paulio Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) have most people heard back from MIT CSBi? i'm still waiting for a response, but it seems like a lot of domestic and international applicants have heard back. does anyone know? Who knows, but hey - if you haven't heard then you haven't been rejected! I'd say no news is good news right about now. [EDIT: And I wouldn't expect to hear back until the new year by now, probably?] Edited December 24, 2011 by paulio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmrp Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 yeah, i guess so. i'll just wait it out, but whatever...csb is kind of a weird program anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obob Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Whoever posted on the survey about a rockefeller acceptance-- did they also call? did they send it to your home or school mail? did you get an email? etc etc First time posting I received an acceptance package via FedEx early today (delivered to my home). Few hours later, I received an e-mail as well notifying that I should be getting the package sometime today. Needless to say, I was super excited! This will definitely reduce the pressure for other interviews (Neuroscience at WashU St Louis, Emory and OHSU thus far). Happy Holidays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosgfp Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 First time posting I received an acceptance package via FedEx early today (delivered to my home). Few hours later, I received an e-mail as well notifying that I should be getting the package sometime today. Needless to say, I was super excited! This will definitely reduce the pressure for other interviews (Neuroscience at WashU St Louis, Emory and OHSU thus far). Happy Holidays! Congrats!! I hope there wasn't just one round for my own sake Although I kind of think so because any others would probably have to go out after the holidays and it seems weird to split them like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olfactorybulb Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 It seemed a little bit early for Rockefeller. Last year they started sending out in January. Congrats truffle201! paulio and intothenight1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obob Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 It seemed a little bit early for Rockefeller. Last year they started sending out in January. Congrats truffle201! Yes I was surprised by the early notice as well. Have you already heard back from Columbia? Application isn't due until January 3rd but I submitted in December. When did you hear back and how? Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olfactorybulb Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) Yes I was surprised by the early notice as well. Have you already heard back from Columbia? Application isn't due until January 3rd but I submitted in December. When did you hear back and how? Thanks for sharing They sent the interview e-mail yesterday. I think they send it early because I'm an international student. I live outside of the US. They said that if they decide to proceed with my candidacy after skype interview they will invite me for an in person interview. UCLA did the same thing. So I guess they want to first check my language skills and other stuff and then invite me to the US. Edited December 24, 2011 by olfactorybulb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intothenight1 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 It seemed a little bit early for Rockefeller. Last year they started sending out in January. Congrats truffle201! Sorry thought I looked like scroll down, then I saw what it meant, didn't mean to do that. intothenight1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulio Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 OK, so this might be a bit late but how strongly do schools weight GREs and GPAs (and I know it varies by school/program etc. but is there a general schema used)? I'd always assumed (based on conversations with postgrad application people) that GREs are a good way for an admissions comity to assess your ability if you'd come from a less prestigious or unknown school or maybe your GPA was not great (for whatever reason - illness, unfairness etc). As a result I'd not really worried too much about my GRE scores 580V 760Q 4.5W because my GPAs are pretty strong - 3.7 and 4.0 from top 10 world institutions (with higher research marks, research scholarships, research awards, summer research projects etc.). Clearly they're still important, but I'd figured that 760 to 800 probably wouldn't make a huge amount of difference. BUT everyone seems to have an 800Q at least, often with higher verbal scores than me to boot, and now I'm increasingly seeing people getting called for interviews for the programs and schools I've applied to and I've only yet heard from 1/11. It sounds incredibly arrogant, but having turned down multiple offers to do Ph.Ds over the last few years I sort of thought I'd at least get interviews, but now I'm actually terrified that I might only get this one. As an international applicant competition is (at some schools at least) more competitive, and I just wonder if I've totally shot myself in the foot by not retaking the GRE and getting a more competitive score. Any thoughts would be appreciated - sorry, I'm just really stressed about it all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Morning! All new here. Does anybody get invite from UT Houston? The waiting game makes me extremely anxious. Thank you! GL to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanmor Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Undergrad Institution: NE US State Flagship, top 50 Major(s): Honors B.S. Biology GPA in Major: 3.7 Overall GPA: 3.8 Type of Student: Domestic, white male. First-generation college student. Top 10% in class. GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 740 V: 560 W: 4.5 Research Experience: 3 Years. Honors thesis research (2 years) in plant ecology with 2 second author publications in review. Field relevant summer REU. Another year of independent research in another lab. