Napoleon521 Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 4 hours ago, devbioboy said: Got a mixed bag of results today. Got official acceptance in Harvard BBS today! But also got a rejection from UCSF DSCB. I did not really enjoy the prospect of living in SF while there, so I guess it worked out... How did you hear from Harvard? Did they send you the official acceptance letter?
StemCellFan Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 7 hours ago, devbioboy said: Got a mixed bag of results today. Got official acceptance in Harvard BBS today! But also got a rejection from UCSF DSCB. I did not really enjoy the prospect of living in SF while there, so I guess it worked out... Congrats!!! I don't blame you for not wanting to live in SF.
devbioboy Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Napoleon521 said: How did you hear from Harvard? Did they send you the official acceptance letter? I got a call from the director first, then I got a letter in my email the next day. It seems like they'll be taking the whole week to alert everyone of their status. 42 minutes ago, StemCellFan said: Congrats!!! I don't blame you for not wanting to live in SF. Thanks! SF seems like a nice place to visit and not necessarily to live (especially being from the Southeast US, where housing prices are pretty reasonable).
LiaLuver Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 On 2/19/2018 at 9:36 AM, ElleEmme said: we are in the same boat :/ It is a bit nerve wrecking since I have heard from all other programs, but fingers crossed they might be going at their own pace. If I get any word, I will keep you posted. I just called the grad office and they said my app is still in review and a decision will be made by April 15th .
ElleEmme Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 19 hours ago, LiaLuver said: I just called the grad office and they said my app is still in review and a decision will be made by April 15th . Thank you for the update! Even though that is such a long timeline. Do you mind sharing their grad office # with me .. I can't seem to locate it on the website. Thanks!
ElleEmme Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 Oops, nevermind. I found their number. I had some internal browser issues :/
LiaLuver Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 1 hour ago, ElleEmme said: Oops, nevermind. I found their number. I had some internal browser issues :/ Sorry I was not on the site. Did you call them?
ImmunoGuy Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 Also waiting on Miami, assumed I had been rejected but it’s good to see that they might just be taking their sweet time and doing things the Miami way. Looking back on past years this appears to be unusual. Are they not conducting interviews this year? I would find it hard to imagine they would just skip on-site interviews but it is very late now compared to other years. Anyways, has anyone heard back from NYU or Minnesota? I interviewed at NYU well over a month ago and Minnesota about a month ago and still have not heard anything. Best of luck to you all.
ElleEmme Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 18 hours ago, LiaLuver said: 18 hours ago, LiaLuver said: Sorry I was not on the site. Did you call them? LiaLuver - I did. However, they were not available so I left a kind message. 14 hours ago, ImmunoGuy said: Also waiting on Miami, assumed I had been rejected but it’s good to see that they might just be taking their sweet time and doing things the Miami way. Looking back on past years this appears to be unusual. Are they not conducting interviews this year? I would find it hard to imagine they would just skip on-site interviews but it is very late now compared to other years. Anyways, has anyone heard back from NYU or Minnesota? I interviewed at NYU well over a month ago and Minnesota about a month ago and still have not heard anything. Best of luck to you all. LiaLuver - I did. However, they were not available so I left a kind message. ImmunoGuy & LiaLuver - a colleague of mine reached out to a current PhD student at Miami who said that around this time last year is when she was first contacted by the school. Also, made it a point to say they do take their time. So hopefully we will hear from them soon. Likewise, best of luck to everyone!
dude3d30 Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 14 hours ago, ImmunoGuy said: Anyways, has anyone heard back from NYU or Minnesota? I interviewed at NYU well over a month ago and Minnesota about a month ago and still have not heard anything. I interviewed for NYU a month ago as well and have not heard anything. From what I know, they are having interviews this week and next week as well.
LiaLuver Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 3 hours ago, ElleEmme said: LiaLuver - I did. However, they were not available so I left a kind message. LiaLuver - I did. However, they were not available so I left a kind message. ImmunoGuy & LiaLuver - a colleague of mine reached out to a current PhD student at Miami who said that around this time last year is when she was first contacted by the school. Also, made it a point to say they do take their time. So hopefully we will hear from them soon. Likewise, best of luck to everyone! Thanks for the update. I already have some good offers but I would love to have UMiami in the running. Good luck everyone.
siliconchins Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 For those moving cross country, how are you planning on doing it?
devbioboy Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 On 2/23/2018 at 9:40 PM, siliconchins said: For those moving cross country, how are you planning on doing it? I met a grad student who moved cross country at one of my grad interview weekends and he packed all of his stuff in a POD and shipped it cross country. When he arrived at his grad program, he made multiple trips to the nearest POD facility to get all of his stuff and moved it in all himself. I know that you can also get your car shipped cross country if you need/want it. My current roommate is from Texas and shipped her car to NC when she was coming for undergrad.
