Science_Nerd Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Just got into Duke DSCB! So relieved to know that I'm going somewhere. Best of luck to everyone that is still waiting, I'm sure that good news is just around the corner Congrats! seems like acceptance letters are flying out every where tonight nermah1 and Science_Nerd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nermah1 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Just got into my dream school! Absolutely ecstatic! Best birthday present ever!! GOT INTO UT SOUTHWESTERN!!!!!!! FIRST ACCEPTANCE! Just got into Duke DSCB! So relieved to know that I'm going somewhere. Best of luck to everyone that is still waiting, I'm sure that good news is just around the corner Congratulations for you guys! Good news keep coming. I hope waiting people like me would all get positive news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persimmony Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Duke acceptance two days after my interview! Also got offered a scholarship. lasercats11, BostonBio153, LMac and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science_Nerd Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Duke acceptance two days after my interview! Also got offered a scholarship. Wow thats a really quick turnaround! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdson Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Duke acceptance two days after my interview! Also got offered a scholarship. Congratulations! Heard that is a great program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdson Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Anyone with any idea how a skype interview with adcomm should go? I have one scheduled with Rochester Microbiology this week and am clueless how five persons will be interviewing me over skype at the same time. I would'nt know which way to look if questions come flying from every direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackF Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) Anyone with any idea how a skype interview with adcomm should go? I have one scheduled with Rochester Microbiology this week and am clueless how five persons will be interviewing me over skype at the same time. I would'nt know which way to look if questions come flying from every direction Just did an interview with a portion of the AdCom from Syracuse Genetics this morning. It was just a prof and a student rep. Went exactly like a regular interview, asked me about research, why I'd like to go to SU, etc. Then they gave me a chance to ask. It was about 20 minutes and they said they'd be in touch in the near future. You'll do fine! They'll speak one at a time to you, not like an all out attack Edit: I actually did an in person with Rochester Genetics, Genomics, Development 2 weekends ago. Everyone there was extremely nice! Edited February 11, 2014 by MackF MackF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cking86 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 It was not my intention to send any 'thank you' emails. It wasn't until after my interviews did I reconsider thinking it wouldn't hurt. The night after my interviews I sent emails to all my interviewers (8) thanking them for their time. I also added specifics about our interview for a personal touch and indicated if accepted, my desire to possibly rotate in their labs No more than 8 lines. By 8 the following morning i received 3 emails thanking me for the follow-up, and one informing me they recommend that I be accepted. (I was accepted with full funding). I also sent emails to the grad students that I spent the most time with because they are the adcom's eyes and ears at the student only gatherings. Their opinion of you counts as well. They advised me who's labs to steer clear of and which PIs genuinely care for their students. Also, should I choose to attend these people will become my family of sorts so it's great to already have a rapport with your future cohorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackF Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Thank you! Happy to help! Obviously that's just one example but I think its best to keep it short and sweet. MackF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SysEvo Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Anyone with any idea how a skype interview with adcomm should go? I have one scheduled with Rochester Microbiology this week and am clueless how five persons will be interviewing me over skype at the same time. I would'nt know which way to look if questions come flying from every direction Hi, I had one with Edinburgh with five people via Skype last week. They asked me to present my project for 10 min and then then they started to questions. Since they come from different background, the questions are general and you do not need to worry about the details about science. Just consider why you are interested in the specific field, what you like to do for your PhD and after that, why you choose this school etc. Relax and you will be good. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SysEvo Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I interviewed 2 weeks ago at Harvard SysBio and I really loved the program and faculty there. They are my very top choice (and so far maybe the only one). Should I email the faculty with whom I interviewed??? I don’t want to be pushy, although I have already send a “thank you” email to the program coordinator. I sent out my "thank you" email the night of my interview to the four professors I have talked with and to Sam. I sent the email with my thesis presentation slides and with questions to two of them too. I got positive reply from 2 of them but not from the PI whom I like most (which made very nervous now..). