peachypie Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1 hour ago, pandorse said: Should you respond to the email which states that you are invited to an interview, or just RSVP in the provided link and that should suffice? The interview e-mail didn't seem personalized towards me. I'd like to respond with a thank you, but the e-mail was sent via their admissions email address so I'm not sure what to do Please advise! Just use the link, save the thank you and response emails for after interview or after talking to an admin/coordinator. pandorse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordy_protein Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Ok guys, so I need your advice. I was invited to interviews at both the University of Pennsylvania and Weill Cornell and Cornell's interview dates are Jan 20-22 while Penn's are 21-23. These are both top choices for me and neither program suggested an alternate date... I know I can ask but I worry it might look like they're not a top choice for me or something. And I wouldn't know which one to ask for an alternate date for. Thoughts?? I really don't want to miss the major interview weekend for either one! Plan A 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForScience! Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 (edited) 5 minutes ago, jordy_protein said: Ok guys, so I need your advice. I was invited to interviews at both the University of Pennsylvania and Weill Cornell and Cornell's interview dates are Jan 20-22 while Penn's are 21-23. These are both top choices for me and neither program suggested an alternate date... I know I can ask but I worry it might look like they're not a top choice for me or something. And I wouldn't know which one to ask for an alternate date for. Thoughts?? I really don't want to miss the major interview weekend for either one! In my interview email from Weill Cornell, they had this line "If you are unable to attend during these days but remain interested in our graduate program, please let us know so that we may determine if alternative arrangement for interviews can be made." In fact, when you click on the interview link and try registering for the interview, they ask you if you are interested in attending the interview AND if you are able to attend Jan 20-22. I would say select Yes for the interview, but No for the Jan 20-22, but contact them first. The deadline to accept the interview is Jan 4th though, so I would call them up tomorrow before they close for Christmas. Edited December 22, 2015 by ForScience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachypie Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 13 minutes ago, jordy_protein said: Ok guys, so I need your advice. I was invited to interviews at both the University of Pennsylvania and Weill Cornell and Cornell's interview dates are Jan 20-22 while Penn's are 21-23. These are both top choices for me and neither program suggested an alternate date... I know I can ask but I worry it might look like they're not a top choice for me or something. And I wouldn't know which one to ask for an alternate date for. Thoughts?? I really don't want to miss the major interview weekend for either one! See if you can do an alternate for one (whichever is slightly lower on your list or whoever got to you second), or if possible I'd bet the actual days of interview would be the 21st for Cornell and 22nd for Penn. If nothing can be changed you can try leaving Cornell on the 21st evening to arrive on the 22nd for Penn's. Usually the first day is not critical or last day really since they often need to make sure a travel issue doesn't screw things up too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan A Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 (edited) 3 hours ago, jordy_protein said: Ok guys, so I need your advice. I was invited to interviews at both the University of Pennsylvania and Weill Cornell and Cornell's interview dates are Jan 20-22 while Penn's are 21-23. These are both top choices for me and neither program suggested an alternate date... I know I can ask but I worry it might look like they're not a top choice for me or something. And I wouldn't know which one to ask for an alternate date for. Thoughts?? I really don't want to miss the major interview weekend for either one! Try to get a skype interview with the one you like the least. Edited December 22, 2015 by Plan A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgingBio123 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hey guys so I completed the survey for Yale bbs interview dates and interviewers but I didn't get any confirmation and I'm just getting nervous that they may not have gotten it. Have none of you guys gotten any confirmation either? Should I email them and ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 58 minutes ago, peachypie said: See if you can do an alternate for one (whichever is slightly lower on your list or whoever got to you second), or if possible I'd bet the actual days of interview would be the 21st for Cornell and 22nd for Penn. If nothing can be changed you can try leaving Cornell on the 21st evening to arrive on the 22nd for Penn's. Usually the first day is not critical or last day really since they often need to make sure a travel issue doesn't screw things up too much. I'm in a similar position... is it really alright to just attend part of the interview weekend (like just the day with the 1:1 faculty interviews) and leave right after that to go to another school's interview? does anyone have experience with doing that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biosci Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 (edited) 4 minutes ago, AgingBio123 said: Hey guys so I completed the survey for Yale bbs interview dates and interviewers but I didn't get any confirmation and I'm just getting nervous that they may not have gotten it. Have none of you guys gotten any confirmation either? Should I email them and ask? When I pressed the "Next" button the screen thanked me for submitting it, but that was all the conformation I received. Edited December 22, 2015 by biosci I can't spell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 aghhhhh, this school does not accommodate alternate interview options... it's either the established interview weekends or nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicsy Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Ugh. Is