abeilles Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Duke and Columbia acceptances! Congrats! I heard from Duke as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neuroendocrinology Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Duke and Columbia acceptances! Congrats! I got Columbia's as well! Officially heard back from everywhere that I needed to!! Decision time.. epsilon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancho Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Congrats!I got Columbia's as well! Officially heard back from everywhere that I needed to!! Decision time.. @neuroendocrinology, you really have great lists there...congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abeilles Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 UCSD!! Congrats! epsilon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 UCSD already?? I thought I'd have at least a week of reprieve. What a time to have lost my phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefullyNeuro Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Congrats everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo74 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Just got UCSD acceptance email! I've now heard from all the programs I applied to so I guess its time to start actually making the final decision... epsilon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMac Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Wow hippo74, that's quite a decision you have ahead of you. It's an impressive list of programs, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glia Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Hey! So I met a lot of you guys who interviewed at both UW and UCSD. Can someone please help me make a pros/cons for each place? I'm really torn between the two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendy Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Program-wise or city-wise? Seattle has enough infrastructure that you don't need a car. You can find a place close to campus AND cool bars. San Diego has lots of sprawling suburbia but has a beach and it's in the seventies year round. TOugh choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abeilles Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Hey! So I met a lot of you guys who interviewed at both UW and UCSD. Can someone please help me make a pros/cons for each place? I'm really torn between the two! I haven't heard back from UW but interviewed at both -- I have to say, I've always liked having seasons but SD was SO beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epsilon Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 (edited) Don't know your subfield but here's my impression of ucsd + work/life balance, weather, good systems/computational, Salk, scripps, rapidly growing area for biotech, good for allergies, pet friendly, cheap(ish) grad housing - traffic, expensive, la jolla isn't the most exciting place, not many monkey people if you're interested in that, no snow, grad housing isn't dog friendly Edited March 9, 2013 by epsilon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxxzhou Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Don't know your subfield but here's my impression of ucsd + work/life balance, weather, good systems/computational, Salk, scripps, rapidly growing area for biotech, good for allergies, pet friendly, cheap(ish) grad housing - traffic, expensive, la jolla isn't the most exciting place, not many monkey people if you're interested in that, no snow, grad housing isn't dog friendly what are "monkey people"? sounds not cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epsilon Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Haha, I meant as in people that work with monkeys. I think there are some more at Salk but only one that I can think of at UCSD. Just a random thing I noticed when I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandukekj Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I have not gotten any interview offer. Does this mean I'm done for this year for good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glia Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Program-wise or city-wise? Seattle has enough infrastructure that you don't need a car. You can find a place close to campus AND cool bars. San Diego has lots of sprawling suburbia but has a beach and it's in the seventies year round. TOugh choice. Program-wise, mostly, and general happiness level of students. So UCSD has a bigger stipend and travel funding for conferences, Scripps and Salk were awesome, but I have to say I was more impressed by the grad students at UW. They were very down to earth, fun, and I felt like they were more comfortable talking about their research. Not sure, but could this be indicative of better mentorship at UW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendy Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 (edited) SD is slightly more expensive than Seattle, especially once your two years in subsidized grad housing run out and you also factor in gas for having to drive everywhere and whatnot so the stipend difference shouldn't be a huge deal.The biggest difference I noticed with the grad students was at the poster sessions. At UW, all the students seemed to explain their stuff really well whereas at UCSD the grad students were like "well, what do you want to know?" One guy kept using acronyms and referring to "the currently accepted model" without bothering to explain wtf those were and when asked to clarify, just used more acronyms, hoho. I think UCSD was also the only school I visited where there wasn't a grad student seminar session, but maybe I'm remembering wrong?? Edited March 9, 2013 by dendy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neube Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Need help deciding between NYU CNS and JHU Neuro. I am finding it impossible to decide between the two. If anyone else has been to either interview please feel free to weigh in with a pros and cons list for either program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nibblingsushi Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Officially decided to accept Harvard's admissions offer. Good luck to the rest of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancho Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I have also officially decided to attend Caltech. This thread has been more than wonderful, helping me a lot during the process. Thanks for @mccamel to open this one, and I am surprised my post is 700th...! Gluck to y'all in deciding schools..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousecop1 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neuromom Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Has anyone heard from Brown Neuroscience post-interview? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutschgrad Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Which universities offer spring admission in Neuroscience/ Neural Systems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatsby Dong Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I was informed that I'm on the waiting list in the 1st place of Rutgers' system and behavioral Neuroscience, what's the chance it turns into an offer? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancho Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I was informed that I'm on the waiting list in the 1st place of Rutgers' system and behavioral Neuroscience, what's the chance it turns into an offer? ThanksIt would be hard to put an approximate number for that chance, but if you are in the first place, your chance looks very high. It is well known that at most 50~60% of admitted students take the offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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