Biohopeful Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) That may also be why it's nearing the end of January and no interview invites have been sent out. I'm not sure about general Biological Sciences, but I'll assume as such. I had everything turned in and still got the "You're missing required materials" notice, and it even said I didn't need to send any in during the email. They somehow lost one of my required documents, but after calling them I got it figured out. Edited January 24, 2013 by Biohopeful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaganSmash Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I am refreshing email, the results page, and this thread way too much looking for news on Berkeley/UCSF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamafan Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Has anybody heard from UCSD systems bio/bioinformatics? and if so, when? I heard about 3 days ago, but I think it's likely there will be at least another round of invites as I got a second email today that seems to indicate they're sorting through respondents and the visit isn't until March 8. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleverfool Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) I never posted my stats, because, frankly, you all are pretty intimidatingly qualified ;o)But, I'm home sick, and since I've been getting way more interest from grad schools than I expected, maybe I can give some hope to some low-GPA'd applicants who read through this thread for next year.Undergrad Institution: State school in the midwest, well-regarded for STEM-field researchMajor(s): Pharmaceutical Science (Med. chem. concentration)Minor(s): English, Organizational Leadership, ChemistryGPA in Major: school didn't calculate, but Cornell required me to calculate my science GPA, and it was well under 3.0.Overall GPA: 3.08. I had a lot of fun in college.Position in Class: No idea. Probably not good.Type of Student: Domestic female, very very whiteGRE Scores (revised version):Q: 166V: 168W: 5.5B: n/aResearch Experience: 4.5 years in a (nominally) med. chem. lab, mostly doing cancer biochemistry. One summer internship in pharma manufacturing. Nearly 5 years in Big Pharma (yes, I am old). Titular pharmacologist, but mostly do structural/bioanalytical chemistry.Awards/Honors/Recognitions: National Merit Scholar, a freshman research fellowship, undergrad research award.Special Bonus Points: Three excellent LORs, from two work PIs and one undergrad research advisor.Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: I've been heading-up some cool new technology initiatives at work that make my CV a pretty respectable length, finally.Applying to Where: A bunch of biochem/chem bio programs. Sig. will continue to be updated as I receive more results. Edited January 24, 2013 by cleverfool epsilon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamafan Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Congrats, cleverfool. I'm another low GPA applicant (3.3). To everyone still waiting to hear from places, don't give up hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gram Neutral Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Yah I have had literally everything in and finished since like Dec 27th or so, except this PS Final Transcripts 1 row under my Unofficial Transcripts upload. When I called I was told that apparently the system thought I had received my degree already, and was asking for my Final Transcripts from then. If that is the case, why would it also ask for Unofficial Transcripts? Not to mention they said they don't want Official Transcripts till you get in. The whole thing has been really confusing. Ugh. Just checked my application, and I guess they fixed it without contacting me. It now says All Materials received-Please Await Further Updates. At least it got done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laggs0 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Just got an acceptance from Harvard biophysics by phone! ion_exchanger and RaganSmash 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaganSmash Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Just got an acceptance from Harvard biophysics by phone! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmolecularbiology Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Just got an acceptance from Harvard biophysics by phone! That's awesome congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohopeful Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ion_exchanger Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Just got an acceptance from Harvard biophysics by phone! Congrats! Let the acceptances start rolling in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ion_exchanger Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Oh gosh, someone posted a UPenn Neuroscience acceptance. They interviewed the same weekend that Pharm and BMB interviewed. Freak out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nishiki Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 berkeley/ucsf bioe!!!! is it weird that i'm happy i read the email one minute after it was sent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaganSmash Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 berkeley/ucsf bioe!!!! is it weird that i'm happy i read the email one minute after it was sent? I got nothin'. Guess I'll be getting my rejection sometime in the next few days. =\ Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morula Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I have heard that they do not care from a recent PhD graduate (MCB). Just one source though. I'm sure it also depends on committee members and what they care about Unfortunately, this is true. I was an undergrad at Berkeley (now I volunteer in a lab there), and I have a pretty compelling personal story (have a genetic illness, got very sick, managed to get a 3.74 GPA even though I was in and out of the hospital all the time, finally stabilized and work in a lab now, dream is to study the illness I suffer from) and my lab mentor told me I should hide my illness because grad schools wouldn't want to take a chance on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohopeful Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Yikes... they'd really do something like that? :| Still, a 3.74 is pretty impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morula Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Thanks! That was just his recommendation. :/ I didn't take it, I didn't feel like it would be beneficial to hide something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ion_exchanger Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) Just received an acceptance to University of Pennsylvania Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Program! My dream offer!! Freaking out right now!! To think that this time last week, I was sitting at the welcome dinner stressing about the next day's interviews! Edited January 25, 2013 by ion_exchanger biotechie, Caramel, flat_rhino and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleverfool Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Just received an acceptance to University of Pennsylvania Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Program! My dream offer!! Freaking out right now!! To think that this time last week, I was sitting at the welcome dinner stressing about the next day's interviews!Congratulations! That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmolecularbiology Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Just received an acceptance to University of Pennsylvania Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Program! My dream offer!! Freaking out right now!! To think that this time last week, I was sitting at the welcome dinner stressing about the next day's interviews! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohopeful Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Congrats!!! When are your other interviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biotechie Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Just received an acceptance to University of Pennsylvania Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Program! My dream offer!! Freaking out right now!! To think that this time last week, I was sitting at the welcome dinner stressing about the next day's interviews! Isn't it crazy to hear so early? I got a decision, today as well, and I was at my school last week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ion_exchanger Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Congratulations! That's awesome! Congratulations! Thanks guys! Congrats!!! When are your other interviews? My other interviews are in 2 weeks, and 4 weeks next month. Isn't it crazy to hear so early? I got a decision, today as well, and I was at my school last week! I know! I sort of figured that the decisions would come about a week later, based on the trends on the results page. I hope that your decision was positive as well. I'm so relieved to at least have somewhere to go next year! Good luck to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laggs0 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Does anyone know if that was all of the UCB/UCSF BioE invites sent out today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebube Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) Hi guys, I have a question regarding skype interviews. 2 days ago I have received an e-mail from UIUC for a Skype Interview. The available dates were today and next monday (Jan 25 and Jan 28) and they said that they will let me know the date and time of the interview. Although I have replied the e-mail and said that both dates were ok for me, I haven't heard back from them yet. I sent the e mail again today in case they didn't see. Is it common that they let you know the interview time at the very last minute? Also, they wanted me to make a list of the POIs that I would consider rotating with. Is it possible that none of the professors in my list wanted to interview with me? I am really worried about the interview since UIUC is one of my top choices and they offered an interview although the POI that I have put on my SOP is not taking any students this year. Edited January 25, 2013 by nebube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now