1 or 2 weeks). So I think as far as interviews goes, most schools will send them by the midst of January. I made all this up from intuition. don't listen to me.

[AissaH]

Does anyone know if TRI-l CBM will send out more invites?

Good luck with the second batch!

Edited January 3, 2022 by AissaH

[tokyoboy101]

Has anybody heard from NYU Vilcek who also applied to their Systems and Computational Biomedicine program? I see some scattered interview invites on grad cafe throughout the last couple weeks but I haven't heard anything myself.

[compgen99]

As of 1/5:
Applications out: MIT EECS, Stanford BMI, UCSF BMI, Penn GCB, Harvard SSQB, Tri-I CBM, UCLA Genetics and Genomics Track, MSSM Biomed Sci, and Emory PBEE

Interview Invites Received: UCLA (12/10), UCSF (12/12), Stanford (12/16), Penn (12/21), Emory (12/22), and MSSM (1/4)

From what I've gathered, it seems like I'm probably out on Harvard and Tri-I. MIT (app deadline was 12/15 and it's a huge program, so they may not interview everyone they want to admit. EECS dept calendar has "Grad Admissions Round Up" scheduled for 1/18-1/24).

[fingerscrossed2022]

7 hours ago, tokyoboy101 said:

Has anybody heard from NYU Vilcek who also applied to their Systems and Computational Biomedicine program? I see some scattered interview invites on grad cafe throughout the last couple weeks but I haven't heard anything myself.

I also applied to that track and have not heard back yet!

[GrapefruitGreenTea]

7 hours ago, tokyoboy101 said:

Has anybody heard from NYU Vilcek who also applied to their Systems and Computational Biomedicine program? I see some scattered interview invites on grad cafe throughout the last couple weeks but I haven't heard anything myself.

I got an interview invite from NYU Vilcek before Christmas.

[tokyoboy101]

Just got rejected from Tri-I CBM. I'm a little sad cos it was one of my top choices but whatever. Looks like they sent a bunch of rejections today.

[justfiguringitout]

Also just got rejected from Tri-I CBM. Congrats to those who got interviews!

[Cheese_Black_Grape_Tea]

Thanks for those who said they got rejection from Tri-i-makes me not alone. Congrats to those who got the interview and hope we can get more invite later on!

[Cheese_Black_Grape_Tea]

8 hours ago, fingerscrossed2022 said:

I also applied to that track and have not heard back yet!

I also applied and haven't heard back yet!