2017 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results

[kokobanana]

So just to be clear, Harvard's programs send out their invites individually, and they don't communicate with each other (so your acceptance in one program won't affect a decision in a different program).

And please don't call them if you haven't heard anything yet - they are SWAMPED with calls and emails right now and working really hard.

[immuno91]

I think historically Harvard Immunology, Virology, and Neuroscience (and apparently SBHT?) interview on the same weekend. I'm not sure if that will be the case this year because at least one of those programs is interviewing MLK weekend (which is early-ish).

[Katyya]

2 hours ago, bionerd111 said:

Did you ever end up calling them?

No because someone posted that Kathy got back to them saying they are still sending out invites. I don't want to bug them. 

[jumbo1177]

Can anyone comment on how likely you are to get into a school if you got an interview?

[ilovelab]

3 minutes ago, jumbo1177 said:

Can anyone comment on how likely you are to get into a school if you got an interview?

Depends on the program. Some Like UPENN CAMB have very high acceptance rates post interview. Others like Michigan PIBS is significantly lower. 

[ilovelab]

Just got an email from UVA BIMS to interview Feb 16th-Feb18th. They are sending them in waves. 

[xnieamo]

Got a UPenn NGG invite an hour ago. Looks like they didn't send all the invites in just one batch, so don't give up hope!

[balloons]

Received invitation via email from admission director for northwestern DGP!  She has given me three options (Jan 12-14/Jan26-28/Feb 9-11) for interview, but I think I will most likely to attend the first one on Jan 12-14.

[Oddich55]

Whoops! Got an invitation via email for Duke's Computational Biology and Bioinformatics =). Interviews February 9th - 12th or 19 - 20th.

[spiffscience]

Just got an email invite from the Columbia Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Studies. Happy Day!

[nguyel1995]

Congrats to everyone who's getting invites  !!! Such an exciting time

For those who are commenting about 'just receiving' invites from schools, are you guys living in the eastern time zone or do schools actually send invites at like 11:30 p.m. lol 

 

[spiffscience]

10 minutes ago, nguyel1995 said:

Congrats to everyone who's getting invites  !!! Such an exciting time

For those who are commenting about 'just receiving' invites from schools, are you guys living in the eastern time zone or do schools actually send invites at like 11:30 p.m. lol 

 

I am living in CT and the school, also in the eastern time zone, sent the email at 10:30 pm. Was definitely surprised but I'm definitely not complaining.

[nguyel1995]

6 minutes ago, spiffscience said:

I am living in CT and the school, also in the eastern time zone, sent the email at 10:30 pm. Was definitely surprised but I'm definitely not complaining.

Thanks  for the info! It helps to know if my ability to hold out hope should be restricted to business hours 

[chanoschanos]

 

23 hours ago, Lurpelis said:

I received my WashU interview invite last Thursday, waiting on Harvard, JHU, and Washington in Seattle.

What program?

[chanoschanos]

Has anyone got a call now from WashU DBBS Molecular Genetics and Genomics?

Edited December 16, 2016 by chanoschanos

[spiffscience]

3 hours ago, ilovelab said:

Depends on the program. Some Like UPENN CAMB have very high acceptance rates post interview. Others like Michigan PIBS is significantly lower. 

What's the best way to find out how the program operates in terms of interview acceptance? Will they be transparent about it during the interview?

[ilovelab]

13 minutes ago, spiffscience said:

What's the best way to find out how the program operates in terms of interview acceptance? Will they be transparent about it during the interview?

It depends on the program. I remember when I got accepted to Michigan PIBS they wanted a class size of like 60-70 but they interviewed over 200 of us (I think it was like 230.... there were A LOT of us at the interview). Some schools like PENN are transparent as to their post-interview acceptance rates. The PENN CAMB interviews seem more like a sanity check than a tough interview based on their numbers. For each program it fluctuates year to year based on how many total students they have/how many graduate etc. 

[AGradStudentHasNoName]

4 minutes ago, ilovelab said:

It depends on the program. I remember when I got accepted to Michigan PIBS they wanted a class size of like 60-70 but they interviewed over 200 of us (I think it was like 230.... there were A LOT of us at the interview). Some schools like PENN are transparent as to their post-interview acceptance rates. The PENN CAMB interviews seem more like a sanity check than a tough interview based on their numbers. For each program it fluctuates year to year based on how many total students they have/how many graduate etc. 

I don't know a lot about this, but I could imagine that even if they are going for a class of 60-70, they might accept 200 if they expect their admission rate is 32.5% right? Not all people accepted attend.

[Lurpelis]

57 minutes ago, chanoschanos said:

 

What program?

I applied to the Computational and Systems Biology program.

[sshresth12]

The Rutgers deadline says 12/1 for MS in Statistics. Does this mean 1 December 2016 or 12 January 2017?

[ilovelab]

2 hours ago, AGradStudentHasNoName said:

I don't know a lot about this, but I could imagine that even if they are going for a class of 60-70, they might accept 200 if they expect their admission rate is 32.5% right? Not all people accepted attend.

There is no way they are accepting 200 students. It was probably close to 140/150 and they assumed half would accept. 

[ilovelab]

1 hour ago, sshresth12 said:

The Rutgers deadline says 12/1 for MS in Statistics. Does this mean 1 December 2016 or 12 January 2017?

1 December 2016.... There is no way deadlines for 2017 are up. 

[Nomad1111]

Just received an interview for Columbia's Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Studies!!!

[Josie817]

27 minutes ago, CanadianNomad said:

Just received an interview for Columbia's Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Studies!!!

Which specialization did you apply to?

[DGD4L]

Good luck to everyone today anticipating a response from Harvard BBS! Very excited to see what happens!