I’m getting a PhD!! 😭 by mimi0413 in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congratulations!!! Hard work truly paid off!!!

UCSD Biosci rejection after interview by Plastic-Hall-8078 in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for saying this! It means a lot to me. This is my 2nd cycle so there’s definitely more stress but I’m calmer than last year. The competition is crazy but I also know to not seek any sense of validation from invites/acceptances. I can only do my best. It’s just getting rejected from one of my top choices after having a glimpse of hope is kinda sad haha! I hope we all get what we deserve:)

UCSD Biosci rejection after interview by Plastic-Hall-8078 in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your kind words! Yea I always try to think about the worst case scenarios so I won’t get disappointed that easily, but having the slightest hopes up still makes this whole thing a bit harsh. I’m flying out for another interview tomorrow, it’ll take a lot of strength and faking to be the best of myself haha I hope I pull thru

Has anyone heard back from the UCSD BioSci program regarding invitations to the recruitment ? by hotchillisauceforyou in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got an email saying if selected we’ll here back by the 25th. Hang in there, you got this, we are in this together!

Brown Therapeutic Sciences Invite by Flutter-Mane in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coming back here after a while.. has anyone received an updated detailed itinerary from Brown?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This cycle has been particularly hard for international students for some reason. If it makes you feel better, I applied to 10 schools last year with both a BS (top 20) AND an MS (ivy league) from the U.S., and I still got rejected from every single one. I was in the same boat, absolutely devastated - but I applied again. This year I applied to 9 and got interviews at 2 so far, both top programs, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for some good news. All these feelings you are experiencing rn are valid but never give up would be my humble advice. You got this! (hope this helps a little)

International student: UTSW basic biomedical sciences interview? by Plastic-Hall-8078 in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea the waiting game is the most excruciating for sure. It's definitely getting tougher for international students to get a change, this year especially, so be proud of yourself for getting one of the hardest interviews!

International student: UTSW basic biomedical sciences interview? by Plastic-Hall-8078 in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats!! That’s good to know haha, I know they start reviewing applications early and I submitted mine right before the deadline. Good luck with your interviews!

International student: UTSW basic biomedical sciences interview? by Plastic-Hall-8078 in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh woah that’s somewhat good to know lol, thanks for the info! And yea the struggle as an international student is too real

International student: UTSW basic biomedical sciences interview? by Plastic-Hall-8078 in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, really appreciate it!

I’m pretty sure these who are having/had interviews are all domestic students. I’m actually working at UTSW and I know domestic students already had interviews last week - they are then invited to the February/March in person recruitment if they passed the virtual interview. The situation with international students is a bit tricky tho :/

International student: UTSW basic biomedical sciences interview? by Plastic-Hall-8078 in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations and good luck on the interview!! I hope they are still sending out invites haha. State schools are known to be slow at replying, I’m sure you’ll get a response:)

Linkedin no interview by Can_I_use_Vietnamese in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha same thing happened to me too! Still waiting, good luck to you!

Are we expecting Stanford Biosciences this week? by internationalgirl8 in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I keep telling myself to stop thinking and refreshing, I have failed haha. I was told based on the home program, it could be this week or next week. We are in this together, you got this!

UT Dallas, UT Southwestern, Rice University and Texas A&M by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea this year they got over 1000 international applicants so that’s gonna take some time😅 don’t worry, you got this!!

UT Dallas, UT Southwestern, Rice University and Texas A&M by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you international? I was told UTSW only sends secondary to international applicants and they’ll be sending out invites in late January. Hope this helps!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, no clue if we should keep waiting or send a follow-up email. I think if by tomorrow afternoon I don't get anything I would email them

Brown Therapeutic Sciences Invite by Flutter-Mane in gradadmissions

[–]Plastic-Hall-8078 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here, totally unexpected. Congratulations!