ChallengerSwimmer23 Posted February 27, 2018 Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) On 2/25/2018 at 8:41 AM, devbioboy said: I met a grad student who moved cross country at one of my grad interview weekends and he packed all of his stuff in a POD and shipped it cross country. When he arrived at his grad program, he made multiple trips to the nearest POD facility to get all of his stuff and moved it in all himself. I know that you can also get your car shipped cross country if you need/want it. My current roommate is from Texas and shipped her car to NC when she was coming for undergrad. How do you ship your car? what company did your roommate use? I wonder how much those POD cost. I am moving from Texas to Indiana in late July. On 2/23/2018 at 8:40 PM, siliconchins said: For those moving cross country, how are you planning on doing it? I am moving from South (Texas) to Midwest (Indiana). Originally, my family and I were gonna take a big 2-day road trip from Houston, TX to South Bend, IN and carry all my stuff since I am bringing my car with me. My parents are helping me with the move and going to also carry my boxes of belongings in their SUV in addition to carrying boxes in my car. Fortunately, the apartments that I am looking at is fully furnished, so I don't have to worry about shipping furniture though. At least that's how I am considering the logistics at the moment. I wonder if I have to change my state license plates on my car from Texas to Indiana once I settle in South Bend since I am living there for my Ph.D. training. Edited February 27, 2018 by ChallengerSwimmer23
AllieKat Posted February 27, 2018 Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) @ChallengerSwimmer23 Most schools will require you to become a citizen of the state before they'll pay for your tuition the second year (that way they're covering in-state tuition). That means you have a year to change your driver's license/residency. The license plate on your car depends, though! For instance, my parents paid my car insurance and technically owned my car when I went out of state for undergrad, so I kept my home state's tag. If it's in your name, though, you'll have to switch it over once your current sticker on your license plate expires. Edited February 27, 2018 by AllieKat forgot to @ user, typo
WayneDH Posted February 27, 2018 Posted February 27, 2018 Molecular Biology PhD Admission/Rejection Summary University of Arkansas Honors student Biochemistry major Biology minor 3.5 Years of research experience in molecular plant pathology lab No publications Several conferences and presentations One internship Computer science expereince GPA: 3.954 GRE: 91st Verb, 76th Quant, 82nd Writing Applied for Molecular biology or analogous PhD program at all of the below universities University of Colorado, Boulder: Accepted University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Accepted University of Washington, Seattle, Rejected Stanford: Rejected
Cottagecheese24 Posted February 27, 2018 Posted February 27, 2018 Has anyone heard back from UCLA's Biosciences umbrella program? I interview Jan. 19-20th, 2018. The home area directer emailed me saying a formal decision won't be available until after the second recruitment date (Feb. 19th, 2018) but that my reviews are pretty positive.
catsareme Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 Accepted to UCSF's TETRAD program!! That's a wrap on my interviews! Good luck to everyone else as they finish theirs! I've got one visit day left at UToronto then have to start making this hard decision ? Applied: 9 Interviews: 5/9 WashU DBBS, UGeorgia ILS, UCSF TETRAD, UW-Madison Genetics, Iowa Genetics Accepted: 6/9 UToronto, UW-Madison, WashU, U of Iowa, Georgia, UCSF Rejections: 3/9 Attending: Washington University in St. Louis DBBS cosiva, LiaLuver and StemCellFan 1 2
Molecular_nutrition_2018 Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 Got the informal acceptance at UChicago CMMN program! Still waiting on Columbia and Tufts but boy am I excited!!!! LiaLuver, synapticcat, siliconchins and 1 other 1 3
microbenerd2018 Posted March 1, 2018 Posted March 1, 2018 Has anybody heard from UNC BBSP (microbiology & immunology) after their interview weekend? They are my last school to hear back from and I am dying to make a final decision ha!
siliconchins Posted March 1, 2018 Posted March 1, 2018 Boston University just sent out admissions decisions via email (CM, not PiBS). Otinogonnyo 1
TrashPanda Posted March 1, 2018 Posted March 1, 2018 Just got a call from UC Berkeley MCB today!!!! SO happy and relieved! Interviewed at UCSD, UWisconsin, UMichigan, and UCBerkeley and got into all four! Time to make some decisions, but for now I'm SO HAPPY!!! Otinogonnyo, StemCellFan, Sohopeful15 and 3 others 2 4
BigPharma Posted March 2, 2018 Posted March 2, 2018 Has anyone who applied by the January deadline got the decision from the Systems Approaches to Biomedical Sciences PhD program at Oxford?
siliconchins Posted March 2, 2018 Posted March 2, 2018 Accepted to Yale BBS (MCGD)! Sohopeful15, StemCellFan, Otinogonnyo and 2 others 3 2
adig Posted March 2, 2018 Posted March 2, 2018 Does anybody know when the official acceptance/rejection notices for Fall 2018 go out from Harvard OEB and if they're email or snail mail?
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