NSG-mdx Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 Accepted by UT Southwestern. They made decision really fast. I attended the interview last Friday and received the offer on Monday. rbear91, blinchik, NSG-mdx and 1 other 4
expandyourmind Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Accepted by UT Southwestern. They made decision really fast. I attended the interview last Friday and received the offer on Monday. Some schools are SUPER fast. apparently at my columbia interview while we were on our housing tour they made the decision as to who was admitted.... with like half the day left last year people from that program heard back 2 days after the interview! hardcore adcoms hahah Edited February 11, 2015 by expandyourmind Biochemistry 1
quietedge Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 Some schools are SUPER fast. apparently at my columbia interview while we were on our housing tour they made the decision as to who was admitted.... with like half the day left last year people from that program heard back 2 days after the interview! hardcore adcoms hahah Wow that's crazy! I wish Yale did that...I have to wait until March for my decision. Biochemistry 1
Biochemistry Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Got into Emory! Some schools are SUPER fast. apparently at my columbia interview while we were on our housing tour they made the decision as to who was admitted.... with like half the day left last year people from that program heard back 2 days after the interview! hardcore adcoms hahah That's crazy... jeez O_o Edited February 11, 2015 by Biochemistry Biochemistry, future.grad.student, blinchik and 1 other 4
blinchik Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 I heard back within two days from Emory - I think the smaller programs have a faster turn-around time.
yolk Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Just received an offer from UW-Madison, my top pick!! The application game is over, now the fun begins Best wishes to everyone, I'm rooting for you! Edited February 11, 2015 by yolk expandyourmind, amertume, future.grad.student and 4 others 7
BiochemMom Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 I know UNC BBSP had their first interview weekend Jan 22-24 and people posted acceptances on the survey as soon as Jan 27. Ahhh my interview weekend there starts tomorrow and I'm going to be a wreck all next week since I saw that correlation.
BiochemMom Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 Just received an offer from UW-Madison, my top pick!! The application game is over, now the fun begins Best wishes to everyone, I'm rooting for you! Congrats! Excellent program! One of the people I research with (not my PI but a collaborator) did his post doc with Judith Kimble there (and two of my committee members did their PhD in her lab). He speaks so highly of his time there and her lab--plus she has HHMI funding.
Ani92 Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 Anyone hear from UCI for MCSB program yet? I'm debating emailing them..
gliaful Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 Just received an offer from UW-Madison, my top pick!! The application game is over, now the fun begins Best wishes to everyone, I'm rooting for you! AHHHH CONGRATS yolk!! Do you still have interviews to go to? I'm in the same boat, but I have four more interviews to endure and I'm not sure what to do about that.
Farafeelo Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 for those who went to the first UCSF BMS interview, anyone recieve acceptance? how many days after the interview did u get notified?
ilovelab Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 I heard back within two days from Emory - I think the smaller programs have a faster turn-around time. Depends on the program. Arizona's ABBS is a very large umbrella program. One of the undergrads in my lab heard back the monday after interview weekend.
blinchik Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 First acceptance! AHHHH THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-zgoda/graduate-student-barbie_b_4184482.html Congrats, pastel! (This limit on up votes is really annoying me > ) Biochemistry and tito balisimo 1 1
expandyourmind Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) Just received an offer from UW-Madison, my top pick!! The application game is over, now the fun begins Best wishes to everyone, I'm rooting for you! Hey Yolk! CONGRATS! I'm actually from Wisconsin (family is all badgers!) what is the funding like at Madison? I just heard the governor is slashing funding for the UW system so I'm curious how they are working around it. But Madison is an AMAAAAZING program I'm so happy for you! Edited February 12, 2015 by expandyourmind
ilovelab Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Hey Yolk! CONGRATS! I'm actually from Wisconsin (family is all badgers!) what is the funding like at Madison? I just heard the governor is slashing funding for the UW system so I'm curious how they are working around it. But Madison is an AMAAAAZING program I'm so happy for you! I hadn't thought of that. Madison is going to loose 300 Million over the next 2 years (unless I'm mistaken). Hopefully the programs have NIH Training grants they can put students on.
future.grad.student Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Just received an offer from UW-Madison, my top pick!! The application game is over, now the fun begins Best wishes to everyone, I'm rooting for you! Congrats!! I'm so happy for you!
