neuronerd8 1 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) 2 minutes ago, pcc2129 said: I'm on a waitlist for their second interview weekend (feb 25). They offered me the first one but I couldn't make it. ah ok! so i guess if i just got a waitlist notice- no interview thats not a good sign... congrats to you though! Edited February 14, 2016 by neuronerd8 Link to post Share on other sites
HopefulPHD14 46 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 1 hour ago, neuronerd8 said: can anyone tell me anything about UCSD's waitlist for BMS..... its my only hope... also congrats to everyone out there who has offers! you've worked hard for them 1 hour ago, pcc2129 said: I'm on a waitlist for their second interview weekend (feb 25). They offered me the first one but I couldn't make it. I got a rejection today from them so you both are better off than me! Best of luck! Link to post Share on other sites
neuronerd8 1 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 1 hour ago, HopefulPHD14 said: I got a rejection today from them so you both are better off than me! Best of luck! Im sorry to hear that but hey at least you have some admits and interviews all to amazing schools ! Link to post Share on other sites
Bioenchilada 306 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Dartmouth MCB acceptance today with a fellowship!! levodopa, ms_green_genes, Infinito and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites
biochemgirl67 221 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 18 minutes ago, Bioenchilada said: Dartmouth MCB acceptance today with a fellowship!! Congrats! (I didn't know so many first year, university-specific fellowships existed!) Bioenchilada 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ms_green_genes 17 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 29 minutes ago, Bioenchilada said: Dartmouth MCB acceptance today with a fellowship!! Congratulations! Link to post Share on other sites
Bioenchilada 306 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 21 minutes ago, biochemgirl67 said: Congrats! (I didn't know so many first year, university-specific fellowships existed!) Me neither hahaha Link to post Share on other sites
neuronerd8 1 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I'm sorry to post again but I'm desperate for an idea about my chances of being taken off the waitlisted at UCSD BMS ... is there anyone who has any ideas/ people who have been accepted (congrats btw) but don't think they're going there lol Link to post Share on other sites
lilacs 6 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 3 hours ago, Bioenchilada said: Dartmouth MCB acceptance today with a fellowship!! Me too!!!! Just checked my email and also got a fellowship! Bioenchilada 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bioenchilada 306 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 10 minutes ago, lilacs said: Me too!!!! Just checked my email and also got a fellowship! Congrats!! <3 Was that your top choice? Link to post Share on other sites
lilacs 6 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 3 hours ago, Bioenchilada said: Congrats!! <3 Was that your top choice? Thanks, congrats to you too! Hmm, it was but now I'm not so sure. The fellowship is pretty appealing though. Bioenchilada 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Immunolog 9 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 On 2/15/2016 at 2:52 PM, neuronerd8 said: I'm sorry to post again but I'm desperate for an idea about my chances of being taken off the waitlisted at UCSD BMS ... is there anyone who has any ideas/ people who have been accepted (congrats btw) but don't think they're going there lol I'm not sure about UCSD specifically, but most schools usually extend acceptances expecting about 50% to acccept. Most interviews end early March, so my guess is that accepted applicants will start making official decisions mid-March. Of course this is all speculation as I have no experience with interviews. Link to post Share on other sites
laxgoal100 48 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 1 hour ago, Immunolog said: I'm not sure about UCSD specifically, but most schools usually extend acceptances expecting about 50% to acccept. Most interviews end early March, so my guess is that accepted applicants will start making official decisions mid-March. Of course this is all speculation as I have no experience with interviews. I think that your speculation of 50% is high. Most programs expect 20-30% to accept. Link to post Share on other sites
