beetle_lover Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I wanted to make a separate thread for EEB stats b/c the programs tend to be pretty distinctive from gen bio and I'm curious what other people are up to this season! Here's a copy of the same rubric that is used in the other threads Undergrad Institution: (School or type of school, such as big state, lib arts, ivy, technical, foreign (what country?)... Overall Reputation in Biology?)Major(s):Minor(s):GPA in Major:Overall GPA:Position in Class: (No numbers needed, but are you top? near top? average? struggling?)Type of Student: (Domestic/International, male/female, minority?)GRE Scores (revised/old version):Q:V:W:B:TOEFL Total: (if applicable, otherwise delete this)Research Experience: (At your school or elsewhere? What field? How much time? Any publications (Mth author out of N?) or conference talks etc...)Awards/Honors/Recognitions: (Within your school or outside?)Pertinent Activities or Jobs: (Such as tutor, TA, SPS officer etc...)Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:Special Bonus Points: (Such as connections, grad classes, famous recommenders, female or minority status etc...)Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:Applying to Where: School - Department - Research Interest School - Department - Research Interest School - Department - Research Interest 2 fieldbióloga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breadwinner Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Wishing all of you guys luck I am having tons of fun in my EEB group and I recommend the experience to anyone who is tired of being asked "but what is the biomedical application of this?" Lycaon pictus and beetle_lover 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waderpanda Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Well, here goes nothing: Undergrad Institution: Tiny liberal arts college. No rankings availableMajor(s): Environmental ScienceMinor(s): BiologyGPA in Major: 3.9Overall GPA: 3.9Position in Class: TopType of Student: Permanent Resident (so, in-between domestic and international)GRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 157V: 166W: 5B: 790 Research Experience: Quite a bit. I worked as a research intern for a year after my undergrad, and I'm now in the second year of my Master's (UMCP). 1 publication, 1 in prep, and hopefully 2 more out of my masters. I also did two summer internships as an undergrad. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Nominated for the Goldwater scholarship, highest GPA in graduating class, PhiBetaKappa Pertinent Activities or Jobs:Tutor and resident assistant as an undergraduate. Judiciary council and environmental council member. Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: ?? Special Bonus Points: Minority status (female from a traditionally under represented racial group), first in family to pursue higher education. And my advisor is fairly well connected and well known in the field.Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: ??Applying to Where: This section is currently evolving, but as of now -CUNY - Graduate Center, Biology - biogeography, spatial ecology UCR - EEOB - biogeography, spatial ecology, community assembly/characteristics Maybe's (pending positive recommendation from potential future advisor): UCB, UMD, University of Oklahoma, Washington University in St. Louis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adventurek Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Undergrad Institution: Big school with great EEB reputationMajor(s): EEBMinor(s): OceanographyGPA in Major: 3.8? (4.0 in department)Overall GPA: 3.55Position in Class: Top 20-25%Type of Student: Domestic maleGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 165V: 169W: 4B:N/AResearch Experience: I spent over a month at sea on a research vessel, and was listed as an author in an accompanying non-peer reviewed publication. I spent a summer as research assistant at a marine lab and conducted an independent project with same lab the following school year. I've also conducted independent projects with a partner for two classes, which I wrote manuscripts for and presented, and did a two-quarter project with a whole class. Spent one school year as a part-time lab assistant in a lab mostly unrelated to my interests. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Received multiple top school awards for my major.Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Officer of ecology club for two years. Participated in a faculty search committee.Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Presented at an undergraduate research conference.Special Bonus Points: Took one grad-level discussion class, and recommenders are well known in their sub-disciplines (though I'm not sure I want to remain in those sub-disciplines). Participated in a faculty search committee.Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Taking a year off with a field-unrelated educational jobApplying to Where: Planning to apply next fall, but starting to look at potential schools. Question: My AWA score doesn't seem that great when considering top schools. Is it worth it to retake the GRE? One school I've been looking into doesn't have any information for AWA, so I don't know if its unimportant or if they just don't think the stats are useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breadwinner Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) On 11/12/2016 at 10:15 PM, adventurek said: Question: My AWA score doesn't seem that great when considering top schools. Is it worth it to retake the GRE? One school I've been looking into doesn't have any information for AWA, so I don't know if its unimportant or if they just don't think the stats are useful. Definitely no. I had some people I wanted to work with ask specifically about my scores and they only asked about the V and Q scores. And yours are so stellar anyway. Furthermore, the AWA score only reflects your ability to write a very specific kind of non-biology-related essay. You have ample opportunity to prove your science writing abilities/essay writing abilities in your statements and in the fact that you have publications/presentations listed on your app. On top of all of this I think EEB programs do not put a lot of stock in the GRE except to throw out applicants with really low scores. Don't bother. Edited November 16, 2016 by breadwinner