wolfpack2205 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I posted a while back about an interview conflict with UC Davis and Duke (both genetics & genomics programs). I already committed to Duke and was told by UC Davis a skype interview is the only alternative they can offer. Do skype interviews hurt chances of offers of admittance? It just seems like they wouldn't get as well of a picture of me as an applicant but I understand why it has to be this way. Congrats on both the interviews! Since you have a valid reason, I don't think a Skype interview will hurt your chances. However you won't be able to gain a perspective of the program without actually visiting their campus and meeting current students. Btw, when did you get both of these invites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insaneinthemembrane Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I'll be at Cornell Feb 11-13. I'm so excited they sent out a survey for some broadway shows. I didn't realize that these interviews would be somewhat fun ahha I'll be there that weekend too and it does seem like it's going to be fun. I hope we get to see a good show though, fingers crossed for Phantom I think we also overlap at Sinai. Looking forward to meeting you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redchiroptera Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Congrats on both the interviews! Since you have a valid reason, I don't think a Skype interview will hurt your chances. However you won't be able to gain a perspective of the program without actually visiting their campus and meeting current students. Btw, when did you get both of these invites? Davis was 12/19 and Duke 12/3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsharpe269 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Johns Hopkins - Program in Molecular Biophysics Interview! Dreams of the North 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biochemistry Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Congrats, bsharpe! When's your WUSTL interview? Edited January 8, 2015 by Biochemistry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velli Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Congrats, bsharpe! You might want to hold off on committing to the interview immediately though -- Stanford's interview weekend overlaps with JHU's. Also, for anyone wondering about UCSF's iPQB program, interview invitations won't be out until next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsharpe269 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Congrats, bsharpe! You might want to hold off on committing to the interview immediately though -- Stanford's interview weekend overlaps with JHU's. Also, for anyone wondering about UCSF's iPQB program, interview invitations won't be out until next week. Thanks for the info! Yeah I've noticed that... Both programs fit my interests equally well. Do you know if either offers an alternative date if needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsharpe269 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Congrats, bsharpe! When's your WUSTL interview? Thanks! Jan 29-31. Will you be there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biochemistry Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Not at that time, unfortunately :/ I had to take the one on the 13 of February due to another interview on the 29/31. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velli Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 @bsharpe: I think Stanford only offers one interview weekend (according to their website, anyway). From what I've heard, Stanford's interview process is more rigorous, so if I hear good news from Stanford, I'll be trying to reschedule the JHU interview. Unfortunately, that's not exactly good advice. I hope the (re)scheduling works out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreams of the North Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Received a phone call from the head of the ad comm at UTMB, said I can expect an official invitation for an interview tomorrow or next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insaneinthemembrane Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 So I just noticed people posting results from Stanford on the results page. Good luck to everyone waiting on those decisions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mha931 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 So I just noticed people posting results from Stanford on the results page. Good luck to everyone waiting on those decisions ^^I second this! I'm also waiting to hear back from them. It seems people have reported phone call & email invites. Does anyone know which we should expect from the Biosciences program (aka, should I keep refreshing my email or turn my volume up)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutellarain Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 ^^I second this! I'm also waiting to hear back from them. It seems people have reported phone call & email invites. Does anyone know which we should expect from the Biosciences program (aka, should I keep refreshing my email or turn my volume up)? There are some posted for Stanford biosciences already, but I assume they do the different home programs in groups. Kinda wishing I never stumbled upon gradcafe in the first place, I could be blissfully unaware of when invites started going out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Xu Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Anyone applied to graduate programs at chemical biology and systems biology at Harvard and got news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berba9 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) MIT Biology will finish sending their mails by today (Friday Jan 9th). I'm counting their silence from Dec 1 onwards as a (not unexpected) rejection. Edited January 9, 2015 by berba9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mha931 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 There are some posted for Stanford biosciences already, but I assume they do the different home programs in groups. Kinda wishing I never stumbled upon gradcafe in the first place, I could be blissfully unaware of when invites started going out! True, it's probably going by home program. And I know! It satisfies my craziness, but also reinforces it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virus guy Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Just called a few ad comms, UC Davis microbiology is done sending invites and UCLA Bioscience (IMMP home area) is still reviewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expandyourmind Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Anyone applied to graduate programs at chemical biology and systems biology at Harvard and got news? All interview invites have been sent out for Harvard sysbio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrischigta Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Just called a few ad comms, UC Davis microbiology is done sending invites and UCLA Bioscience (IMMP home area) is still reviewing. This is also true for UCLA Bioscience CDB Home Area (asked via email). They are interviewing until late February and emails might still be sent out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonymontana Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Michigan PIBS rejection (email)..... tonymontana and Biochemistry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxyyxx Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 MIT Biology will finish sending their mails by today (Friday Jan 9th). I'm counting their silence from Dec 1 onwards as a (not unexpected) rejection. How do you know this? Have they even begun sending invitations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notsaxophones Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 University of Washington Micro interview! Their interview weekends are Feb 8-10 or Feb 22-24, so Sunday-Monday-Tuesday. Not sure how to schedule this quite yet, haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsagiYojimbo Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 University of Washington Micro interview! Their interview weekends are Feb 8-10 or Feb 22-24, so Sunday-Monday-Tuesday. Not sure how to schedule this quite yet, haha That's great! I hope I hear good news from them today too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxyyxx Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Anyone applied to graduate programs at chemical biology and systems biology at Harvard and got news? I'm applying to harvard chemical biology and still waiting on news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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