biochemgirl67 221 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 9 hours ago, Immunolog said: On 2/15/2016 at 4:52 PM, neuronerd8 said: I'm sorry to post again but I'm desperate for an idea about my chances of being taken off the waitlisted at UCSD BMS ... is there anyone who has any ideas/ people who have been accepted (congrats btw) but don't think they're going there lol I'm not sure about UCSD specifically, but most schools usually extend acceptances expecting about 50% to acccept. Most interviews end early March, so my guess is that accepted applicants will start making official decisions mid-March. Of course this is all speculation as I have no experience with interviews. For what it's worth, UW Immunology has stated they accept ~2/3 of interviewees (so 20/30 people) and 5-7 matriculate. I think this is probably pretty standard given how much the schools sell themselves. At Vanderbilt, they had ~30 people per weekend and in the past have had like 5 interview weekends. They also pretty much guaranteed to everyone on my (first) weekend that we would get an offer, so I think you can count on a high acceptance on the part of the university but students are much lower. And @neuronerd8, based on the results survey, it seems like waitlists can be hard to get off. Not impossible, obviously, but at least at my interviews, there seemed to be a good number of people interested in the program that would be more than enough to fill their numbers. But again, there's a reason why they have waitlists. It might be better to expect a rejection than to be desperate and cultivate another option so as to be surprised when/if you do get off the waiting list. Link to post Share on other sites
neuronerd8 1 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 1 hour ago, biochemgirl67 said: For what it's worth, UW Immunology has stated they accept ~2/3 of interviewees (so 20/30 people) and 5-7 matriculate. I think this is probably pretty standard given how much the schools sell themselves. At Vanderbilt, they had ~30 people per weekend and in the past have had like 5 interview weekends. They also pretty much guaranteed to everyone on my (first) weekend that we would get an offer, so I think you can count on a high acceptance on the part of the university but students are much lower. And @neuronerd8, based on the results survey, it seems like waitlists can be hard to get off. Not impossible, obviously, but at least at my interviews, there seemed to be a good number of people interested in the program that would be more than enough to fill their numbers. But again, there's a reason why they have waitlists. It might be better to expect a rejection than to be desperate and cultivate another option so as to be surprised when/if you do get off the waiting list. Thank you for the honest answer. I have been leaning towards not counting this as an option but I didn't want to make any decisions that would rule out the possibility in case a miracle happens. I guess I'll move on but with still cling to the hope that maybe just maybe it'll work out. If anyone has any further info it's helpful to know what's going on behind those closed doors (or at least imagine something ) Link to post Share on other sites
cytok 0 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 4 hours ago, biochemgirl67 said: For what it's worth, UW Immunology has stated they accept ~2/3 of interviewees (so 20/30 people) and 5-7 matriculate. I think this is probably pretty standard given how much the schools sell themselves. At Vanderbilt, they had ~30 people per weekend and in the past have had like 5 interview weekends. They also pretty much guaranteed to everyone on my (first) weekend that we would get an offer, so I think you can count on a high acceptance on the part of the university but students are much lower. And @neuronerd8, based on the results survey, it seems like waitlists can be hard to get off. Not impossible, obviously, but at least at my interviews, there seemed to be a good number of people interested in the program that would be more than enough to fill their numbers. But again, there's a reason why they have waitlists. It might be better to expect a rejection than to be desperate and cultivate another option so as to be surprised when/if you do get off the waiting list. I was just at the UW immunology first weekend. It is one of my top choices (along with Wash U) and sounded like most of the people I talked to would accept an invitation there. The current students seemed to imply that they're interviewing about 10 more students than they usually do and said it will be more difficult to get an acceptance this year than in the past. Link to post Share on other sites
