<p>@microphd: They have an interview weekend coming up Feb 18th.</p>
<p>oh man, yea i guess it’s too late for that now.</p>
<p>i guess ill call for my rejection tomorrow, just get it over with.</p>
<p>oops I’m sorry, I meant the BMS class from two years ago. Last year’s class was 18, which is unusually small. Looks like it averages out to 25 students. I’m curious how much the CA budget hits grad programs - UCSF has the benefit of its medical center, which means they have to rely less on state funding than other schools.</p>
<p>@microphd: I’m not sure if they plan to have multiple weekends though. Does anyone know if they traditionally have multiple weekends?</p>
<p>Update: All either molecular medicine, cell and molecular physiology, or neuroscience</p>
<p>Applied: UVA, Yale, Stanford, Baylor C of M, UC, UNC-CH, NYU-Sackler, UPENN, Case Western Reserve</p>
<p>Interviews: UVA, Yale, Baylor C of M, UC</p>
<p>Rejected: Stanford</p>
<p>Accepted: None</p>
<p>thanks biomed2010; from what people have said it looks like only one weekend (?), would love it if this wasn’t true! and from when my file was complete in end of december i have not heard anything from them either so i assume the worst.</p>
<p>@mcbphd. last year’s class was 19 people. the year before that was 21. UCSF did really well last year and they increased the stipend (maybe as opposed to taking in more students). with the budget cuts in CA, UCSF seems to be hit at the very least. from what I could remember, one of the selling points of the BMS program is that it is small and everyone gets to know everyone, students and faculty alike.</p>
<p>congratulations to everyone who’s got acceptances ! =)</p>
<p>Hey has anyone heard back from the Mayo Clinic?</p>
<p>Stats according to the director of the program of UCI CMB, ~100 interviews, 40ish will be accepted</p>
<p>I’ve got a couple of interviews coming up, and besides reading and reviewing papers published by the professors I will be interviewing with; reviewing the school’s website along with my application and research experiences–what else do I need to do to prepare for the interviews? I have a list of questions to ask, and will be prepared to talk about my research experience, but I’m not sure what the interview experiences themselves will be like. Are they somewhat relaxed, or more formal interviews such as for medical school?</p>
<p>coolcats</p>
<p>They’re VERY relaxed. I read one paper each by my interviewers and hardly had the chance to talk with them about it anyway. Most of the time was me briefly going over my research experience and them going over theirs. These were 30 minute interviews though…if yours are much longer it may be helpful to have more information. But unless you’re at the top programs (and even then it is often relaxed) I wouldn’t stress about being interrogated or anything.</p>
<p>coolcats24: I just got my itinerary for my interviews, and I have 30 minutes each with many different people, I agree with txsoccer, you really can’t get into much depth in 30 minutes. I gave a platform talk that had to fit into 15 minutes, so I imagine it will be something like that, I give my 10 minute rundown, they give theirs, with a few minutes for me to ask them other questions.</p>
<p>I am most nervous about the dinner out with the current students in the program! I have heard loose lips can sink your ship in circumstances outside of the interview, just as much as in the interview!</p>
<p>Brains: the current students will talk, you can be sure. However, they talk about the good too! </p>
<p>For the most part, a positive yet unpretentious attitude covers most of it (although maybe some other schools like pretentious?). If you seem genuinely enthusiastic and even mildly sociable, you shouldn’t have anything to worry about.</p>
<p>Acceptance from Harvard Immunology =)</p>
<p>So here’s another update! Just finished my interview at Mount Sinai and it was INCREDIBLE!!! The faculty were AMAZING and I think the fit was phenomenal! Here’s hoping that I get in…
P.S. GCN2…I got an interview at vandy! I’ll be there in March! Lol!</p>
<p>International Student
Interviews: GSK, MSSM, AECOM, Vanderbilt, Tufts Sackler ISP, Tufts Sackler Genetics, UPitt, UPenn
Acceptances: Rockefeller
Rejections: GSK</p>
<p>I have a looooong month of interviews coming up…woo!</p>
<p>@phDHopeful: I loved Sinai as well!!! I was there last month and thought it was awesome. Good luck on all your interviews!</p>
<p>I’m an undergrad at U. Virginia (a top public school) with B.Sc. in Biochemistry and minor in English. Extracurriculars = sorority, resident advisor, two years of independent research in synthetic organic chemistry. </p>
<p>Stats:
Major GPA = 3.72; overall GPA = 3.75.
GREs: General = 720V, 750Q; Subject = 640 (Chem)
1 publication - field of synthetic organic chemistry
Work experience in scientific consulting, industry</p>
<p>Applied to:
Harvard Chem
MIT Chem
Berkeley Chem
Yale Biochem
UCSF Chem/Biochem
UCSD Chem/Biochem
UPenn Chem
UWisconsin-Madison Biochem
Johns Hopkins Biochem</p>
<p>Acceptances/Interviews:
Yale
UPenn
Johns Hopkins
UCSD</p>
<p>Rejections:
UCSF</p>
<p>Still waiting to hear from:
UWisconsin-Madison
Harvard
Berkeley
MIT</p>
<p>QUESTION: it looks like my big decision may come down to UCSD Biochem vs. Yale Biochem.
UCSD: significantly lower stipend, higher cost-of-living, all-star department (within top 5 nationally)
YALE: much higher stipend, much lower cost-of-living, excellent department but becoming a little obselete compared to the rising star of UCSD - have already visited, excellent reviews by grad students, happy grad students, great umbrella program, some negative opinions of New Haven area</p>
<p>******Any opinions on UCSD Biochem vs. Yale Biochem??? HELP! =O</p>
<p>rcvd berkeley mcb invite yesterday!</p>
<p>mal2v88, i agree that ucsd biochem edges yale biochem. does the department let you do dissertation with Scripps faculty as well? (i heard in their bio program you can do dissertation with faculties as salk, scripps, burnham). if that’s the case, it’s no brainer. but even if it’s not i would still go with ucsd (for science, weather, and location). good luck!</p>
<p>what are everyone’s thoughts on cornell weill’s umbrella program?</p>