sxk055 Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Busy morning. Received a call from Johns Hopkins Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine and an email from UC Davis Immunology for interviews. Good luck to all other applicants and try to have a stress-free holidays!
kaew Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 I am looking for a number to call, but if you look at previous years, Berkeley has consistently sent out all of its invites on the same day. This year, that day would appear to have been the 18th. Last year, it was the 23rd, and the year before that, the 19th. I would be gladly proven wrong, however. I received an invitation to interview at UC Berkeley on Dec. 19, but have yet to hear from the other 10 schools I applied to.
gliaful Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Dr. Carol Colby from Pittsburgh just called me and she's hilarious. But she also called me "kiddo" multiple times. She told me to "wear normal clothes -- it's cold here -- people that show up looking like bank tellers will freeze". She just said "normal" clothes, with no rips/stains/large logos. Does she really mean this? I am scared that I'm going to show up looking like a fool.
kkuz Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Dr. Carol Colby from Pittsburgh just called me and she's hilarious. But she also called me "kiddo" multiple times. She told me to "wear normal clothes -- it's cold here -- people that show up looking like bank tellers will freeze". She just said "normal" clothes, with no rips/stains/large logos. Does she really mean this? I am scared that I'm going to show up looking like a fool. It really is cold in Pittsburgh, especially in January and February (I go to Pitt). Make sure to bring a warm warm coat + boots. But I think it is still a good idea to wear nice clothes under the coat - not a suit but a nice sweater and nice pants (not jeans)/ or skirt and tights for females- or at least that's what I am planning to do for interviews in cold places. gliaful 1
PeterPanComplex Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Has anyone tried to re-schedule a conflict with WUSTL? If so, how was it? My interview weekend dates conflict with U Michigan-PIBS and the latter does not seem particularly flexible... Â
RedsKat23 Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Looking back at previous years, it seems UCSD Neuro sends invites out in January.
thindust Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 That also makes sense because it seems on the neurograd calendar that the recruitment days span 25th to 27th feb which is rather late so they can afford to send out interviews later as well
tito balisimo Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Well, after getting my first rejection the other day by OHSU, I felt pretty glum with the reality of things. Then I got home today from work and I got an interview from Indiana School of Medicine IBMG program! It is the weekend before my Purdue interview. I never thought I'd be spending two consecutive weekends in Indiana!  Wish some of the California schools send me an invite before I accept anymore >< littlemissnomer and tito balisimo 2
PeterPanComplex Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Well, after getting my first rejection the other day by OHSU, I felt pretty glum with the reality of things. Then I got home today from work and I got an interview from Indiana School of Medicine IBMG program! It is the weekend before my Purdue interview. I never thought I'd be spending two consecutive weekends in Indiana!  Wish some of the California schools send me an invite before I accept anymore >< Congraats! tito balisimo 1
Ivey0126 Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Well, after getting my first rejection the other day by OHSU, I felt pretty glum with the reality of things. Then I got home today from work and I got an interview from Indiana School of Medicine IBMG program! It is the weekend before my Purdue interview. I never thought I'd be spending two consecutive weekends in Indiana!  Wish some of the California schools send me an invite before I accept anymore ><   Congrats Ted! Hope you get many more! tito balisimo and neuronsbeyondneurons2 2
tito balisimo Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Congrats Ted! Hope you get many more! Thank you, I hope you get your UC invites asap!
gliaful Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Brandeis Neuro just arrived! PeterPanComplex 1
gliaful Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 BUT, Brandeis doesn't outright pay for your interview (and it's not "required for admission"). They reimburse you up to $500 for travel and have 4 weekends available.
PeterPanComplex Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) BUT, Brandeis doesn't outright pay for your interview (and it's not "required for admission"). They reimburse you up to $500 for travel and have 4 weekends available. Congrats!! That's so strange though (glad I didn't apply there, because I want all of the perks from this process lol ) Edited December 23, 2014 by MSBS
gliaful Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Congrats!! That's so strange though (glad I didn't apply there, because I want all of the perks from this process lol ) Thanks! Yeah, I can't decide if it's worth it to go. I live on the opposite end of the country so I doubt $500 would cover my flight, but maybe I'll check and think about it. They did say that they would make housing arrangements for my stay, so maybe travel would be the only expense... But really, if they're making me pay for my travel, what else might they make me pay for down the road if I were to go there? I do not need more interviews, but they all sound so exciting.