adventurek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hr. Gore Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Undergrad Institution: Autonomous Medical School (India, not very well known) Major(s): Life Sciences (Medical Biotechnology)Minor(s): N/AGPA in Major: First ClassOverall GPA:First ClassPosition in Class: AverageGraduate Institution I: Regional University (India, not very well known) Major(s): Biotechnology Minor(s): N/A GPA in Major: Distinction Overall GPA: Distinction Position in Class: Average Graduate Institution II: Top 120 Uni in the World, top 5 in London. Major: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology GPA in Major: Merit Overall GPA: MeritType of Student: InternationalGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q:152V:152W:3B:650TOEFL: wave-able Research Experience: Masters Thesis on Computational Microbial Omics, one semester at first grad institution, post graduate research at second grad institution on computational evolutionary genomic, independent research since 3.5 years yielding a poster at a top international workshop with travel grant from the Society for Mathematical Biology and the host institute. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: National Fellowship as an Undergrad, Master's Scholarship from both the GradSchools. Certified for Lectureship in university nationally. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Interning in local biology education institute to tutor highschool students since I was an Undergrad, particularly, conducted workshops on EEB and theoretical EEB and Biology Olympiad preparatory sessions.Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: I write formally and theoretically developed, extended and explained Sanskrit verses on fantastical evolutionary systems, published on my website as an activity of my virtual Institute for TheorArtistry (ITA:η). This, inter alia, helps me practice my research skills in Theoretical EEB.Special Bonus Points: N/AAny Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Currently doing independent study (5 OCW courses in pure and applied math and probability/Stats, all Upper Level or Grad) and learning theorem proving (Isabelle/HOL), computation and simulation techniques on my own (R, SciLab/MATLAB, Mathematica) Applying to Where: Harvard University- OEB- Theoretical Evolutionary Biology, Evolutionary Dynamics, Theoretical Population Genetics. (Had good response from a PI there with great research fit) Searching for schools with theoretical EEB advisors for applying next cycle with a better profile. Any suggestions of schools and guidelines to improve my current and future applications? Thanks a lot. Hr.Gore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitangus Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 On 11/16/2016 at 9:52 AM, breadwinner said: Definitely no. I had some people I wanted to work with ask specifically about my scores and they only asked about the V and Q scores. And yours are so stellar anyway. Furthermore, the AWA score only reflects your ability to write a very specific kind of non-biology-related essay. You have ample opportunity to prove your science writing abilities/essay writing abilities in your statements and in the fact that you have publications/presentations listed on your app. On top of all of this I think EEB programs do not put a lot of stock in the GRE except to throw out applicants with really low scores. Don't bother. I served on my department's admissions committee for a year, and the AWA score wasn't really considered so long as it wasn't less than a 4. And no one was rejected based on GREs alone: applicants with noticeably lower scores tended to be lacking in other areas as well. For admission, the GRE in general was less important than research experience, strength of LORs, and perceived match to the potential advisor's lab. That said, it was given more weight when nominating applicants for the college- and university-level recruiting fellowships because the selection committees for those fellowships are known to give it more weight (presumably because it's easier to compare across departments). adventurek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adventurek Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 On 2016/11/19 at 7:07 AM, Pitangus said: I served on my department's admissions committee for a year, and the AWA score wasn't really considered so long as it wasn't less than a 4. And no one was rejected based on GREs alone: applicants with noticeably lower scores tended to be lacking in other areas as well. For admission, the GRE in general was less important than research experience, strength of LORs, and perceived match to the potential advisor's lab. That said, it was given more weight when nominating applicants for the college- and university-level recruiting fellowships because the selection committees for those fellowships are known to give it more weight (presumably because it's easier to compare across departments). Thanks, both of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hr. Gore Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Hey, so few EEB applicants this year? and anyone getting interviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hr. Gore Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Anyone got interview invites for EEB programs and have their dates? No signatures for them in the Results page , is it too early? I am specially interested in Harvard OEB. They seem to send invites in late Jan from their history. Anyone else also waiting out till the late Jan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldbióloga Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 I think that it's still a little early for interviews on our side. The biomedical & quant programs have been getting invites, but EEB typically sends them out in late December/early January based on previous years. I skyped with a POI before submitting my app and she told me interview invites would be sent in the first week of January. Still, though, the wait is killing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suavesana Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 29 minutes ago, dustonthedash said: I think that it's still a little early for interviews on our side. The biomedical & quant programs have been getting invites, but EEB typically sends them out in late December/early January based on previous years. I skyped with a POI before submitting my app and she told me interview invites would be sent in the first week of January. Still, though, the wait is killing me. This is good to know - thanks for mentioning it. The wait is killing me too, but it's definitely better knowing that it'll still be a while!