tsatsang2129 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I've applied to six school in this cycle, 3 already rejected me. The remaining 3 are UC Davis BMCDB, UCSD BIOLOGY and UPenn CAMB cancer biology, and I haven't received any interview invitation from them... I am just wondering if anyone have been admitted without interview before?? Or should I just assume that all my applications are doomed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmykrgb Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 from what i heard it's rare to get accepted without interview, but keep in mind that they might have a different processing time for international students. I would remain hopeful but prepare for the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cancergirl Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 34 minutes ago, tsatsang2129 said: I've applied to six school in this cycle, 3 already rejected me. The remaining 3 are UC Davis BMCDB, UCSD BIOLOGY and UPenn CAMB cancer biology, and I haven't received any interview invitation from them... I am just wondering if anyone have been admitted without interview before?? Or should I just assume that all my applications are doomed.. I'm on the same both. applied to 10 and haven't heard anything from none of them. I still have hope tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anxiousphd Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Two of the programs to which I've applied (allegedly) sent out interview invites today, and I didn't get one. I'm going to go ahead and consider them rejections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldbióloga Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 So if you guys don't get an interview invite, are you going to check with your POI just to make sure? When I skyped with mine back in November she made it sound like I would almost certainly get in, but I know that interview invites for my program went out last week Is it tacky to send some kind of status-check email directly to your POI instead of the coordinator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziqi Wang Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Personally I think it depends on the field and area and department you are applying to. I believe only few people have the experience of applying to several different departments/fields, so each person could tell an entirely different story. Even in the same field or area, different universities make decisions based on a set of different stuffs. So the best indicator is not to ask randomly about what other people is thinking, but rather to check previous results of the university and department you are applying to. If they interviewed candidates before admission last year then it is likely to be the case this year I myself is waiting for interview invitations, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeC07 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I received my first admission ten days ago without an interview, and I didn't get a reply from my POI. But it might be different for different programs. Besides, I don't think it's wise to contact professors directly for interviews unless he/she has replied to you with a positive answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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