bicsy Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Harvard applicants/interviewees: Are you putting your fall 2015 grades into the application? I'm thinking about not adding mine since my application has already been reviewed and I've been offered an interview (stupid 2 A-'s -- insignificant I know, but they bring my GPA down ever so slightly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biosci Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 12 minutes ago, bicsy said: Harvard applicants/interviewees: Are you putting your fall 2015 grades into the application? I'm thinking about not adding mine since my application has already been reviewed and I've been offered an interview (stupid 2 A-'s -- insignificant I know, but they bring my GPA down ever so slightly). I put mine in bicsy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferroportin Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 2 hours ago, Earl said: I have the same problem... Just FYI, UCLA is pretty unaccommodating when it comes to alternative interview dates. Which one would you drop if you had no choice? Ah good to know. I think at this point I'm going to drop UCLA in favor of TSRI and just hope I get an Stanford invite. For the UCLA MCIP program I applied to, based on their incoming student profile from last year it seems like the majority were MSTP or people with MDs anyways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extra Espresso Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 54 minutes ago, bicsy said: Harvard applicants/interviewees: Are you putting your fall 2015 grades into the application? I'm thinking about not adding mine since my application has already been reviewed and I've been offered an interview (stupid 2 A-'s -- insignificant I know, but they bring my GPA down ever so slightly). I applied to bioengineering instead of biology, but I'm not planning on putting mine in, I don't think. I made my first B this semester, and I'd rather not showcase that right before they review my application! But I'd love other people's thoughts on this. They're the only school that lets me put in Fall 2015 grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pot8o Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 1 hour ago, bicsy said: Harvard applicants/interviewees: Are you putting your fall 2015 grades into the application? I'm thinking about not adding mine since my application has already been reviewed and I've been offered an interview (stupid 2 A-'s -- insignificant I know, but they bring my GPA down ever so slightly). Congrats on the Harvard interview! If you've already been offered the interview, I don't think there's much point to add fall grades at this point unless you want to. I went ahead and added mine because I'm still hoping they will offer me an interview come January. But imo an A- is really good, and I doubt it would hurt your application at all, even at a school like Harvard. They just want to make sure you aren't failing classes bicsy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mak993 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 International Students: Any interview calls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caffeine Junky Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I was really starting to lose hope after not hearing from UPenn or WashU, but I woke up in the middle of the night last night with an interview at my top choice- Scripps Florida!!! AtomDance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partydon'tstarttillIwalkin Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 @mak993 not my case, but some other international applicants are getting interview invites. oh please, I want just one school for interview and for acceptance. mak993 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biosci Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 On 12/24/2015 at 8:59 AM, Caffeine Junky said: but I woke up in the middle of the night last night with an interview at my top choice- Scripps Florida!!! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mak993 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 when did they submit their applications? i did sumbit them on the last day... did you apply to Cornell University? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biosci Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 13 minutes ago, partydon'tstarttillIwalkin said: @mak993 not my case, but some other international applicants are getting interview invites. oh please, I want just one school for interview and for acceptance. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levodopa Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 On 12/24/2015 at 8:59 AM, Caffeine Junky said: I was really starting to lose hope after not hearing from UPenn or WashU, but I woke up in the middle of the night last night with an interview at my top choice- Scripps Florida!!! Congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellfie Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 For those waiting on Cornell Weill (BCMB Program, at least), they responded to me saying they were "finalizing details" for alternate interview on Feb. 10-12! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordy_protein Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 15 hours ago, Cellfie said: Hi everyone! Long time lurker with a question – has anyone tried asking for an alternate interview date for Cornell Weill? They only offered me Jan 20-22 and I have a conflict. Thanks!! I asked and they responded to me. They said they won't know until after January 4th if any alternate interview will be offered. (I guess they want to give everyone a chance to complete the survey form and then decide if an alternate date is necessary.) They're a top school for me though so at that point I just told them I could make it to Jan 20-22 and decided to forgo my interview at the other school that it conflicted with.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordy_protein Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 24 minutes ago, Cellfie said: For those waiting on Cornell Weill (BCMB Program, at least), they responded to me saying they were "finalizing details" for alternate interview on Feb. 10-12! Oh, interesting! Ok sorry just saw this. Mine was for PBSB and I talked to them yesterday evening, so not sure what's up with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partydon'tstarttillIwalkin Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 @biosci @keviv1692 Thanks!! Yeah I will need some time to ease myself and take my attention away from the admissions until mid-January. Good luck with all of you, too, and still I'll keep lurking at this forum Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farafeelo Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 anyone know any information regarding interviews for michigan PIBS (microbiology & immunology) ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novicescientist Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Just now, Farafeelo said: anyone know any information regarding interviews for michigan PIBS (microbiology & immunology) ?? I applied to this program, the interview details went out on Monday. Farafeelo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxgoal100 Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Happy holidays everyone biosci and 123hardasABC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123hardasABC Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Let's take a breather from this forum and rest for the next 24 hours Merry Christmas to you all! novicescientist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novicescientist Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 59 minutes ago, 123hardasABC said: Let's take a breather from this forum and rest for the next 24 hours Merry Christmas to you all! I agree!!! I say 72 hrs!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicsy Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I'd be lying if I said I'm going to stay off this forum for a full 24 hours.. cliu, Ferroportin and partydon'tstarttillIwalkin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroMetro Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Happy Holidays, all you brilliant aspiring scientists. Can't wait till next year! laxgoal100 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvinnari Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I noticed some people posted that they got accepted to UC Berkeley Chemistry recently anyone have any news on that? The posts said they were contacted by PIs but the application website says that they don't start contacting applicants until January. Was this like an early acceptance or is there no hope for Berkeley anymore? #feelingpessimistic lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliu Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Does anyone know how much late LORs can affect your application? I've gotten some interviews (UCSD, UCLA, UW Seattle, Caltech), but it's kinda distressing that people are hearing from Harvard BBS (and I haven't yet). I was wondering if it's possible that they didn't consider my application because one of my recommender's letters is marked as being received 12/2/15 (past the 12/1/15 deadline). Is this something I could email them to ask about? Or should I just continue waiting until I'm officially rejected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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