<p>FREAKING OUT! just got a rejection email from a school I got an acceptance letter from 2 weeks ago....</p>
<p>what school is that? You should call them to make sure that it's not a mistake. sometimes they mis-address some rejection letters</p>
<p>It's Weill Cornell, and I've confirmed with them that they did not mean to send me the acceptance letter, but it seems everyone on the wait list got one (maybe?).</p>
<p>I didn't get a rejection email from Weill Cornell (yet), but did get an acceptance letter without any email correspondence whatsoever. The other schools that accepted me sent at least 2 emails as well as a letter. Maybe they did send everyone on the waitlist a letter.</p>
<p>About a week after my interview at Weill Cornell, one of my interviewers emailed me and said I got in. A little bit later I received the official acceptance letter. I haven't heard anything else from them.</p>
<p>That is very poor handling by Weill Cornell. In my case it was like with masta_ace, one faculty e-mailed me (he is a co-chair) and then I got an official letter in the mail with a response card.
I already accepted the offer and I also e-mailed the guy who e-mailed me. He e-mailed me back with congrats. I think they won't have the nerve to tell me now that I am not in.</p>
<p>Aldo003b, did you interview with them in person? If so they should just honor the acceptance letter and let you decide. If they interviewed you they were already interested so I don't think what is the big deal.</p>
<p>maco0708,</p>
<p>A similar thing happened to me at another school that I will not name. The director emailed me saying that committee was very impressed with my application/interview and strongly encourage me to join the program. Two days later they sent me a formalized letter of rejection. I still have no idea on what actually happened in this instance.</p>
<p>Another school accepted me, and then I got an email about my application being incomplete and they would not review my application. I emailed the director and they said that I was still admitted and to ignore the email.</p>
<p>Hopefully things work out for all of you guys. I think some committees just have problems sending mass emails.</p>
<p>mac0708, have you figured out where you are going to live? Turns out that incoming students coming alone must share apartments with other students and that there is a waiting list for the studios.</p>
<p>Masta_ace,</p>
<p>I haven't contacted Weill about the housing yet. I have a serious girlfriend so I need at least a studio but I would prefer a one bedroom.
If I was single I would prefer to have a roommate, it would be cheaper and more fun.</p>
<p>Maco0708 - just FYI, cornell has strict requirements for demonstrating that you're actually a couple, I know for post-docs, they have to show a year of shared rent/credit cards, etc. Also, they're closing 2 buildings that contain 44 of the studios, so all the students currently in those studios will get priority on apartments that are opening up.</p>
<p>I also was emailed by Weill Cornell congratulating, followed by an official acceptance via ground mail and another email from an interviewer. With that many different formats of notification and so many applicants, it's no wonder they mess this up.</p>
<p>aldo003b, would you happen to know which buildings they are closing down?</p>
<p>The University of Pittsburgh Medical School is a top research institute that is the leader in many fields. The University consistently ranks in the top 10 for NIH funding</p>
<p>They're closing 423 and 425 East 69th Street.</p>
<p>Mt. Sinai vs. Emory vs. Rice for genetics/molecular biology??</p>
<p>I'm currently an undergrad student at Emory.</p>
<p>Emorystudent,</p>
<p>If you've been reading some of the other threads on this forum, you would realize that you should probably cross Emory off your list.</p>
<p>Unless it's for family/personal issues, or if you're an undergrad in a field that's not biology/genetics.</p>
<p>EmoryStudent, I'd go with Mount Sinai. I'm from Texas myself and I haven't really heard too much about the life sciences over at Rice, although it is a great institution. I don't think their genetics/molecular biology research is that strong or if there are lots of areas to choose from. But hey, I guess it also depends on where you prefer to live...Houston and NYC are totally different.</p>
<p>Why is it bad to stay at the same institution?</p>
<p>Emory,
search "imbreeding" in this forum. I think both sides of the argument are covered pretty well in the threads,. The decision obviously depends on the situation, but I think more current grad students/profs support the idea that imbreeding is bad.</p>
<p>So, I swore up and down I wouldn't ask this here, but i'm only one step away from deciding via Darts, and that would suck. So. Einstein or Mt Sinai for neuropharmacology?</p>