biosci Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 4 minutes ago, brainsandeggs said: Got one for Mt. Sinai - excited! Thank god they didn't call me and try to ask me questions, I was commuting to work and would have been totally brain dead
Gram Neutral Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Looks like Vanderbilt sent out first round invites. I was wondering when that would happen. Hopefully some of you got one! I sure as hell wasn't expecting one Haha. Bioenchilada 1
biochemgirl67 Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 4 minutes ago, Gram Neutral said: Looks like Vanderbilt sent out first round invites. I was wondering when that would happen. Hopefully some of you got one! I sure as hell wasn't expecting one Haha. OMG I KNOW I'M SO EXCITED!!!! It really takes a weight off to know that I'm interviewing at least SOMEWHERE. Although I wish I didn't have to front the money to travel. Gram Neutral, Bioenchilada and AtomDance 3
brainsandeggs Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 5 minutes ago, Gram Neutral said: Looks like Vanderbilt sent out first round invites. I was wondering when that would happen. Hopefully some of you got one! I sure as hell wasn't expecting one Haha. 1 minute ago, biochemgirl67 said: OMG I KNOW I'M SO EXCITED!!!! It really takes a weight off to know that I'm interviewing at least SOMEWHERE. Although I wish I didn't have to front the money to travel. Yay! Congrats!:D:D
jzhan118 Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 3 minutes ago, biochemgirl67 said: OMG I KNOW I'M SO EXCITED!!!! It really takes a weight off to know that I'm interviewing at least SOMEWHERE. Although I wish I didn't have to front the money to travel. When did you submit your application?
Bioenchilada Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) 6 minutes ago, biochemgirl67 said: OMG I KNOW I'M SO EXCITED!!!! It really takes a weight off to know that I'm interviewing at least SOMEWHERE. Although I wish I didn't have to front the money to travel. Don't they pay for your interview-related costs? And congrats!! Edited December 7, 2015 by Bioenchilada
jayelko Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 When did you guys apply at Vanderbilt? And did they call or send emails? Also when are the interviews? I'm a big anxious mess haha
biochemgirl67 Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 7 minutes ago, Gram Neutral said: 24 minutes ago, Bioenchilada said: Don't they pay for your interview-related costs? And congrats!! Looks like Vanderbilt sent out first round invites. I was wondering when that would happen. Hopefully some of you got one! I sure as hell wasn't expecting one Haha. Yeah but it's reimbursement.
biochemgirl67 Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 9 minutes ago, jayelko said: When did you guys apply at Vanderbilt? And did they call or send emails? Also when are the interviews? I'm a big anxious mess haha November 8th, Got an email, and January 15th and 28th
jayelko Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 1 minute ago, biochemgirl67 said: November 8th, Got an email, and January 15th and 28th That's so exciting, congrats!!
biochemgirl67 Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 3 minutes ago, jayelko said: That's so exciting, congrats!! Thank you! It's really a weight off to know that one place wants me, at least.
Gram Neutral Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) Congrats! I need to clarify lol, I didn't get a Vanderbilt interview. I just saw it on the survey. I meant I wasn't expecting an interview in the first round, so I wasn't disappointed that I didn't get one yet. They send them out in a lot of waves. Edited December 7, 2015 by Gram Neutral
Azia Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 1 hour ago, brainsandeggs said: Got one for Mt. Sinai - excited! Thank god they didn't call me and try to ask me questions, I was commuting to work and would have been totally brain dead Congratulations! That's a great program!
4eyes Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 1 hour ago, Bioenchilada said: Most schools that I applied to will be sending out interview invites during my finals week. i feel this screen cap. which schools?
Bioenchilada Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 41 minutes ago, biochemgirl67 said: Yeah but it's reimbursement. Harvard BBS, Dartmouth MCB, UMich-PIBS, Cornell CBS, Penn CAMB Stanford is in January, and I really don't know about UChicago.
4eyes Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 hey guys, how important do you think having publications is in getting into different schools? i know a few people who've been accepted to uc schools without any pubs but to my knowledge that's quite rare for top tiers?
ilovelab Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Just now, 4eyes said: hey guys, how important do you think having publications is in getting into different schools? i know a few people who've been accepted to uc schools without any pubs but to my knowledge that's quite rare for top tiers? NO, not at all. Most applicants don't have publications. They will definitely help if you have lower test scores/GPA. It won't hurt you if you don't have any but it definitely helps if you have them.
4eyes Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Just now, ilovelab said: NO, not at all. Most applicants don't have publications. They will definitely help if you have lower test scores/GPA. It won't hurt you if you don't have any but it definitely helps if you have them. ah ok, cool. getting your name on something does seem to be quite luck-based at the undergrad level, but the kids in the year above me who all got into great schools seemed to all have at least a few mid authorships. thanks for the input!
Bioenchilada Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 8 minutes ago, 4eyes said: hey guys, how important do you think having publications is in getting into different schools? i know a few people who've been accepted to uc schools without any pubs but to my knowledge that's quite rare for top tiers? Lol I quoted the wrong person earlier. I answered your question in the last page.
ruckaround Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 36 minutes ago, Bioenchilada said: Harvard BBS, Dartmouth MCB, UMich-PIBS, Cornell CBS, Penn CAMBStanford is in January, and I really don't know about UChicago. I also applied to these. Waiting is hard.
parafilm Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) 2 minutes ago, ruckaround said: I also applied to these. Waiting is hard. No kidding. At least we can all come here and talk about nothing! All my coworkers know I'm applying and I wish they'd stop asking me about it-- I submitted like 4 business days ago, no I haven't heard anything! Edited December 7, 2015 by parafilm Azia and StemCellBio 2
ilovelab Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Unless they changed their times Michigan PIBS will send out interviews before christmas. Each of the departments sends the offers out at different times. I got a Michigan Pibs offer Dec 19th(ish), UChicago: Dec 10, UWashington: dec 12, Vanderbilt Dec 15, U Arizona Jan 5th, UTSW: Dec 11. (These are rough dates... it was years ago). If you don't hear by christmas don't freak out, some schools send the interviews in waves esp Vanderbilt which had like 6 interview weekends when I interviewed. Good luck with interviews!!! I know how stressful it can be especially when you see someone post an interview offer on the results page and you haven't received one yet.
4eyes Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 @ ilovelab wow those are all so early! did you submit your application last year well before the dec 1 deadline?
adiJ Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 OK. How much do fall grades matter? I feel utterly unprepared for my finals this week because I only started studying after submitting (ugh). I'm probably going to get a couple of Bs. I don't want to sound like I'm whining but I have to face the facts I guess.
jaesango Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 1 minute ago, adiJ said: OK. How much do fall grades matter? I feel utterly unprepared for my finals this week because I only started studying after submitting (ugh). I'm probably going to get a couple of Bs. I don't want to sound like I'm whining but I have to face the facts I guess. The minute Harvard sees a B on your transcript you're on their donezo list \s all jokes aside, I'm sure fall grades aren't going to make too much of a difference, in the sense that 4-6 classes probably won't change your cumulative GPA that much and adcoms probably understand that we've all been anxious the recent weeks, so a couple B's won't be the end of the world unless. Just no C's
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