<p>@ Microphage: I’m an international, heard from Northwestern IGP.</p>
<p>FINAL UPDATE:
International (Canadian) Applicant. GPA 3.95 from McGill, GRE 800Q 480V 4.0AW, Subject Biochem 650 (89%).</p>
<p>Applied: Stanford Harvard Columbia Cornell Yale MIT Northwestern Rockefeller
Rejected (pre-interview): Stanford Harvard Yale MIT Rockefeller
Interview: Columbia Cornell Northwestern
Waitlisted then Rejected: Columbia, Cornell (hasn’t happened yet, but I was told not to keep my hopes up :D)
Accepted: Northwestern IGP</p>
<p>GOIN’ TOOOO CHICAGOOOOOOOO yeye</p>
<p>In retrospect, I probably should have studied for my GREs. Maybe that would have made a difference… BUT! I’m still happy with my final destination.</p>
<p>Doesn’t the grad school reimbuse you for all your travels to the interviews?</p>
<p>Microphage: I would definately choose UMass over UPitt. UMAss is an up and coming program. It is only 28 years old and already ranked 18th by the AAMC which is quite impressive and they have tons of funding and graduates get awesome post-docs and their facilities are really new and impressive…but it depends what kind of enviornment you prefer. UMass seems way more intense than Upitt. </p>
<p>On another note, what do you all think about the size of labs? Would you rather join a lab that is large (12-20 people) with lots of undergrads and post-docs in addition to grad students? or a small (4-6) lab with only 2 post-docs and 2-3 grad students? Which type of lab is more conducive to getting good training?</p>
<p>I am international and just got an offer from Biomedical Science Training Program (BSTP), School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University.
Does anybody have comments about this school/program?</p>
<p>that’s my officemate; we used to take off around 3 pm and go to the beach to surf or snorkel … ah, i miss undergrad.</p>
<p>even though i’m at columbia, i still speak highly of my old department at ucsd and promote its program as much as i do my current one. last year i totally hyped up ucsd to one guy on college confidential and lo and behold, he went there. and joined my old lab. small world sometimes, ain’t it?</p>
<p>astrina, I ended up not chosing to go to San Diego for PhD, but I have to admit, what a beautiful beautiful place… Hard not to fall in love with!</p>
<p>I LOVE San Diego!!! Lived and worked there for half a decade. My favorite neighborhoods are Hillcrest, Northpark and University Heights (They’re more urban).</p>
There’s no right answer to this question – everybody’s different, and different people prefer different lab environments.</p>
<p>I’m in a big lab (25 people total), and I love it. I don’t like having a PI look over my shoulder all the time, and the breadth of knowledge and experience contained in my 24 other lab mates is incredible. I rotated in a small lab (6 people) and really didn’t like it much. But other people have different preferences, which is why there is a range of lab sizes.</p>
<p>Unfortunately you cannot deduct the costs of application but as somebody had mentioned, you can deduct moving expenses. Keep receipts from the move including hotels (though you cannot deduct the cost of meals on the road).</p>
<p>Gr888, u have an accept from Northwestern…CONGRATULATIONS!
U were interviewed and waitlisted? Did they send u a mail saying that u are in their waiting list?
Ive not a heard a thing on my application yet. I guess they’ll crack the bad news any time soon.
Happy For u …CONGRATS 1ce again.
If luck has it, will c u at Northwestern.</p>
<p>@ada711911
Ive been hearing a lot more about UMASS then UPitt.
Ive heard the program is really intense and rigorous. Thou Im not averse to hard work ,but u never know how conditions might be at a later date.
Agreed UMASS is like really a fast growing school, but my research interests (Oncoimmuno) are better met a UPitt.
But then again, OTHER FACTORS do play a part…
So, Im still confused b/w UPitt and UMASS, with an inclination towars UPitt :)</p>
<p>@ Virion
Congrats for ur Northwestern IGP admit.
Do they send u mail for the interview OR they just update it on the ApplyWeb application?
Are you an intl student?</p>
<p>Microphage: you should go where you feel you can get the best education and training. both UMass and Upitt are great schools. And for grad school, the PI you work with def is more important than the reputation of the school. And Upitt is an awesome school too. They have amazing scientists there and students do seem less stress out and happier there. also, it seems as if it is really easy to fail out of UMass…</p>
<p>I cannot decide between Princeton and Dartmouth? would people think i am crazy if i chose Dartmouth over Princeton? Princeton is ranked 12 while Dartmouth is ranked 34.</p>
<p>As u rightly out it, its very easy to fail out of UMASS.
One of my frnds who’s in first year, is considering a transfer.
He puts is as a personal reason to shift, so I dint ask further.
But Ive heard, from the last class itself, theyve already thrown out 3!</p>
<p>Cool man, uve got an admit from Dartmouth 2?
Im waiting my verdict on that app 2.
So u not taking up Northwestern?
Also, choosing a univ just by rank is plain foolishness
They decide the ranks by a number of factors…
n yeah, Dartmouth is really doing gr8 research from what I saw on their website…
U applied to MCB at Dartmouth?
Also, when did interview/hear about d accept from Northwestern, Dartmouth?</p>
<p>Two of UMass faculty won the “early career scientists” by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), but life at UMass seems way too stressful…and science is difficult and you won’t be able to do your best work if you are not happy.</p>
<p>I am seriously considering Dartmouth over Princeton. Dartmouth offers more labs to choose from and labs are smaller compared to princetons (15-20 people) and yeah i applied to the MCB program. Northwestern is okay, but i really do not like the location
I interviewed at Dart on 3/13 and heard back the following Wednesday</p>
<p>I agree with Mollie’s post. There isn’t a single correct answer to the question of what size lab is ideal. Some people prefer to work in a larger lab while others prefer to work in a smaller lab. The best way for a student to determine what size is the best fit for him/her is through the rotation process.</p>
small world sometimes, ain’t it?</p>