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdson Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Just did an interview with a portion of the AdCom from Syracuse Genetics this morning. It was just a prof and a student rep. Went exactly like a regular interview, asked me about research, why I'd like to go to SU, etc. Then they gave me a chance to ask. It was about 20 minutes and they said they'd be in touch in the near future. You'll do fine! They'll speak one at a time to you, not like an all out attack Edit: I actually did an in person with Rochester Genetics, Genomics, Development 2 weekends ago. Everyone there was extremely nice! Thank you MackF. This is reassuring! I have been emailed the names of five faculty of the adcomm and have been told that they will be interviewing me in a group and it should be of 45 mins tops. Hi, I had one with Edinburgh with five people via Skype last week. They asked me to present my project for 10 min and then then they started to questions. Since they come from different background, the questions are general and you do not need to worry about the details about science. Just consider why you are interested in the specific field, what you like to do for your PhD and after that, why you choose this school etc. Relax and you will be good. Good luck! Thanks SysEvo. Did they tell you previously that you'll need to prepare a ppt of your project? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SysEvo Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Thank you MackF. This is reassuring! I have been emailed the names of five faculty of the adcomm and have been told that they will be interviewing me in a group and it should be of 45 mins tops. Thanks SysEvo. Did they tell you previously that you'll need to prepare a ppt of your project? Yes, I was told to prepare for a 10-min talk with no more than 5 pages of slides. And I asked the POI about the questions which are likely to be asked and they were indeed asked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkydays Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Has anyone heard back from BU PiBS after their interviews? I noticed 2 acceptances on the results page, but was wondering if there were more that haven't posted their results... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERR_Alpha Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Has anyone heard back from BU PiBS after their interviews? I noticed 2 acceptances on the results page, but was wondering if there were more that haven't posted their results... When I was at Dartmouth there was a woman there who had been accepted to BU PiBS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkydays Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 When I was at Dartmouth there was a woman there who had been accepted to BU PiBS. Thanks. Just wondering if I should have heard from them by now or if they waited to send out acceptances/wait list/rejects until after the final interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERR_Alpha Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Thanks. Just wondering if I should have heard from them by now or if they waited to send out acceptances/wait list/rejects until after the final interview. If it makes you feel any better they've been super elusive with me and I've heard nothing! Haha. Good luck immuno555 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackF Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Thank you MackF. This is reassuring! I have been emailed the names of five faculty of the adcomm and have been told that they will be interviewing me in a group and it should be of 45 mins tops. Thanks SysEvo. Did they tell you previously that you'll need to prepare a ppt of your project? No problem. Maybe you'll talk to one of the same profs I did, since their GGD program spans a lot of different departments. Either way, if they are anything like the faculty I met at U of R they will be extremely nice. Is their program administered through the med school or through the undergraduate campus? Also, I didn't prepare a powerpoint, but my interview was in person, so YMMV MackF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkydays Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 If it makes you feel any better they've been super elusive with me and I've heard nothing! Haha. Good luck Thanks! Good luck to you too! ERR_Alpha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0908 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Has anyone heard back from BU PiBS after their interviews? I noticed 2 acceptances on the results page, but was wondering if there were more that haven't posted their results... I know that the final interview is going on right now. So you should start hearing back from them in like a week or two? I don't know how large the program is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicgirl Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I am impatiently waiting to hear back from Baylor Immunology (interview last weekend in January) and UMASS (interview this past weekend)... Has anyone heard from Baylor? Maybe today is the day... fingers crossed! 3 more interviews to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.J Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Any word from Mt. Sinai or Einstein? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackF Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Just got my first acceptance at University of Rochester Medical Center for the Genetics, Genomics, and Development Program! Sylvia88, Adenine_Monarch, RR1 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.J Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Just called Einstein. All if the invites have already been extended. The decisions will be mailed out by the end if the month. So I suppose Einstein is a reject then. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcmazer Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Just called Einstein. All if the invites have already been extended. The decisions will be mailed out by the end if the month. So I suppose Einstein is a reject then. :| Who did you call? I can't reach anybody over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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