<p>You applied to very selective schools. I know it is not common to do research during undergrad in Europe, and it is a good stuff if you did any. I also bet, the GPAs are counted in a different way, so 3.3 is not that bad.</p>
<p>But US, especially international admissions, is extremely competitive. undergraduates have high GPAs, and do research for years, publish papers etc. Often, even poorer schools will give you a really hard time, because they don’t admit international students. These are often public schools.</p>
<p>I would go to Oxford if I were you, do amazing job, and apply for postdoc in US.</p>
<p>@ aradian7 - read my post from a few days ago, and others from my user archives, as they’re mostly in reference to the department you’re interviewing for. see you friday.</p>
<p>could you post your stats (GPA, etc), please?</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Krun, I thought OHSU sent out invites on December? My application arrived there on the day of the deadline. I guess if I don’t hear soon, then its a no.</p>
<p>Does anyone know the logic behind inviting people to later weekends? Are the people invited later the bottom of the acceptable list after other people have declined interviews? Or are the first people the ones who are under more scrutiny?</p>
<p>As an international student, I can completely relate to the anxiety that you all feel while waiting for Universities to notify you in regard to your application. Admittedly, a little less for me now given recent events. Unfortunately, active and continuous discussion on this topic is not widespread on many forums and as such, international students are almost always forced to restore to speculation when it comes to US institutions. Display of moral support for each other during this waiting period would be highly welcomed but sadly we never seem to be able to sustain our discussions relating to such issues for very long periods. </p>
<p>In my experience strong applicants are often contacted by the university early in the selection process regardless of origin (domestic or international). And yes, there are those that consider international applicants after domestic but the number of universities that practice this are few (despite what you have heard). Usually there is a period ranging from late December to mid February in which most universities contact their potential grads. A lack of contact within this window often signifies a disinterest of the university in your application and a possible future rejection. There are however exceptions to the rule but this is usually the norm.</p>
<p>On a more positive note, I have known of many international applicants who had never been contacted by the universities to which they applied but were miraculously admitted to their programs in April nonetheless; albeit a few without funding. Regrettably this is still equivalent to a rejection for most internationals. </p>
<p>Anyway this was never written in a bid to discourage anyone but instead a call for some to face reality. It’s my wish that everyone gets into their desired program but the faster you realize that things might not work in your favour, the faster you are able to make alternative plans and get on with your life. Nevertheless, once you haven’t gotten that dreaded rejection letter/email there is always hope. So lets pray (for those that are christians anyway) that you will be accepted to your dream program or your second choice if you already received a rejection from your first. Best of luck to those still waiting.</p>
<p>Undergrad @ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Applied for the most part to Bioengineering PhD programs.</p>
<p>Accepted: Boston University, Wash U, U Penn
Interviews: Stanford, Hopkins, Caltech, Berkeley, UW, Columbia, Duke
Haven’t heard from: MIT EECS, Harvard HST, Cornell</p>
<p>It’s going to be a really busy next couple of weeks - I’m pretty much gone for interviews from 2/19 to 3/15. I just hope HST will get back to me soon, I’m seeing my chances there start to ebb away…</p>
<p>@brain_aging: I guess I’ll be seeing you in Boston in a few days!</p>
<p>Also, for general interest, at my interview with NYU Sackler last week, we were given the following stats (approximate): 750 applied, 150 interviewed, 90 accepted, expect 30 to enroll.</p>
<p>At least from what I’ve heard, the expectation that roughly 30% of accepted students will matriculate is pretty standard. Such that, if you know a program has around 10 students per year, then they will probably accept 30.</p>
<p>belevitt - Yes, there is something like waitlisting, though you may not receive any information that you have been waitlisted. </p>
<p>Many schools have multiple interview weekends. They contact the applicants they like the most first, and see who will come. If the numbers are low, they invite more people. Additionally, schools start to invite people to later weekends as they receive information that people decline.</p>
<p>I seem to remember that last year there were people who didn’t hear back until March, after the school had been turned down by people in the first round. You shouldn’t have super high hopes if you don’t hear back from a school by March, but don’t give up completely.</p>
<p>i guess i would be an example of said “waitlisting.” Accepted/got interviews for 15 schools I applied to, except rejected from stanford and UCSF… still haven’t heard from Harvard, MIT, Caltech, rockefeller, caltech. I assume that I’m on the bubble with these schools and that they’d online invite me to an interview if a large number of people decline.</p>
<p>I just got invited by email to interview at the Tufts University Sackler school (Integrated Studies Program) on Feb 27. Conveniently, none of my interview dates have conflicted with each other at all.</p>
<p>Results so far:</p>
<p>Applied: Boston Univ. Bio, Tufts Sackler ISP, Tufts A&S Bio, Brandeis Bio, Northeastern Bio, Harvard BBS, MIT
Interviews: BU (2/22), Tufts Sackler (2/27), Tufts A&S (unscheduled), Brandeis (2/13), Northeastern (was 2/6)
Rejected: none, still waiting for any response from MIT and Harvard BBS</p>
<p>Received an acceptance from UNC BBSP this afternoon by phone and am greatly relieved. This has been my top choice since the beginning of the admissions process and will most likely be where I do graduate school. I had already fell in love with the area and while I am going out for the Duke interview, I know that I will be in North Carolina soon. I want to thank all of you for your support and insight throughout this process, it has helped me through some of the most stressful times in my adult life. Best of luck to everybody and hopefully we will meet again.</p>
<p>Just got a rejection letter from HST - apparently they’re sending out interview invites/rejections at the same time, and unfortunately I fell in the latter category.</p>
<p>Kind of bummed right now… I know I should be happy with my interviews at other great schools, but HST was far and beyond my top choice.</p>