Did anyone else apply to the UPCI (University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute) Program?
I did!!
I hope I get in omg…
@ritikulous Me too!!! Do you need housing or do you live in the Pittsburgh area?
I live in the pgh area, so it would be super convenient for me and still such a great opportunity!
I live in Alabama lol! However, I think my family may rent an apartment and stay with me in Pittsuburgh (think of it as a vacation that’s 2 months long), so I may not need housing. This is an amazing opportunity, so I hope I make the cut!
That sounds cool! Me too, hope to see you there!
Same here!!
What did you rank as your first choice?
My first choice was Cancer Biology and my second chocie was Tumor Immunology. Wbu?
Mine was the exact opposite of yours. But I would be happy with either tbh
Haha same! I have 2 years of experience in cancer research, so I hope that helps me get accepted. Do you have any research experience?
I have some experience, but most of it involves engineering, so I don’t really know if that would help haha but that’s impressive! I definitely think you have a great shot! Did you apply to any other summer programs?
Haha yes I did lol! I applied to HOPP at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Wistar Institute (prolly won’t get in because he favor philly students), and a local backup program. Wbu?
The only other I applied to was Jackson Labs (which I extremely doubt that I will get into) but I also have been talking to the head researcher at the Hilman Center here in Pittsburgh (I honestly wasn’t even expecting him to give me the time of day) and he offered me a position with undergrads on his team or said that I could do that some days after I finish at UPCI if I get in. But my first choice is definitely still UPCI cause it would be the most convenient and still just as amazing!
Wow Jackson Labs is really competitive! Good luck! And honestly, the other programs I applied to are extremely hard to get into (HOPP has a 3% acceptance rate). UPCI would be amazing tho!
Oh nice you have a great backup system!
Yeah I’m not really hoping for Jackson Labs, if I got it would be quite a surprise haha but thanks!
Haha no problem!
Has anyone gotten an acceptance notification?
Yes. my son got in yesterday. He is going to be staying at the dorm