DuongVat Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Where is "here" Michigan State Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin123 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Hey! So here's an information for international students like me who are really scared because they haven't received any interview invitations yet. So I called a couple of universities and they said that there is an order in which they send invitations. First Americans, second International students who live in the US or close enough (Canada, Mexico...) and then the other international students. There could be a difference of 1-2 weeks between them. So no panicking (yet...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuba250 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Have you guys noticed that neuroscience people are super fast when it comes to app reviewing and sending invites. I guess working in that field made them as fast as neurons wish cancer bio people were that fast...sigh . I promised myself that I would not check my mails today and broke it 5 times already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuba250 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Hey! So here's an information for international students like me who are really scared because they haven't received any interview invitations yet. So I called a couple of universities and they said that there is an order in which they send invitations. First Americans, second International students who live in the US or close enough (Canada, Mexico...) and then the other international students. There could be a difference of 1-2 weeks between them. So no panicking (yet...) Thank you for that post!! I was going crazy!! phew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elanorci Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I just got a Caltech Biology interview via email!! I applied on Dec. 2, so that's another early one (I think their deadline wasn't until the 15th). Interesting pattern. tuba250 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persimmony Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 UC Irvine- CMB interview~ mop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adenine_Monarch Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I just got a Caltech Biology interview via email!! I applied on Dec. 2, so that's another early one (I think their deadline wasn't until the 15th). Interesting pattern. Congrats! I was wondering who that was. Had a heart attack....your app was earlier than mine, though, so maybe I won't hear back just yet. Haven't heard diddly yet today but with several of my programs already sending stuff out...I think it will be a miracle if I don't get something today.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adenine_Monarch Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Have you guys noticed that neuroscience people are super fast when it comes to app reviewing and sending invites. I guess working in that field made them as fast as neurons wish cancer bio people were that fast...sigh . I promised myself that I would not check my mails today and broke it 5 times already. Yes! I've noticed this, too! Weird how that seems to work out.... Congrats to the Irvine CMBers....I haven't heard yet!!! Aye.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsWizard Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 To those getting NYU sackler invites, did you submit your app for the early deadline on Nov 1st? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elanorci Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 No worries, adenine_monarch. You have so many interviews already; that has to be a good sign! I've only heard back from places where I applied significantly (~2 weeks or more) earlier than the deadline, so my working hypothesis is that that's playing a role at least at some schools. Good luck (: PS what program at Baylor did you apply to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BioFrog Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I currently spot a few lurkers on this thread...show yourselves!!!! lolI Guilty. I'll post my stats/unusual twists/insights soon. What is up with Boston and NYC programs? Just one interview before Christmas would be comforting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adenine_Monarch Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 No worries, adenine_monarch. You have so many interviews already; that has to be a good sign! I've only heard back from places where I applied significantly (~2 weeks or more) earlier than the deadline, so my working hypothesis is that that's playing a role at least at some schools. Good luck (: PS what program at Baylor did you apply to? Yeah, I'm happy about the interviews I've already got and up until this morning I was pretty chill about the whole process...but now that it's the end of the week and so close to xmas...and with new programs out more and more...I'm starting to get a little nutty about checking this site.... Bf is ragging on me to stop, lol. Baylor program was IMBS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERR_Alpha Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Guilty. I'll post my stats/unusual twists/insights soon. What is up with Boston and NYC programs? Just one interview before Christmas would be comforting... What Boston programs are you waiting on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardboardboxes Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) To those getting NYU sackler invites, did you submit your app for the early deadline on Nov 1st? Not sure about others but submitted mine 12/1 a few hours before it was due and heard back this morning Edited December 20, 2013 by cardboardboxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLabCoat Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 2:43pm and still nothing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marisahom Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 two more people posted UCSF BMS interviews . I'm getting sad already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLabCoat Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 two more people posted UCSF BMS interviews . I'm getting sad already I wish they posted which program within it they applied to because they should have different committees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katethekitcat Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 2:43pm and still nothing!!! I got an acceptance e-mail from one program at 6:06 a.m. Don't despair - if they use automated e-mails and such, office hours don't mean anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunpenguin Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I wish they posted which program within it they applied to because they should have different committees I hope that's the case, because I've been wondering if I'm out of the running for UCSF BMS, too, since people have already been getting interviews. There are something like seven different research areas in BMS, so I hope they just haven't sent the ones for human genetics yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BioFrog Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 What Boston programs are you waiting on? Tufts Sackler ISP, Boston U MCBB, Harvard BBS, MIT Biology. It's getting a little nerve wracking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marisahom Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I wish they posted which program within it they applied to because they should have different committees Yea, I was hoping the same thing...that each committee reviewed the applications separately. I applied for Tissue/Organ Biology and Endocrinology. I can't remember, but in the application did we specify which program we were most interested in? It's in my SOP which track I like, but I don't remember if there was a section in the app for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccarcharias Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Guilty. I'll post my stats/unusual twists/insights soon. What is up with Boston and NYC programs? Just one interview before Christmas would be comforting... Guilty as well! I suppose I'll stop lurking for a bit, since it looks like people are wondering about some schools? I posted the most recent UCSF (BMS) and UCSD (Biological Sciences) interview invites. My research interests for UCSF BMS were ranked as follows, if that helps anyone! 1. Cancer biology and cell signaling 2. Developmental and stem cell biology 3. Tissue/organ biology and endocrinology 4. Virology and microbial pathogenesis. (Though I'm really only interested in the first two, and those were the only ones I mentioned in my essays.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marisahom Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Guilty as well! I suppose I'll stop lurking for a bit, since it looks like people are wondering about some schools? I posted the most recent UCSF (BMS) and UCSD (Biological Sciences) interview invites. My research interests for UCSF BMS were ranked as follows, if that helps anyone! 1. Cancer biology and cell signaling 2. Developmental and stem cell biology 3. Tissue/organ biology and endocrinology 4. Virology and microbial pathogenesis. (Though I'm really only interested in the first two, and those were the only ones I mentioned in my essays.) Congratulations! That's so awesome! I bet you must be relieved to have heard back from top schools so early! Are the interview dates Jan 23-25 or Feb 6-8 like the one person in the results section posted? Also, did you receive the email last week about how the decisions wouldn't be finished until early/mid january because BMS has so many applications? I'm starting to wonder if that was just a blanket email to those that will likely not make the cut. Again, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccarcharias Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Congratulations! That's so awesome! I bet you must be relieved to have heard back from top schools so early! Are the interview dates Jan 23-25 or Feb 6-8 like the one person in the results section posted? Also, did you receive the email last week about how the decisions wouldn't be finished until early/mid january because BMS has so many applications? I'm starting to wonder if that was just a blanket email to those that will likely not make the cut. Again, congrats! Ahaha, thank you! Yeah, I've been pretty stressed out about it, so getting those invites was a huge relief. =) Those are the correct interview dates (though it might be more accurate to say 1/23-1/26 and 2/6-2/9, since they expect you to depart the morning after the last day). I did get that email, about having to push the decisions back, which was part of the reason I was surprised to get mine so early! More information about the interviews that might be helpful for people: the first weekend is recommended for people interested in cancer biology, developmental & stem cell biology, neurobiology, genetics, tissue/organ biology and endocrinology and vascular/cardiac biology. The second weekend is recommended for people interested in immunology and microbial pathogenesis & virology. It's not required, but apparently they're organizing speakers to correspond to those sets of research interests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sortilege Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I wish they posted which program within it they applied to because they should have different committees II got an interview request a few days ago and I applied to Microbial pathogenesis and virology if that is helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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