freshprince Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 I have heard some schools give out admissions decisions already. I have heard back from BME at UT-Austin and some of my friends have heard from Berkeley ChemE and UT ChemE. Has anyone else in these disciplines heard from Berkeley BioE or anywhere else? :?:
waiting_it_out Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 So Is this the official BME thread in grad cafe? How come no one's posted anything yet???
freshprince Posted January 19, 2009 Author Posted January 19, 2009 I know right? I feel like I am the only BME/BE here. Where is everyone? I guess I'll start though: Accepted to BU and UT-Austin. I'd love to hear what other people are hearing from!?!?!
waiting_it_out Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Congrats freshprince!! BU and UT Austin are great schools...so you don't have interviews from these schools then? straight acceptances? That's really nice..... I've applied to WUSTL, Hopkins, Duke, Carnegie mellon, UC Irvine and Georgia Tech...I haven't heard from anywhere yet and i'm getting really really nervous...my life seems to revolve around these forums and I'm not seeing many people post results in here....I was checking out the last year's post and seems like there were quite a bit of posts by this time....I do'nt know what's going on...so do you think that the BME interviews are just a little later than the sciences in any case?
freshprince Posted January 21, 2009 Author Posted January 21, 2009 waiting_it_out: Yeah, it's surprising how there are so few people on these forums talking about BioE... But yes, I too am nervous but I'm pretty sure most of the BME/BE programs won't send out acceptances/interviews until Feb 1. However, yes I did happen to get straight acceptances to the two programs I have heard back from. I'm pretty sure UCSD sent out a bunch of BME invites yesterday, unfortunately I did not receive one . Unfortunately I didn't apply to any of the schools you did, so I can't offer much advice regarding your particular case. Just don't worry too much, and if you're like me, you'll probably be checking your email 1000 times a day.
daddys_girl Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 I've applied to UCSD too, but I haven't gotten any word of interviews and I'm pretty sure too that they sent them out earlier this week. Oh well, I'm still hopeful for the other eight schools that I applied too. I've been checking my email/mailbox like crazy too, hoping that I get some word on something from the programs.
waiting_it_out Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 Good to know that I'm not the only one checking my emails every 10 minutes like a freak!!! I feel like i'm a nervous wreck!!! But as fresh prince mentioned, we may not hear from the other schools until after Feb 1st...Let's keep our hopes up....I'm glad to know that you've applied to couple of schools I applied to, Daddys_girl!! I hope and pray that I get into Duke and/or GA Tech!!
ealkjhljha Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 Going to throw my hat into the ring also. Applied to: Northwestern, U Utah, USC, Michigan, Duke, Case Western, GA Tech, UCLA, Urbana, Chicago, Purdue and Penn State. Stupid I know, but I didn't get into medical school 2 years ago after applying to as many schools and I had a 37 on my MCAT and a triple major in Chem, Bio and Physics for undergrad so I really don't want a repeat performance. The stress is a killer. Seeing that acceptance from Utah Bioengineering didn't make me feel any better about my empty mailbox on Friday afternoon either. Got an email from USC at 10:30PM Friday inviting me to submit my application which they got 3 months ago. Joy. Good luck to everyone.
waiting_it_out Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 Hey ealkjhljha, you have a very hight MCAT score...I'm suprised you did't get into any medical schools....But just curious, why do you think that is? Are you by any chance an International student? Did you send your MCAT scores to the biomedical engineering schools also? I know Duke accepts MCAT scores as well...
daddys_girl Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 Waiting is definitely crazy... and luckily I can check my personal email at work so I can keep up my checking of my email constantly! Gluck to everyone! I hope all get into the program they want to! Hopefully we'll know soon!
ealkjhljha Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 I applied to MD/PHD programs, and I applied late. I think that pretty much did me in. Not an international student. My GPA did suffer from 3 science majors in 4 years but it wasn't disgusting, and CMON, a triple? I didn't send MCAT scores to any schools. Oh well. I had all of my applications submitted in October this time so I've been waiting awhile, but now things are starting to get exciting, and the waiting is getting more intense. Hopefully we all hear something positive this week. Oh and checking status.... I have all of my emails forwarded to my phone and I can check the status websites on it too, so I am mobile in my obsession. yay me.
ealkjhljha Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 Today was the day. I got an acceptance to the U of Utah. I am soooo happy. I think I don't have to check my email 10x an hour anymore.... but I probably will anyways.
waiting_it_out Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 Congrats ealkjhljha !!! That's good news.....oh man...I hope by next week I hear from somewhere.....even if it is rejection...I am getting so annoyed looking at my empty inbox....
daddys_girl Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 congrats ealkjhljha! That's awesome! I hope I hear back soon! I'm getting discouraged looking at my empty inbox as well!
daddys_girl Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 so I got two emails yesterday from USC.... One telling me to submit my application prior to April 2009.. which I've submitted in November of 2008.. and the Second email stating to come to USC for a 'Preview Weekend' with a few dates all the way through April. When you look at the schedule of events, it seems a bit generic by the graduate admissions. They say that they will contact the dept you applied to and let them know you're coming; however, there are no guarantees that someone would be available... so now I don't know what to think about this?!? Any thoughts?
freshprince Posted January 27, 2009 Author Posted January 27, 2009 Haha daddys_girl: Don't worry I received the same emails. I was so upset that it wasn't an acceptance letter, that I emailed them back telling them that I already applied in October. haha.
ealkjhljha Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Ditto on the USC admissions. Mine came through at 1030 on a Friday night. So strange. "Remember the admissions deadline is April"..... thaaaaaaaanks... my application was submitted in October... Oh well. I did write all of the schools on post-it notes, and used the search feature to look up their acceptance dates from years previous to arrange them in order around the border of my monitor.... yeaaa.
freshprince Posted January 29, 2009 Author Posted January 29, 2009 All I know is that UPenn, Berkeley, Stanford, UCSD and WashU have sent out some interview invites thus far.
ealkjhljha Posted January 29, 2009 Posted January 29, 2009 Yea, this week has been real quiet. I was thinking about placing a message asking for updates the same as you! I was thinking I might have heard something from Northwestern by now, but looks like that will come with the majority of them in Feb.
waiting_it_out Posted January 29, 2009 Posted January 29, 2009 freshprince! have you tried talking to anyone in UCSD to see if the applications are still being reviewed?
freshprince Posted January 29, 2009 Author Posted January 29, 2009 I'm not sure. Last I knew they were "reviewing them a week ago." You should try calling them anonymously and see if they are still reviewing and let me know hahahaha. I'm so tired of trying to figure this kind of thing out... It just gets me more anxious. Edit: just received an invite not 5 minutes ago... karma!
edailing Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 Hey all, I figured I'd join in on the fun. I put in applications to UCB, Michigan, Maryland, Purdue, Colorado, Cornell, BU, Virginia, and GA Tech. I had good news from Colorado on the 14th, but nothing else yet. I'm a bit worried that I haven't heard from Berkeley, Michigan, or BU yet since it seems like they've already started accepting, but until I hear a no I guess I'll keep my head up. Best of luck to everyone!
daddys_girl Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 yea i still haven't heard anything at all from any of the schools... and it's hard not to have a million thoughts running through my head.. primarily... what if i don't get in anywhere!! **sigh** maybe i'll hear something tomorrow or next week! i've applied to 9 places... so I'm hoping the odds are in my favor.. or maybe I just tell myself that to pass the time :-/
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