2017 Computational Biology/Biomedical Informatics PhD Applicants and Admission Results

[systemicpoisoning]

Harvard BIG here too! 

[desmond.bo]

17 hours ago, SysEvo said:

I'm almost in the end of the alphabet and mine arrived around 5pm central time

I believe I've lost the Harvard SysBio/BIG and Princeton QCB 

Congrat to everyone who made it. 

[desmond.bo]

Ahhh got interview from Cornell Tri-i. Such a relief.

[Oddich55]

3 minutes ago, desmond.bo said:

Ahhh got interview from Cornell Tri-i. Such a relief.

I did too! We'll have to meet while there

[desmond.bo]

16 minutes ago, Oddich55 said:

I did too! We'll have to meet while there

Definitely we should!  Looking forward to that!!

Congrat to both of us

[Oddich55]

1 minute ago, desmond.bo said:

Definitely we should!  Looking forward to that!!

Congrat to both of us

Woot woot! It's an awesome program!

it could be a better weekend though - I have an interview at UCSD from Friday-Saturday, then Sunday i have to be in New York, then we go to Itaca and leave Tuesday/Wednesday... O.o.

[eagb]

6 minutes ago, Oddich55 said:

Woot woot! It's an awesome program!

it could be a better weekend though - I have an interview at UCSD from Friday-Saturday, then Sunday i have to be in New York, then we go to Itaca and leave Tuesday/Wednesday... O.o.

Haha I have the same problem...and I have to come from the east coast in the first place

[desmond.bo]

1 minute ago, Oddich55 said:

Woot woot! It's an awesome program!

it could be a better weekend though - I have an interview at UCSD from Friday-Saturday, then Sunday i have to be in New York, then we go to Itaca and leave Tuesday/Wednesday... O.o.

 

Wow that such a big weekend! Hope the jet lag would not be too annoying!  

[desmond.bo]

3 minutes ago, eagb said:

Haha I have the same problem...and I have to come from the east coast in the first place

haha let's all meet there!

[Oddich55]

13 minutes ago, desmond.bo said:

haha let's all meet there!

First round of drinks on me! Lol :P.

[desmond.bo]

41 minutes ago, Oddich55 said:

First round of drinks on me! Lol :P.

haha That would be my first week being legal to alcohol lol! 

[Oddich55]

10 minutes ago, desmond.bo said:

haha That would be my first week being legal to alcohol lol! 

Perfect! Lol!

Are you applying straight out of undergrad?

[desmond.bo]

3 hours ago, Oddich55 said:

Perfect! Lol!

Are you applying straight out of undergrad?

 

Yep! Just wanna give it a shot and then decide whether to take a gap...You?

[Oddich55]

50 minutes ago, desmond.bo said:

Yep! Just wanna give it a shot and then decide whether to take a gap...You?

Same! Woohoo! I'm not the only one!

[AGradStudentHasNoName]

I got Cornell Tri institutional program as well.

But no Harvard :(. I guess my years of industry experience aren't being weighted that highly?

[desmond.bo]

2 hours ago, Oddich55 said:

Same! Woohoo! I'm not the only one!

You know what is weirdly interesting? In my home country, taking gaps would be considered as seldom.

[abc0111]

According to the Harvard BIG website, students are placed on a training grant for the first 2 years for stipend and tuition.

Does this mean that for the rest of years in the program, students are expected to find financial support through fellowships / etc for stipend and tuition??

[bioinformaticsGirl]

1 hour ago, abc0111 said:

According to the Harvard BIG website, students are placed on a training grant for the first 2 years for stipend and tuition.

Does this mean that for the rest of years in the program, students are expected to find financial support through fellowships / etc for stipend and tuition??

The professor usually supports you for the rest of the program, so there's no need to worry about money! Merry Christmas everyone!

[Epigenetics]

On 12/24/2016 at 9:38 PM, bioinformaticsGirl said:

The professor usually supports you for the rest of the program, so there's no need to worry about money! Merry Christmas everyone!

The lab you join is responsible for paying for you, but they'll want you to apply for NSF/NIH F31/other grants, since paying personnel and overhead is a major expense to a lab. Also having a fellowship is a big plus to getting into the lab you want.

[systemicpoisoning]

UW GS rejection... 

[AGradStudentHasNoName]

35 minutes ago, systemicpoisoning said:

UW GS rejection... 

Did they email you or respond to an email you sent them?

[systemicpoisoning]

32 minutes ago, AGradStudentHasNoName said:

Did they email you or respond to an email you sent them?

Email:

"We have had a large number of highly qualified applicants, nearly all of whom have extensive research experience and have had successful academic preparation.  We typically make offers to about 10 - 12% of applicants."

Edit: sorry i never sent them any email. 

Edited December 26, 2016 by systemicpoisoning

[SystemsBioYu]

I applied to Computational Bio. too. Got UCSD, Cornell tri-i, Pitts-system biology, Caltech Biology (no feedback since on-line interview, seems failed). Hope to see your guys in Cornell.  

[Oddich55]

14 hours ago, SystemsBioYu said:

I applied to Computational Bio. too. Got UCSD, Cornell tri-i, Pitts-system biology, Caltech Biology (no feedback since on-line interview, seems failed). Hope to see your guys in Cornell.  

Woot woot =). We now have 6 people from this thread going to Cornell Tri-I. It will be fun =P.

You'll see me at UCSD as well.

[SystemsBioYu]

That is nice. I will visit UCSD 2.3. I am not familiar with these programs. Do your guys have ideas about the admission rate for the interviews? At least Cornell Tri-I seems invites a lot of people.