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hr. Gore Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Thanks for letting us know that dustonthedash. Hoping to hear something that time. Good luck all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmillar Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Emory PBEE is starting to send out invites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suavesana Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, jmillar said: Emory PBEE is starting to send out invites! Darn. I assume they sent an automated message to all invitees at the same time. Edited December 21, 2016 by suavesana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmillar Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 1 minute ago, suavesana said: Darn. I assume they had an automated message to all invitees. I heard from another person I know talking to admissions that they would not be sent out all at once. suavesana 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suavesana Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 2 minutes ago, jmillar said: I heard from another person I know talking to admissions that they would not be sent out all at once. My emotions are all over the place ??? hopefully this is the case!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle_lover Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Just heard from Berkeley ESPM for an interview and accepted into Stony Brook EEB. Anyone else immediately accepted into a program? I was not expecting that. BlueNahlchee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hr. Gore Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Congrats for both alexzebra!!! Still to hear from any school... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldbióloga Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 according to the results page WUSTL and Indiana Bloomington are starting to send out invites for their EEB programs. I still haven't seen any movement from the 6 I've applied to, but I guess no news is better than bad news (for now!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ1234 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Does anyone know anything about UC Irvine? I already saw some rejections on the results page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf? Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 So I originally posted this in the General Biology Board, didn't realize we had our own thread going. Kinda bored waiting to hear back from schools so I figured I would post here to see if any of you would send me an interview. Let me know what you think! Undergrad Institution: Largest State SchoolMajor(s):BiologyMinor(s):PsychGPA in Major: 3.6Overall GPA: 3.6Position in Class: top ish, I graduated with honorsType of Student: Domestic maleGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 161V: 162W: 4.0Research Experience: 3 years undergrad research in a cancer biology lab (1 paper in peer review right now), 2 years of full time research after graduating in two different clinical labs at a hospital (2nd author on one published paper, 2nd author on another conditionally accepted paper *working on minor revisions*)Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 2 posters (one in an undergrad forum, another at an actual conference after graduating)Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 3 years student research assistant, 2 years as full time research associateAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: I've ran a few marathons?Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: So as you've probably noticed I have a lot of clinical research experience, however, I am applying to programs/labs that focus more on ecology. All of my research has been broadly in the field of molecular biology and my proposed area of study involves a combination of molecular biology and ecology. I am curious to see if this will help/hinder/not matter for my application. I should have pretty strong letters of rec from the 3 different PI's I have worked with.Applying to Where: I have contacted and talked with 4 different potential faculty either via phone/skype/in-person. All seemed interested and encouraged me to apply but I am concerned funding availability or student limits may leave me without any interviews. Washington State-Biology University of Washington- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Ohio State- Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology Cornell- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology I would greatly appreciate if anyone had more information about the timelines of these schools. I realize these are smaller programs off the beaten path and it is hard to come by helpful info about any specific stats. Cheers, hopefully someone else is bored over the holidays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Owlet Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 On 12/23/2016 at 4:48 AM, alexzebra said: Just heard from Berkeley ESPM for an interview and accepted into Stony Brook EEB. Anyone else immediately accepted into a program? I was not expecting that. Woah.. Had no idea Berkeley sent out invites so early.. Were you contacted through your POI or the department, and will it be a telephonic or in person interview? I've been in regular touch with my POI, and he's said that he'll get in touch if something comes up. Now I'm beginning to get stressed out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldbióloga Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Happy New Year, all! May 2017 bring you nothing but interviews and acceptances Choiboy525 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vee2111 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 There's been a lot of talk on here and other threads about getting interview invites and hearing decision info already. Is it typical to hear back by now? I only applied to two grad schools and one doesn't send out interview invites until the end of January, but I haven't heard anything from the other which is my top choice. Both had application deadlines of 12/15 so I didn't think I'd hear anything for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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