<p>I totally asked “why this program and not others”. I think it is a great question. I don’t think you need to sugar coat it or something either. You are trying to pick a program that is best for YOU.</p>
<p>@txsoccer - I interviewed at three schools last year. Hopkins put students in doubles - because I live in Baltimore I didn’t use the hotel, so I’m not sure if they were notified in advance or not. For Rochester and Univ of IL @ Chicago, everyone had their own room. Pretty sure Rochester’s umbrella program used the entire hotel, lol 
I think they would have to tell you in advance, otherwise that’s kinda creepy, imho.</p>
<p>@ safetypin00
i am interviewing with miRNAgirl as well…wat did you not like about their program? and which program did u apply to?</p>
<p>Accepted to UCLA psychology (behavioral neuroscience) via a very nice call from the faculty member I mentioned in my SOP. I’m thrilled!</p>
<p>I think this is the first time I’ve posted my complete list of schools, but here’s my status so far:</p>
<p>Accepted: UCLA
Interview: Yale INP
Rejected (unofficial): Stanford neuro, Berkeley neuro
Still waiting: Harvard psyc CBB</p>
<p>@ neurohopes
congratulations!</p>
<p>does anyone know wat the acceptance rate at NYU sackler after interview is?</p>
<p>Safetypin:</p>
<p>That is definitely a great question, but notice it has a positive connotation? You are asking what is GOOD about their program, not asking them to list what is wrong. This is in fact a great way to phrase the question and it accomplishes the same thing. You allow the faculty to decide how they want to approach this instead of saying ‘tell me what is wrong.’</p>
<p>@kinase87 (or anyone who knows about cornell IMP interview weekends) :)</p>
<p>did they happen to mention how many interview weekends they have? when i called them last week they did mention that they are still reviewing apps but i am scared to call them again. maybe if they have any other weekend than the feb 18-20 (i think) that others have mentioned on this forum I can still hold out hope…</p>
<p>@RIO2016</p>
<p>i’m so happy there is SOME/ANY response from emory GDBBS lol
i guess i can just wait some more now</p>
<p>and many congrats neurohopes that is AWESOME!</p>
<p>@biocandidateCA</p>
<p>I got an interview invite to Stanford Bios Cancer Bio program on January 18th via post mail. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Well, I didn’t actually say 'what is wrong with the program. I actually phrased it by saying ‘What makes your program special and makes it stand-out?’, which has a positive connotation. I do agree with you, I meant that you shouldn’t really be afraid to ask questions that will lead you to figure out if the program is good for you or not. I think it is perfectly fine to ask what the weaknesses of the program are, as well. </p>
<p>for NYU Sackler, they said they interview a total of 160-170, and offer acceptances to 90-95 of those. But they do it by interview weekend, so they interview like 27 for example, they have a cap, and will accept say 15 or whatever the number is, for that weekend only. They rarely put people ‘on hold’ or something. So you are ‘competing’ against people you are interviewing with. They are very open about this and will tell you all of this during the weekend, these numbers aren’t a secret. I liked that about them, very honest. </p>
<p>lokeshk, I’ll forward you my PM. My reason for not liking it are pretty much based on research fit, everything else are smaller things I’d be able to overlook if I found people I really really wanted to work with. I’m interested in neuro. And you can rotate with both their CNS and their Sackler faculty actually, something I didn’t know before.</p>
<p>Safetypin:</p>
<p>Yup. My main issue was how a question like, “what dont you like about your program?” sounds. I think the way you phrased it was great because it provides the same answers as that negative sounding question does. Also, the best answers are from grad students and I do think it’s totally appropriate and helpful to ask about weaknesses directly in this situation. They will probably give honest answers.</p>
<p>Thanks, you guys! I was so nervous so I’m a little in shock. I am just so grateful and don’t take any of this for granted… </p>
<p>I was super enthusiastic, so maybe that helped. I didn’t plan any questions to ask, I just asked whatever I thought of at the moment. Also, I didn’t feel as prepared as I could’ve been but now I think they don’t expect you to know everything – maybe they just want to see how you handle hardball questions.</p>
<p>Good luck! This is a stressful process but we are getting close to the end!</p>
<p>new terrible part of this process: waiting to hear decision after interview once several have already reported (via gradcafe results) being accepted. hmmmm, my interviews went really well too.</p>
<p>Anyone hear from northwestern IBiS?</p>
<p>@neurohopes, Congratulations! YOU DID IT! :)</p>
<p>I feel the same way! I am the only one of 7 kids in my family to get a bachelors.</p>
<p>I am so nervous about my interview that I can hardly contain myself, I have wanted to do this since I was a little kid- It feels…unreal.</p>
<p>P.S. I am “super enthusiastic” naturally myself…so your comment gives me hope that it won’t work against me!</p>
<p>It looks like Yale BBS is sending out rejections. So what does it mean if you don’t have an interview AND you don’t have a rejection?</p>
<p>Also, does anyone know how long after WashU DBBS interviews it takes to get acceptance/rejection letters?</p>
<p>Yippee!! My first interview. I got an email this morning and then a phone call from UNC’s BBSP program. Looks like they are still sending invites out. Good luck everyone.</p>
<p>@molecule. Same here with Yale BBS. Hmmm.</p>