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Prestigious national undergrad STEM scholarship, national research grant awarded for self-written proposal. Full-ride undergraduate scholarship Applying to Where: Harvard, OEB, PhD Yale, EEB, PhD Wisconsin-Madison, Botany, PhD U Florida, Botany, PhD UGA, Plant Biology, PhD Updates- Interview/Recruitment invite to UGA Plant Biology for the first weekend in February. Also found out that my name is being put forth by the department for a university fellowship. Have not heard anything from any of my other schools. kkari 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitangus Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Congrats on the invite/fellowship nomination ryanmor! It's good to see that the EEB-type departments might be starting their reviews (I know plant bio is often its own program, but still). I'm still not expecting to hear anything before the end of January at the earliest, but it's nice to think that the review process has started or will be starting soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulio Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Big 'grats on the fellowship nomination - awesome stuff! Just got an invite to interview at WashU, where my wife has already been accepted for the medschool program (and has her heart totally set on it). So relieved it's not a rejection it's literally made my Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emanuega Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Undergrad Institution: Big state school. Good reputation in biology, particularly RNA. Major(s): Applied Math and MCD Biology GPA in Major: 3.85 Overall GPA: 3.85 Position in Class: near top? Type of Student: Domestic white male GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 170 (99%) V: 163 (93%) W: 4.5 (72%) Research Experience: 2 years in a lab under respected professor in the field and summer research program one summer Awards/Honors/Recognitions: PBK, Dean's list Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: ​Expect good recommendation letters Applying to Where: Harvard - Biophysics Stanford - Biophysics Berkeley - Biophysics MIT- CSBi MIT - Biology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosgfp Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Just got an interview at Uchicago neuro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgumps2012 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Hey! I am new on here and after reading these profiles, I am quite nervous about my applications. Undergrad Institution: Allegheny College (small lib arts undergraduate school), Thomas Jefferson Univeristy (Master's) Major(s): Biology / Microbiology Minor(s): Music Performance GPA in Major: 3.0 (UG) 3.7(G) Overall GPA: 3.33 (UG) 3.7 (G) Position in Class: probably between near top and average for graduate average for undergraduate Type of Student: domestic female GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 154 67% V: 160 86% W: 4.5 72% Research Experience: Undergraduate Thesis: "Production of Indolic Compounds in DAPG-Producing Pseudomonas fluorescens" Presented at Erie, PA Sigma Xi Conference Summer Internship in Plant Molecular Biology Master's Thesis: "Understanding of the interactions between the Myosin Light Chain Phosphatase Subunits and Myosin" Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's List 2 years (UG) Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Forensic Science TA for 3 years with Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Summer Program, 1 year in a research lab at TJU, 1 summer internship at OSU Applying to Where: Case Western Reserve - BTSP University of Pennsylvania Biomedical Graduate Studies the Ohio State University - Integrated Biomedical Science Drexel University - Biological Sciences University of Rochester - Microbiology Thomas Jefferson University - Immunology and Microbiology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eponine10642 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Just got an interview at Uchicago neuro Congrats!! Mind sharing what date it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosgfp Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Congrats!! Mind sharing what date it is? Of course. THe interview is set up kind of weirdly, in my opinion. (The two dates are on the same weekend and require you to arrive or depart way after the actual interview). Here is the information: "There are two interview dates. You can choose to interview on *EITHER* Friday February 10, 2012: arrive Thursday (2.9), depart Sunday (2.12) *OR* Monday February 13, 2012: arrive Saturday (2.11), depart Monday (2.13)." It overlaps with my UPenn interview so I think I am going to take the Monday interview but I won't be able to arrive until Saturday afternoon or evening (they tell you to arrive Saturday morning and depart Monday night for the Monday interviews) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tensors Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Who knows, but hey - if you haven't heard then you haven't been rejected! I'd say no news is good news right about now. [EDIT: And I wouldn't expect to hear back until the new year by now, probably?] Any idea when MIT Biological Engineering is going to send out interviews? Haven't seen any reports so far...Just got a general email 3 days ago said my documents are under review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manofhonor Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Anyone applying to Immunology PhD programs and gotten interviews so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitangus Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Hey! I am new on here and after reading these profiles, I am quite nervous about my applications. Welcome kgumps2012! Don't be nervous, it looks like you've got some nice experience. I was worried at first when I realized that my Quant GRE was lower than many of the scores listed here, but I think we've established that the numbers tend to run high here, so I'm staying positive about my applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isobel_a Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 First time posting I received an acceptance package via FedEx early today (delivered to my home). I used to work at RU - they send *everything* FedEx, it used to drive the accounts and operations people nuts. :/ Congrats. You'll love it there, if you go - such a great place to be, with Sloan-Kettering and New York Hospital right across the street, it makes for a really lively intellectual community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neuronerd4life Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Either the people who visit these sites are among the more qualified applicants, or they're compulsive liars. I completely agree! After all, don't these forums exist solely for students with some questionable stats (ie. me)? If mostly everyone posting has high 80-90th percentile GRE scores, phenomenal GPAs, 5+ yrs of research experience etc etc etc...why even bother posting when you are going to get in everywhere? Yes, you will get in EVERYWHERE! (we don't need to tell you that!) If I had that amazing academic background I wouldn't even think of being on here...this would actually be the last place I'd be. just saying and not to be mean or anything, please stop making the rest of us feel like crap. kgumps2012 and aberrant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgumps2012 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) Thanks for your vote of confidence Pitangus. I am still looking for one or two more schools to apply to where I have a really good chance of being accepted. I am determined to get my PhD. Edited January 3, 2012 by kgumps2012 kgumps2012 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neuronerd4life Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I hear ya kgumps! I've wanted this for the longest time. I'm hoping everything works out (and soon!) kgumps2012 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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