Dank 6 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) Hi everyone, sorry if this is out of place, but I'm going to be applying next round for fall 2017. I have read through most of this thread and I am having trouble pinpointing where I should apply and how to figure out which schools may be safe for me to apply to and which ones are completely out of reach. It seems like you all are incredibly knowledgeable about these things at this point, so I would greatly appreciate any advice! Undergrad Institution: ~60th ranked private liberal arts collegeMajor(s): BiologyMinor(s): noneGPA in Major: unsure, but probably around 3.5, definitely higher than overallOverall GPA: 3.35Position in Class: no rankingType of Student: Domestic, LGBT white maleGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 154V: 158W: 4.0B: Not going to take -I am going to retake the GRE, I am a terrible standardized test taker, so hopefully I can do a lot better. Research Experience: Worked in a Biomechanics lab for half junior year and all of senior year at undergrad. I presented a poster of our research at a conference. I'm currently working as a tech in an immunology lab studying HCV infection and HIV/HCV coinfection at a Harvard affiliated hospital and getting experience with flow cytometry, qpcr, allospot and other lab techniques. I hope to have my name on at least one paper by the end of my 2nd year here or slightly thereafter (working here from 2015-2017). Awards/Honors/Recognitions: University Dean's List for 4 semesters Member of beta beta beta biological honors society senior year of collegePertinent Activities or Jobs RA during senior year or collegeSpecial Bonus Points: I should be able to get some really strong letters of recommendation from current employer and professor I worked for during undergrad who know me well and want to see me succeed. I should also be able to get a letter from one of the post docs here in the lab who I am working closely with on a project and can attest to my abilities.Applying to Where: BU Biomedical Sciences Rockefeller, either Medical Sciences, Systems Physiology and Human Genetics immunology virology and microbiology NYU Sackler Biomedical sciences Mt Sinai Biomedical sciences Weill Cornell Immunology & Microbiology pathogenesis Einstein UCSF Tetrad UCSD Biomed University of Miami Cancer Bio Scripps (Florida) Baylor college of medicine UVM I'll appreciate any feedback I can get. Thanks! Edited February 17, 2016 by Dank Link to post Share on other sites
glow_gene 70 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 @Dank Why don't you start a "2017 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results" thread? No harm in getting it started early. I think there would be a lot of people willing to give feedback if it didn't derail the current topic and application cycle. biotechie 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Agent Orange 10 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) Nothing better than getting a phone call acceptance from your top choice 10 minutes before a test! All I need to do now is graduate and I'll be a grad student this fall! Edit: and second acceptance email 1 hour later... Today is a good day (well aside from probably bombing that test) Edited February 17, 2016 by Agent Orange biosci, biochemgirl67, AtomDance and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
levodopa 9 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 3 minutes ago, Agent Orange said: Nothing better than getting a phone call acceptance from your top choice 10 minutes before a test! All I need to do now is graduate and I'll be a grad student this fall! Congrats! And good luck on your test! Link to post Share on other sites
Dank 6 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 @glow_gene Just put the thread up, sorry for derailing. glow_gene 1 Link to post Share on other sites
glow_gene 70 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 38 minutes ago, Agent Orange said: Nothing better than getting a phone call acceptance from your top choice 10 minutes before a test! All I need to do now is graduate and I'll be a grad student this fall! Edit: and second acceptance email 1 hour later... Today is a good day (well aside from probably bombing that test) Congrats! Especially on that WashU acceptance! Link to post Share on other sites
biochemgirl67 221 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 2 hours ago, cytok said: I was just at the UW immunology first weekend. It is one of my top choices (along with Wash U) and sounded like most of the people I talked to would accept an invitation there. The current students seemed to imply that they're interviewing about 10 more students than they usually do and said it will be more difficult to get an acceptance this year than in the past. Oh no! I wish I hadn't had a conflict and could have gone last weekend. I was going off what they said in their email a while back but certainly the percents will change. I really really hope that everything turns out okay. Link to post Share on other sites
Immunolog 9 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 On February 17, 2016 at 8:09 PM, laxgoal100 said: I think that your speculation of 50% is high. Most programs expect 20-30% to accept. Yes sorry. I meant they offer 50% acceptances expecting 2/3 of those students to actually matriculate. Link to post Share on other sites
PASD693 5 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 A few people received offers from Columbia systems bio today- did anyone else receive one/know if they are done sending offers? Link to post Share on other sites
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