Vene Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Hey Yolk! CONGRATS! I'm actually from Wisconsin (family is all badgers!) what is the funding like at Madison? I just heard the governor is slashing funding for the UW system so I'm curious how they are working around it. But Madison is an AMAAAAZING program I'm so happy for you! You know, when I first heard that news my very thought was it'll scared away prospective grad students.
notsaxophones Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 I hadn't thought of that. Madison is going to loose 300 Million over the next 2 years (unless I'm mistaken). Hopefully the programs have NIH Training grants they can put students on. Glad other people have heard about this. *exasperated sigh* scott walker.....
Felixjuggler Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Got accepted by Northwestern University DGP yesterday!!! It was a long journey to admission and as an international student it will certainly be an amazing experience!! First of my family to get an higher degree in the USA, I really hope to do the best I can!! It is a good program either for funding and research options so I can't be more happier!! Now, the bureaucracy time begins, as well as adapting to a new country! Hope you all get in your favourite school, hard work always pays back! expandyourmind, NSG-mdx, beyoncepadthai and 2 others 5
yolk Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) AHHHH CONGRATS yolk!! Do you still have interviews to go to? I'm in the same boat, but I have four more interviews to endure and I'm not sure what to do about that. I have two more, one of the programs being back at UW Madison. You're having a heck of an application season. Have you made travel arrangements for all your remaining interviews? Hey Yolk! CONGRATS! I'm actually from Wisconsin (family is all badgers!) what is the funding like at Madison? I just heard the governor is slashing funding for the UW system so I'm curious how they are working around it. But Madison is an AMAAAAZING program I'm so happy for you! Thanks! Yes the UW system (a dozen schools!) is indeed facing proposed budget cuts in the next two years. I've been trying to inform myself, reading and asking questions. Madison receives funding almost exclusively from the federal government, perhaps research will go unabated? If I accept I will receive a two year NIH training grant, whew. But I can't help think cutting money will bruise the entire system. Everyone will feel the ache. I really need to learn more and how it could affect me as a graduate student, the next half decade of my life. Edited February 12, 2015 by yolk
berba9 Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 4th interview call Stony Brook. No accepts yet but I'm finally getting optimistic about my chances NSG-mdx and kimmibeans 2
ballwera Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 I have two more, one of the programs being back at UW Madison. You're having a heck of an application season. Have you made travel arrangements for all your remaining interviews? Thanks! Yes the UW system (a dozen schools!) is indeed facing proposed budget cuts in the next two years. I've been trying to inform myself, reading and asking questions. Madison receives funding almost exclusively from the federal government, perhaps research will go unabated? If I accept I will receive a two year NIH training grant, whew. But I can't help think cutting money will bruise the entire system. Everyone will feel the ache. I really need to learn more and how it could affect me as a graduate student, the next half decade of my life. A lot of funding ( at least where I'm at) comes from the endowment. I'm not sure if funding for grad student's will take to big of a hit. If anything, I'd hope a threat of funding loss would get rid of the administrative bloat.
gliaful Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) I have two more, one of the programs being back at UW Madison. You're having a heck of an application season. Have you made travel arrangements for all your remaining interviews? Yeah, plane tickets have already been bought, so I suppose I'm going to all of them. I know that canceling at this stage of the game is frowned upon, but I feel slimy pretending to be available. I had no idea my season was going to be like this. If I had to do it all over again, I'm not sure if I would do it differently. It's just that I had one school that I was most interested in, followed by a bunch of schools that were tied for second place. I had to accept those invites because of the possibility of getting rejected from my top choice -- but that didn't happen, and for as much as I did to secure my options for the unfavorable outcome, I didn't spend any time thinking about what I would do if things actually went my way. Did you accept the offer from UW Madison or are you holding off until you're done interviewing? Edited February 12, 2015 by pasteltomato
Vene Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 A lot of funding ( at least where I'm at) comes from the endowment. I'm not sure if funding for grad student's will take to big of a hit. If anything, I'd hope a threat of funding loss would get rid of the administrative bloat. This could be my cynicism showing, but I doubt it'll hit the administration at all. The cuts will come from the little people first.
elkheart Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Midway through the interview process - dying to hear back from schools! Might hear something as soon as today. With no official offers from anywhere there is still the creeping thought that I won't actually go to grad school. Come on, first offer. Cooooome ooooonnnnn
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