<p>I don’t know which field you are interested in. You can definitely email faculty members of your interest and ask them if they are taking grad students. If I were you, I would choose the school that has maximum number of labs in my interest. </p>
<p>Among the schools, UChicago has best research strength and reputation. However, you may take other factors into consideration such as weather, stipend v.s. cost of living…etc</p>
<p>sorry, my previous response was for geneticsgal</p>
<p>Final update-</p>
<p>Applied: Harvard BBS, Stanford Biosciences, Caltech Biology, UMich PIBS, UCLA ACCESS, Vanderbilt IGP
Accepted: Caltech, UMich, UCLA, Vanderbilt
Rejected: Stanford, Harvard (probably)
ATTENDING: Caltech! </p>
<p>I really liked the intimate size of the Biology department, diversity in research + several profs I’d love to work with, the fact that they really care about each student’s career and treat them like scientists, just the right amount of intensity/chill factor ratio, friendly students, beautiful campus and very live-able Pasadena! (Now I just have every body part crossed for my bf to get in for his Masters in Aerospace Eng. Also if anyone has contacts at NASA-JPL please PM me… desperate and shameless job searching I know)</p>
<p>Note: Being an MIT undergrad and soon-to-be Caltech grad, I must say that I am at least being somewhat consistent regarding the ability of football teams.</p>
<p>leukemia-sorry, i applied for human genetics programs (or appropriate umbrella program). Would you suggest sending out a mass email to faculty simply asking if they are taking students?</p>
<p>Absolutely you can do that, but I guess the program coordinator would have a list of PIs willing to take students in the following years. Check it out first. I have a friend (3rd year now) in Chicago’s genetics. It was a very strong program, so she turned down Baylor and went to Chicago.</p>
<p>geneticsgal,</p>
<p>A mass e-mail might come off as kind of rude. Why not start off with personalized e-mails to the 5 faculty you’re most interested in at each program?</p>
<p>Thanks buffkitten, that’s kind of what I thought. Individual emails take so much time, but I guess starting off with 5 people at each program won’t be so bad.</p>
<p>anybody going to Weill Cornell next year for immuno? :)</p>
<p>Just signed my life away…so scared and excited! </p>
<p>(Patches: I didn’t apply to Weill Cornell)</p>
<p>Question:</p>
<p>To be accepted or even considered for a PhD program are you always interviewed? Can a school still accept you without intereviewing??? Just a thought…i’m going insane to hear from my applications… i have only been interviewed for Boston U. So was just wondering what to except from the other graduate schools…</p>
<p>@roxannecellbio: Congrats! I feel the same way too. :)</p>
<p>@Grad<em>02</em>02_09: It depends on the program. There have been some (relatively rare) cases where a program which normally requires interviews still offered admission to an applicant who declined to interview. But in all of those cases the applicants were still initially invited to interview. If a program requires interviews and it hasn’t invited you to interview, you probably shouldn’t hold your breath.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if Stanford Immunology has already contacted?</p>
<p>I second Aceflyer’s comments. In my case, I had declined Columbia interview about 2 weeks ago and yet they sent me acceptance to the program. I really respect them for the nice gesture.</p>
<p>I declined RPI’s offer to interview, but still was offered admission. I hadn’t expected it, and was surprised to receive it in the mail. I declined shortly after to hopefully release a spot for someone else.</p>
<p>Final update:</p>
<p>Applied: Harvard BBS, MIT Biology, Rockefeller, Weill Cornell BCMB, Berkeley MCB, UW MCB, UCSF Tetrad, UChicago Mol Bio, Northwestern IBIS</p>
<p>Interview: UChicago Mol Bio, Weill Cornell, UCSF Tetrad, Northwester IBIS (declined interview)
Accepted: UChicago, Weill Cornell, UCSF Tetrad</p>
<p>Going to UCSF Tetrad!</p>
<p>I guess I’ll give my final update too. I’m only mentioning by name the schools that people seem to care about on this board. Mostly umbrella or MCB programs.</p>
<p>Applied: way too many schools (15 in all)
Rejected at Sloan-Kettering (confirmed) and UPenn (assumed)
Declined interviews at 6 schools including Northwestern & UW-Madison
Interviewed and accepted at 7 including U Mich & UW-Seattle</p>
<p>I’m also going to UCSF Tetrad!!! Phanta, I’ll see you there :-)</p>
<p>Final update:</p>
<p>Applied: Harvard Immunology, MIT Biology, Weill Cornell Immunology/Infectious Diseases, Yale Immunology, Sloan Kettering, UChicago Immuno, Columbia Micro</p>
<p>Interview: Sloan Kettering, Yale, UChicago, Columbia
Accepted: Yale, UChicago, Columbia
Rejected: Sloan Kettering</p>
<p>I’m going to Yale! Anyone else going to Yale for Immunology?</p>
<p>any international students heard from Caltech Biology? have they sent out all offers?</p>
<p>Caltech has notified people of their acceptances although it’s possible that international people will be notified at a different time.</p>
<p>danielge- when did you go to your interview? There was a girl from Canada (she said she was considered international) during my weekend.</p>