<p>Hey mtlve, is there a reason why you choose Duke over JHU and Baylor? Please let me know. Thanks.</p>
<p>Well I've read a lot of post here and I decided to post today my results</p>
<p>IGPBS/Pharmacology and Toxicology</p>
<p>University At Buffalo, SUNY--Accepted with full stipend + Tuition
Loyola University--Interview/Then Rejected
University of Connecticut--Waitlisted
University of Illinois at Chicago--Waitlisted
UC inrvine--Rejected
Emory University--Rejected
University of kansas--Rejected
Northwestern University--Rejected</p>
<p>MCBartist</p>
<p>Duke just seemed to be a better fit for me. Baylor did not have as much in terms of my research interests. I did really like the program structure. I was not too sure about TX. In regards to Hopkins, I did not like the structure of my particular program (it was a really small and unique program). Also the directors seemed too busy to talk to recruits and some faculty I interviewed with voiced complaints about my particular program. Hopkins was probably my second to last choice because of this. I think I would have ranked Hopkins a lot higher if I applied to a different department. </p>
<p>I really liked the faculty and the program at Duke. The students seemed really happy and you can live comfortably off the stipend. I am not so sure about Durham, but I know a lot of people love the research triangle area.</p>
<p>Accepted:
Harvard-MCB
Yale-BBS-MB&B
Columbia-B&MB
Rockefeller
UCSD-C&B</p>
<p>Attending: Rockefeller!</p>
<p>Accepted: </p>
<p>Stanford Cancer bio (SGF)
MIT Bio
Berkeley MCB</p>
<p>Declined Interview: UCSD</p>
<p>Rejected (all pre-interview):</p>
<p>UCSF Tetrad
Harvard HBTM
Rockefeller</p>
<p>tvgradschool,</p>
<p>have you decided where you are going?</p>
<p>L3monkid,</p>
<p>yes, heading to Palo Alto next year! Forgot to add that to the post before...</p>
<p>Well, might as well post:</p>
<p>Accepted: Duke, UNC, Pitt, CMU, CU-Boulder
Rejected: UCDHSC </p>
<p>Going to Duke in the fall. See you there, mtlve.:)</p>
<p>Here is my list:</p>
<p>Accepted: Weill Cornell (BCMB allied program), Einstein College of Medicine
Rejected: Rockefeller, Columbia (at med school), NYU (Sackler), Mt. Sinai</p>
<p>Going to Weill Cornell! Excited to live on Manhattan for 5-6 years:)</p>
<p>New User- What Duke program are you in? I will be in CMB. Are you doing a summer rotation? I am thinking about starting a rotation in late July/ early August to get adjusted to the area, but I am still looking for a lab. I need to start securing housing now. I went down a few weeks ago to look for housing and it sounds like it could be difficult to get some.</p>
<p>I am waitlisted at Yale, so there is a chance I may not go to Duke. I have no idea if I would like Yale. I am waiting to learn my status there before signing up for Duke.</p>
<p>mtlve, what program did you apply for at Hopkins?</p>
<p>accepted: Rockefeller, UCSF TETRAD, UW Genome sciences, Berkeley, Stanford Genetics, Harvard BBS, Harvard Systems, MIT</p>
<p>withdrew: NYU</p>
<p>going to MIT!</p>
<p>Firstly, I apologise to have dropped in from nowhere with an unrelated question....but i thought you guys are the right person..
Well my question is,,what is/are the best job opportunities you can have as a bio major? Best meaning best paid/renowned..I plan to moajor in Biology but what i feel is that all you can do upon graduation is just research,research,research
Soory and please don't make me feel stupid, i am just curious.</p>
<p>If you don't want to do research, you can always be a college-level lecturer (only if you enjoy teaching though, and it's not high on the pay scale).</p>
<p>For pay, get a BS in bio and then go to law school or get an MBA.</p>
<p>isnwta, how about med school? As a bio major you would need some kind of post-bac study (grad, law, or medical school) in order to start a strong career. A BS in bio alone doesn't open many doors, just like a BS in anything else these days.</p>
<p>A BS is the new high school diploma. Hate to say it, but it really does not mean much anymore, especially in biology.</p>
<p>I think that BS in engineering is actually optimal. I will get master's in July which I think are useless and a lot of my friends with PhDs are having hard time finding a job (they are too pricey for an employer).</p>
<p>Does anybody know what is the starting salary for PhDs in medical sciences?</p>
<p>Can an international study medicine in the us (especially if he requires lots of fin. aid) I don't think so ..and snowcapk whats a post-bac study for a bio major?? Thanks guys for your input.</p>
<p>I m going to UMass and their stats say that a PhD there takes 6.5 years on an average to complete. Isn't this figure a bit high? Hw long does a PhD take elsewhere?</p>
<p>souravrc: Most of the places I have seen are in the 5-6 range, so that is a little on the high end. </p>
<p>isnwta: I do not know if you can study medicine in the US but I think so. There are a bunch of other career options in the health field: physical therapy, PA school, dental, pharmacy, etc. </p>
<p>If you get a PhD in biology (which requires research), a bunch of non research career options will open. You could do political advising/lobbying. Many people do science writing. You can teach at a LAC. ............ (there are a lot of career options)</p>