it bad that I want January 4th to come more than I want Christmas at this point? Basically the rest of my schools will release their invites that week and I'm so impatient mwgskol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biosci Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 5 minutes ago, Earl said: aghhhhh, this school does not accommodate alternate interview options... it's either the established interview weekends or nothing That's my fear.... Scripps' interview is the same days as Stanford, but I probably won't hear about Stanford until after I need to tell Scripps. I know Stanford is super competitive so I probably won't get an invite, but I would prefer that to Scripps but I have to let Scripps know and agghhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phd-wannabe Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Have all interview invites from TETRAD gone out? Does anyone call them? I emailed the contact person yesterday but haven't got a reply yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicsy Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 To people interviewing with UMich PIBS: Did you find that some of your POI's are missing from the dropdown list for interview faculty? Looks like I won't be able to interview with any of the faculty I listed in my SOP :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123hardasABC Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 First family dinner of the holiday season. Here comes the "So what are you doing with your life....?" conversations. :| kokobanana, mwgskol, AtomDance and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordy_protein Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1 hour ago, Earl said: I'm in a similar position... is it really alright to just attend part of the interview weekend (like just the day with the 1:1 faculty interviews) and leave right after that to go to another school's interview? does anyone have experience with doing that? Are you also dealing with UPenn/Weill Cornell ? Just curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachypie Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1 hour ago, Earl said: I'm in a similar position... is it really alright to just attend part of the interview weekend (like just the day with the 1:1 faculty interviews) and leave right after that to go to another school's interview? does anyone have experience with doing that? That will entirely depend on the school and the schedule of events they have put together. It is obviously best to not miss any part of it but sometimes we had some people that missed the first evening due to a travel issue (which obviously can't be planned for) as for planning to leave early I don't know. I'd pick the one you are most interested in and select that one for the full interview time. If neither school is willing to do an alternate date that is really tough. Go with your gut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverbird_93 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Have all of the scripps invites gone out? Also, does anyone know when the integrated program at Columbia will get back to us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicsy Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1 minute ago, Liverbird_93 said: Have all of the scripps invites gone out? Also, does anyone know when the integrated program at Columbia will get back to us? I have a feeling only a handful of Scripps interview invites have gone out, and those are probably for certain focus areas. I'm waiting on Scripps as well! Liverbird_93 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biosci Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 4 minutes ago, Liverbird_93 said: Have all of the scripps invites gone out? Also, does anyone know when the integrated program at Columbia will get back to us? Just now, bicsy said: I have a feeling only a handful of Scripps interview invites have gone out, and those are probably for certain focus areas. I'm waiting on Scripps as well! No clue, sorry. I was really surprised to get one today because the survey results shows that they have been sent in January in past years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyrase Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 UC Irvine CMB response today - interview weekends are Jan 21-22 and Feb 4-5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biosci Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 4 minutes ago, gyrase said: UC Irvine CMB response today - interview weekends are Jan 21-22 and Feb 4-5! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyrase Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Just now, biosci said: Congrats! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverbird_93 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 5 minutes ago, biosci said: No clue, sorry. I was really surprised to get one today because the survey results shows that they have been sent in January in past years... okay, I had also heard January so I was getting a bit worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms_green_genes Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Liverbird_93 said: Have all of the scripps invites gone out? Also, does anyone know when the integrated program at Columbia will get back to us? Invites for Columbia's Integrated Program started going out today. Edited December 22, 2015 by AmyShelton PlanB and Liverbird_93 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biochemgirl67 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 (edited) 5 hours ago, aaahhhmyfuture said: @biochemgirl67 No, I would not say I was trying to "backdoor" my way into this program. The person who I was set up with has no bearing on admissions decisions, and the questions I asked him were solely about the atmosphere of the science programs at the school and the area surrounding it as well as a question about the structure of the program. I'm rather offended by your conclusion. I want to say that you probably took my response wrong. I wasn't accusing you, i was trying to figure out a weird situation. Especially why the prof would stop answering. He could easily have made the same assumption especially since your family was involved. I'm sorry you were offended. Edited December 22, 2015 by biochemgirl67 Extra Espresso 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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