hopefulengineer Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Do it! As long as you're not calling/emailing every half hour I think it's hard to be pushy. Definitely reach out to the program coordinator, the people you interviewed with, and any POIs to reaffirm your interest in (and sincere enthusiasm) for the program. One of the scientists at the company I currently work for got into grad school this way - I know that's just anecdotal, but there's no harm in trying. And sending the updated transcript is a good idea too. "Thank you" emails are sort of must-do thing nowadays. I did that to all the faculty members with whom I interviewed and also program coordinator and interacted students. and I agree that sending out any new "positive" documents to support your application would improve your app. Thank you both! I'll get my things together and send them out over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusuanjun911 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I just got accepted to Einstein! So excited! Wish you all best luck! sunpenguin, jl2782, T.J and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science_Nerd Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I just got accepted to Einstein! So excited! Wish you all best luck! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusuanjun911 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Congrats! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcmazer Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I just got accepted to Einstein! So excited! Wish you all best luck! That's wonderful! Congratulations! When was your interview? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusuanjun911 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 That's wonderful! Congratulations! When was your interview? Thanks! it's 1/30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcmazer Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Thanks! it's 1/30. That's awesome. You think you'll go there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusuanjun911 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 That's awesome. You think you'll go there? lets keep options open, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia88 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) 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. Edited February 8, 2014 by Sylvia88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEISFFSNLE Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Anyone know if UTSW, UT Houston, Tufts Sackler, and Vanderbilt IGP are done sending on invites? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science_Nerd Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 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 would totally email them! When I emailed to faculty at my last interview, one of them actually responded saying that he enjoyed the conversation and hoping that the program would offer me an admission. In a time like this, knowing how exactly the interviews went from their perspectives helps anticipating the future. I think jl2782, hopefulengineer and Science_Nerd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somanyphage Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Anyone know if UTSW, UT Houston, Tufts Sackler, and Vanderbilt IGP are done sending on invites? Thanks! Spoke to Tufts Sackler last week, they were just about to have their interviews and they said give them two weeks for "more news" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERR_Alpha Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Spoke to Tufts Sackler last week, they were just about to have their interviews and they said give them two weeks for "more news" I talked to a woman over the weekend who got an interview from Tufts Sackler ISP and she said she got an interview offer but hadn't scheduled yet. Not very helpful but it's something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackF Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Anyone else interview at/schedule an interview at University of Florida? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aba1984 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Anyone know if UTSW, UT Houston, Tufts Sackler, and Vanderbilt IGP are done sending on invites? Thanks! On 1/31, was told that Vanderbilt IGP is still reviewing applications. On 2/6, was told that we should hear back next week from UT Houston (very vague answer though). Of course, sometimes you can't take their emails literally. I'm sure some of those vague emails are just them buying time or being too busy. Hope that helps. Good luck to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERR_Alpha Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Sending my thank you emails.... really hoping I get accepted. Of course all I can focus on is the little things I might have messed up on.... RR1 and elanorci 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elanorci Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 (edited) ERR_Alpha (slash everyone), are you sending thank-yous to everyone you interviewed with, or just ones that you feel went particularly well / who you made a real connection with / etc? Anyway, I'm sure that all the little things that you think you 'messed up' are looming about 100x larger in your own mind than in your interviewers' I might be in the minority here, but I haven't sent any thank you emails and don't plan to. I'm not sure whether this will negatively impact my chances -- I'm 1/1 on post-interview acceptances, but that's obviously too small a sample size. I'll be interested to see anecdotal evidence from here about whether this seems to change anything. Just wanted to put this out there, since I pretty much panicked when I first heard that people do this (before thinking about it and deciding that I don't want to) and want others to know that there's at least one person out there who doesn't (: Edited February 9, 2014 by elanorci ERR_Alpha and LAguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAguy Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I