amertume Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Thanks! Yeah, I can't decide if it's worth it to go. I live on the opposite end of the country so I doubt $500 would cover my flight, but maybe I'll check and think about it. They did say that they would make housing arrangements for my stay, so maybe travel would be the only expense... But really, if they're making me pay for my travel, what else might they make me pay for down the road if I were to go there? I do not need more interviews, but they all sound so exciting. Â Congrats!! That's a great program! My sister went to Brandeis and I went to school in Boston - how much does location matter to you? Brandeis is in the middle of nowhere outside of Boston :s :x That would also be something to consider if you're going to travel to interview as well since it's not very accessible to the airport or the T (which is the subway system in Boston)
gliaful Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Congrats!! That's a great program! My sister went to Brandeis and I went to school in Boston - how much does location matter to you? Brandeis is in the middle of nowhere outside of Boston :s :x That would also be something to consider if you're going to travel to interview as well since it's not very accessible to the airport or the T (which is the subway system in Boston) Oh man, good to know. I just looked at plane tickets and they're actually ~$360-450, so I would be able to make it work with a $500 reimbursement. However, location does kinda matter to me. I know it really shouldn't, but all of my family is in the Pacific Northwest and I feel secure knowing that I could drive home in a day (from, say, OHSU, CU Denver, and Utah). I'm an aggressively protective big sister to three younger brothers. Â I applied to Brandeis because it's a great program, but I like these other programs that I'm interviewing at, too. Rankings don't mean much to me. I know Brandeis is one of the best programs, but Waltham is also 3000 miles away. The interview isn't "required", so I don't think I'll go -- chances are, they'll reject me for this, but I didn't anticipate having as many interview offers as I got.
amertume Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Oh man, good to know. I just looked at plane tickets and they're actually ~$360-450, so I would be able to make it work with a $500 reimbursement. However, location does kinda matter to me. I know it really shouldn't, but all of my family is in the Pacific Northwest and I feel secure knowing that I could drive home in a day (from, say, OHSU, CU Denver, and Utah). I'm an aggressively protective big sister to three younger brothers. Â I applied to Brandeis because it's a great program, but I like these other programs that I'm interviewing at, too. Rankings don't mean much to me. I know Brandeis is one of the best programs, but Waltham is also 3000 miles away. The interview isn't "required", so I don't think I'll go -- chances are, they'll reject me for this, but I didn't anticipate having as many interview offers as I got. Â Psh, I think location is a perfectly legitimate criteria to base your grad school choices on - you're gonna be there for ~5(+) years! However, I'm the opposite of you, I want to put 3000 miles between me and my family and go to Cali for school haha
Ivey0126 Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Psh, I think location is a perfectly legitimate criteria to base your grad school choices on - you're gonna be there for ~5(+) years! However, I'm the opposite of you, I want to put 3000 miles between me and my family and go to Cali for school haha   Lol! I thought I was the only one doing this. My family is entirely on the East Coast.... So I only applied to schools on the West Coast amertume 1
neurojock Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Psh, I think location is a perfectly legitimate criteria to base your grad school choices on - you're gonna be there for ~5(+) years! However, I'm the opposite of you, I want to put 3000 miles between me and my family and go to Cali for school haha  Lol! I thought I was the only one doing this. My family is entirely on the East Coast.... So I only applied to schools on the West Coast  I'm doing the same exact thing! Hahaha. My whole family is in New York so I applied to a bunch of schools across the country but I mostly want to go to Cali lol. It doesn't help that my girlfriend sees this as a relocation opportunity and wants to live in Cali so she's been in my ear a little about that lol. Edited December 23, 2014 by neurojock amertume 1
Vene Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Oh man, good to know. I just looked at plane tickets and they're actually ~$360-450, so I would be able to make it work with a $500 reimbursement. However, location does kinda matter to me. I know it really shouldn't, but all of my family is in the Pacific Northwest and I feel secure knowing that I could drive home in a day (from, say, OHSU, CU Denver, and Utah). I'm an aggressively protective big sister to three younger brothers. Â I applied to Brandeis because it's a great program, but I like these other programs that I'm interviewing at, too. Rankings don't mean much to me. I know Brandeis is one of the best programs, but Waltham is also 3000 miles away. The interview isn't "required", so I don't think I'll go -- chances are, they'll reject me for this, but I didn't anticipate having as many interview offers as I got. Location is a perfectly legitimate reason. You can expect to live in that area for the next 5-6 years so it's not exactly trivial. gliaful 1
Sarahlheath Posted December 24, 2014 Posted December 24, 2014 (edited) Just heard from MIT! Interviews are Feb 26-27 Edited December 24, 2014 by Sarahlheath
KINGLOUP Posted December 24, 2014 Posted December 24, 2014 Just heard from MIT! Interviews are Feb 26-27 Same here! I'm going bananas!
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