<p>bxcrd- I heard from them (PMCB) in early Jan last year by email, and they gave me less than a weeks notice for the 1st interview date in Jan. </p>
<p>If you are applying PMCB, you should be aware that they are having major financial issues in that program. I do not know all of the details. I have not heard whether neuro is also having problems.</p>
<p>Does anyone have an answer to bekah102’s question? I was wondering sort of the same thing myself.</p>
<p>“When picking faculty for your interview list, I know that first and foremost it’s important to choose one who does what you’re interested in. On a level below that, is it usually better to choose faculty who are younger and excited, or old and established- even famous? I am just wondering if we would be able to connect with one or the other better, and if that will factor into the admissions decision.”</p>
<p>it really doesnt matter. They only ask for your opinion, in all likelihood you will interview with several people who were not on your list. At most schools they have a graduate committee, and everyone will interview with atleast one of the members. I think that these are the people whose opinions matter the most. Basically, if you’ve gotten the interview you have a very good chance of getting in, and it is really about you deciding where you would be happy. So you should try to talk to the people whose labs you are interested in working in to see if that is somewhere that you would be interested in working.</p>
<p>Dear all, I am an oversea applicant. I expect to be invited for phone interviews. I applied to 18 PhD programs in MCB/Biomed, but there’s no news from any of them untill now. </p>
<p>In this thread, most applicants who received early invitation are all in states, whether their status are international or not.</p>
<p>Do most schools arrange domestic interviews prior to phone interviews?</p>
<p>For my part, I am domestic.</p>
<p>Thank you so much ec1234!!! That makes sense. I was wondering if my friend was seriously joking.</p>
<p>interview from Yale and Upenn. yay!</p>
<p>who else has upenn interview in jan and yale interview in feb?</p>
<p>im really confused. what am i supposed to wear to the interviews?</p>
<p>For example, UPenn mentioned that I’ll be having a dinner with several PhD students; going to campus to meet students and faculty; Poster session and happy hour; learning about philadelphia and Penn; and dinner with students and faculty.</p>
<p>The dinners with PhD students, and for that matter really even the dinner with students and faculty, are usually pretty casual. Going to campus to meet faculty is business casual. There will be a few guys in suits, but they tend to stick out. For guys, khakis and a dress shirt (tie not necessary) is as dressed up as you need to be, and that’s only for the actual interview portion of the weekend…when you go around to the various faculty members’ offices and talk one-on-one. Other than that, just don’t wear anything offensive or with holes, etc. Also keep in mind that at times you’ll be rushed from building to building with a short time window to not be late to the next faculty meeting, so wear shoes you can actually walk quickly in and not kill your feet. Hope that helps!</p>
<p>mtlve - will the serious financial issues mean that they will be closing that program in the near future? or is it more like they will not have adequate funding for graduate students? did you decide to go to OHSU?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>Applied: UAB, Colorado-Boulder, UCSF, USC, UMN, OHSU, Johns Hopkins</p>
<p>Interviews: Penn & UW Seattle </p>
<p>I applied to UW (neurobiology/behavior) sort of on a whim (a few profs interested me, wouldn’t mind living in Seattle) - now I’m wondering if anyone knows anything about the program?</p>
<p>I visited Seattle this summer to check out the city/campus and for general vacation purposes. I can’t tell you much about the neuro dept but the Immunology/Micro depts were a bit rundown with equipment that predated my scientific career. The focus there seems to be on the medical school and not the graduate school. This being said, they are in the process of redoing the medical sciences area (lots of construction as of June) and they have a strong reputation. They also used to have a large biotech sector in Seattle and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is great if you are interested in cancer.</p>
<p>any interview attire suggestions for girls?</p>
<p>From post 120 earlier in this thread:
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<p>Interview invitation from Vanderbilt IGP this morning, through email.</p>
<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>I got an interview from Penn Neuro awhile ago (around Dec14th). Interview at the end of Jan. I also applied to Yale, Columbia, Cornell, UWisconsin, WUSTL, Harvard, NYU, etc…submitting Georgetown, Emory, and NYU this Fri (when I get paid of course grr). Was going to apply UVa and some others that I prob won’t submit now just bc I doubt I’d pick the others over Penn (if I get in <em>knock on wood</em>). Anyways, I know some people got invites to Harvard and Columbia already…does this mean I am def out? I know friends who did Neuro last year, and didnt get ANY invites till after the New Year…so I was suprised by how early Penn came (hoping that means I’m high on the list). Anyways, should I worry about Harvard and Columbia or is it too early and they may send invites in bunches? Also, I know people heard from different Yale programs, anyone hear from Yale Neuro which is prob diff? I know in that supp form I got they said not to hear till early Jan, but just curious!</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Applied: Wash U, Emory, UMass Worcester, JHSPH (MMI program) and UTMB.
I am a Latin American applicant, somebody else in this forum is also Latin American? And if so, have you received a notification from any of these schools?<br>
I am very worried…</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Vanderbilt IGP interview. I like their program but I dislike having to pay for my own airfare and then being reimbursed in awhile.</p>
<p>Applied: Harvard, UNC, Duke, Vanderbilt, Michigan, Baylor, Minnesota, UT Houston
Interviews: UNC, Vanderbilt, UT Houston</p>
<p>Belevitte, I find your comment not entirely accurate. </p>
<p>I recently left a position at UW in Seattle and I can say that the facilities are as good as any public university that you will find, including the University of California campuses. Research at UW is very strong and is not second to the medical school. As you mentioned there have recently been large improvements in infrastructure serving the biomedical sciences (Immunolgoy, Health Sciences, Genome Sciences etc). There are also many other campuses associated with UW where some programs allow you to rotate as a student (Fred Hutch, ISB, SBRI etc.) all with top-notch facilities and faculty.<br>
I can’t speak for the Neuro programs but wanted to provide some objectivity and the opinion that the school as a whole is underrated.</p>
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