hopefulfall2013 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Undergrad Institution: Small liberal arts; well respected in the region, but not well known nationally- BS in 06/2011 Major(s): Psychology Minor(s): Business Admin GPA in Major: 3.8 Overall GPA: 3.6 Position in Class: Above average GRE Scores (revised): Q: 150 V: 151 W: 3.5 Research Experience: Lab manager/junior specialist (1.5 years-current job); Research intern (big university hospital 2.5 years); research assitant at undergraduate univ (1 year) Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's list and president's list while I was in college, all-american student athlete Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Lab manager at a high-end university Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: High impact references; multiple publications and presentations; faculty contacts; great clinical experience Hoping my experience will overshadow my average GRE scores. Applying to Where: UT Dallas- Cognition and Neuroscience Washington University in St. Louis (WashU)- Clinical Psychology Temple University- Clinical Psychology Northwestern University- Brain, Behavior, and Cognition UCSD- Cognitive Science UC Davis- Cognitive Psychology Applications (6): UT Dallas, WashU, Temple U, Northwestern, UCSD, UC Davis Interviews: Accepted: Rejected: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat_rhino Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Undergrad Institution: Ohio State University Major(s): Biochemistry GPA in Major: 3.3 Overall GPA: 3.5 Position in Class: Average Type of Student: Domestic, Male, Asian GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 163 V: 161 W: 5 Research Experience: Research assistant at two domestic universities, one in Nanjing, one fully-funded study abroad experience Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's List for several semesters, 2x full-ride merit-based scholarships, 2 poster presentations, 1 poster prize, 1 summer undergraduate fellowship, 2nd author paper Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 2 strong student mentoring experiences, 2 years as research assistant/lab manager in high ranking Children's hospital, tutor of at-risk youth, mentor for K-12 science fairs Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: I haven't died yet? Suffered serious compression fractures to my spine that ruined my work with the fellowship. Took two years off to work to gain more insight and experience. Special Bonus Points: Two very strong recommendation letters. Applying to Where: UCSF - TETRAD Berkeley - MCB UW-Madison - IPiB Northwestern - IBiS UNC-Chapel Hill - BBSP UWashington - BPSD Johns Hopkins - Biochemistry Program So anxious! I don't even care if I'm rejected, I just want to know! Good luck to everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biotechstudent Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I am quite new to this system and am also applying to the Integrated program at Columbia. Do you think that's it with interviews or they'll be sending some more out? They did not indicate any other interview dates in the email. They said if I can't make the interview weekend I will have to arrange an appointment during the week, Monday through Thursday. They probably don't want people trying to switch interview dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeMirror Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Will programs be sending out interview requests over the winter break or do they usually wait until the next school session begins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohopeful Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Congrats everyone! @biotechstudent: Did you send your subject GRE scores to Columbia? I know you were worried about those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thej-hizzle Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Michigan PIBS Bioinfo (Not sure of the dates yet) came down Tuesday and UCLA Bioinfo (Feb 6-8) came literally 25 minutes ago for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamafan Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Michigan PIBS Bioinfo (Not sure of the dates yet) came down Tuesday and UCLA Bioinfo (Feb 6-8) came literally 25 minutes ago for me! Very cool, those are the two I got so far as well. The Michigan dates are 1/24-26 and 1/31-2/2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looking to the horizon Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Did anybody get anything back from Princeton Mol Bio or UCSF TETRAD? I'm so anxious. x.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looking to the horizon Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Undergrad Institution: Rutgers University - New BrunswickMajor(s): Molecular Biology and BiochemistryMinor(s): ChemistryGPA in Major: 3.71 (no separate GPA)Overall GPA: 3.71Position in Class: Average?Type of Student: Domestic female, not minorityGRE Scores (revised/old version): RevisedQ: 167V: 157W: 4.0Biochemistry/Cell Bio/Mol Bio: 570Research Experience: Psychology, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology. Publications, presentations, grants, and fellowships received.Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Within schoolPertinent Activities or Jobs: Tutor, Biochemistry TA, FIGS InstructorApplying to Where: Princeton - Molecular Biology, Environmental Chemistry, Biological Chemistry UCSF - TETRAD Yale - BBS MCBGD Rutgers/RWJ/UMDNJ - Molecular Biosciences Rockefeller - Graduate program Brown - Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looking to the horizon Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Congrats everyone!! I'm still waiting for the miracle... You're applying to Princeton too? Glad I'm not the only one who hasn't received a call yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winteriscoming Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Yep, Jenn Sun. I guess we'll have to wait until past winter break to hear from them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looking to the horizon Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 What department did you specify in your app for Princeton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroB2012 Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 Guys I am also waiting for the Princeton MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biotechstudent Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Congrats everyone! @biotechstudent: Did you send your subject GRE scores to Columbia? I know you were worried about those... So I wasn't planning on sending my scores, but I had already requested them to be sent before my scores were posted. The send out date for the scores was 12/21 on the website so I figured I could just cancel if I didn't want them to see my scores. It turns out they sent out my scores on 12/8, before I got to see my scores! I don't know if Columbia received them before making their decisions, which is making me really paranoid about the other schools now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biotechstudent Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I know UCSF Tetrad has already sent out interview invites. Does anyone know if they send out everything at once or do they send out a few rounds of invites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looking to the horizon Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I know UCSF Tetrad has already sent out interview invites. Does anyone know if they send out everything at once or do they send out a few rounds of invites? I agree. I am equally as anxious. I sent in my application on December 13th, since the admissions committee saw my nearly finished app and highly encouraged me to finish it. I hope that was a good sign. But I know they would need more than 7 days to give me a response... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looking to the horizon Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) Guys I am also waiting for the Princeton MB. Did you happen to list additional departments on your Princeton application? I know I put Mol Bio as my main choice, but I listed several other choices in Chemistry. I hope this is why there is a delay. My friend applied only to Mol Bio and got the call on Monday. Edited December 20, 2012 by Looking to the horizon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mop Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Interview from UNC Chapel Hill BBSP by phone today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat_rhino Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 mop, did you submit your applications well before deadline? just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mop Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) I submitted all my apps on Nov 31 or Dec 1, so the day before the deadline in some cases, or about a week or two before the deadline in others Edited December 20, 2012 by mop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroB2012 Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) Did you happen to list additional departments on your Princeton application? I know I put Mol Bio as my main choice, but I listed several other choices in Chemistry. I hope this is why there is a delay. My friend applied only to Mol Bio and got the call on Monday.I applied directly to the molecular biology program, not through the biology@ Princeton. If you look at last year's record, people got interview offers in late Jan too. GL Edited December 20, 2012 by MicroB2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat_rhino Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I submitted all my apps on Nov 31 or Dec 1, so the day before the deadline in some cases, or about a week or two before the deadline in others Gotcha, gotcha. I submitted very late. Right up to deadlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamafan Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I can't speak to specific programs, but most schools will do multiple rounds of interview invites as some people will decline due to conflicts or interest. I have heard that early submission *can* be (not necessarily is, but can be) helpful as many schools starting reviewing applications ahead of the deadline. I got my Michigan invite before the grad committee had finished their first meeting (so says the professor who called) and I submitted my app about a month early. I also know of cases where superstars get full acceptances before the deadlines even are reached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scienceowl Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Are you sure it's this friday? Do they send out the offers in one wave?I checked the results board for 2012 and 2011 stats, and Sloan-Kettering always sent their invites on the friday before the week of Christmas. Which means they should be sending them out tomorrow. Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parafilm Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 scienceowl-- yep, noticed that too. I'm SO anxious. I don't expect to get in, but I just want to get through tomorrow so at least if I don't hear I can move on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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