only sent thank you emails to faculty that I had the best conversations with and could provide a personal anecdote to go along with the email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERR_Alpha Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 ERR_Alpha (slash everyone), are you sending thank-yous to everyone you interviewed with, or just ones that you feel went particularly well / who you made a real connection with / etc? Anyway, I'm sure that all the little things that you think you 'messed up' are looming about 100x larger in your own mind than in your interviewers' I might be in the minority here, but I haven't sent any thank you emails and don't plan to. I'm not sure whether this will negatively impact my chances -- I'm 1/1 on post-interview acceptances, but that's obviously too small a sample size. I'll be interested to see anecdotal evidence from here about whether this seems to change anything. Just wanted to put this out there, since I pretty much panicked when I first heard that people do this (before thinking about it and deciding that I don't want to) and want others to know that there's at least one person out there who doesn't (: I emailed all of them (I interviewed with five). I had something different for each of them. The program at Dartmouth is fairly small so I figured it couldn't hurt to reach out to them all. Also, I interviewed with two faculty who share a lab so I couldn't email one and not the other! Haha. Also, I've only had two interviews and I preferred Dartmouth by a long shot. I really want them to know how much I liked the program. They also told us who was on the committee, which included two of my interviewers, so I definitely wanted to reach out to them! Most of the professors also encouraged me to email them if I had any questions, so I didn't feel uncomfortable. I didn't do any of this for Penn State (probably because I didn't like it as much...) I would just use your best judgment. ss2player 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonBio153 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 ERR_Alpha (slash everyone), are you sending thank-yous to everyone you interviewed with, or just ones that you feel went particularly well / who you made a real connection with / etc? Anyway, I'm sure that all the little things that you think you 'messed up' are looming about 100x larger in your own mind than in your interviewers' I might be in the minority here, but I haven't sent any thank you emails and don't plan to. I'm not sure whether this will negatively impact my chances -- I'm 1/1 on post-interview acceptances, but that's obviously too small a sample size. I'll be interested to see anecdotal evidence from here about whether this seems to change anything. Just wanted to put this out there, since I pretty much panicked when I first heard that people do this (before thinking about it and deciding that I don't want to) and want others to know that there's at least one person out there who doesn't (: I don't think that thank you emails are necessary, and they won't impact your chances at all. Most of the PIs are asked to fill out your interview evaluations pretty soon after they talk with you, so by the time they get your thank you email the next day, they've already submitted their eval of you. I sent emails to PIs who I would be interested in rotating with, but other than that, it's not necessary and shouldn't have any effect on your acceptance chances. hopefulengineer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ion_exchanger Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I went three for three on my interviews, and did not send thank you notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss2player Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 ERR_Alpha (slash everyone), are you sending thank-yous to everyone you interviewed with, or just ones that you feel went particularly well / who you made a real connection with / etc? Anyway, I'm sure that all the little things that you think you 'messed up' are looming about 100x larger in your own mind than in your interviewers' I might be in the minority here, but I haven't sent any thank you emails and don't plan to. I'm not sure whether this will negatively impact my chances -- I'm 1/1 on post-interview acceptances, but that's obviously too small a sample size. I'll be interested to see anecdotal evidence from here about whether this seems to change anything. Just wanted to put this out there, since I pretty much panicked when I first heard that people do this (before thinking about it and deciding that I don't want to) and want others to know that there's at least one person out there who doesn't (: I do it mainly out of etiquette. I was taught to always be courteous and send a thank you/follow-up, as well as be dressed professionally (I was that guy in a suit). As a bonus, I've had some replies telling me I was a very strong candidate and asking if there was anything the professor could do to sell the school/program to me. That eases my mind and is well worth the 5 mins/email, especially for those of us who are not BostonBio-like all stars. BostonBio153, elanorci, threading_the_neidl and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordofthedoge Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Anyone else interview at/schedule an interview at University of Florida? If you're referring to the IDP program, yes, I went there for their first weekend (the 26th-28thish)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR1 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Did anyone who got a skype interview at Baylor College of Medicine IMGP program schedule it yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERR_Alpha Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I got an email back from one professor saying he hopes he'll see me in September! Yay! RR1, MrsWizard, pyrocide and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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