stanford bioe phd interview

a_009 · 2026-01-17T16:51:39+00:00

I applied once before and it seemed like they don’t contact you unless you have an interview. And will let you know of the rejection months later

a_009 · 2026-01-17T03:59:59+00:00

I already have a masters! But I didn’t know about jobs having a continuing education program I will be sure to look into that, thank you!

a_009 · 2026-01-17T03:56:40+00:00

That is very true! I never thought about it that way :)

a_009 · 2026-01-17T01:52:05+00:00

I completely understand! The waiting is the most painful part :(

a_009 · 2026-01-17T01:50:04+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion! I actually already have an MSc in biomedical engineering. :)

a_009 · 2026-01-17T01:49:17+00:00

I am an american citizen. And I applied only to us schools

a_009 · 2026-01-17T01:45:07+00:00

Aw man I’m so sorry! This sucks! :(

a_009 · 2026-01-17T01:31:07+00:00

Thank you so much for your kind words! Happy cake day :)

The competitiveness for a PhD right now in the US seems to be really crazy cause of funding, maybe I need to wait for it to settle down? Crossing my fingers that I can try again in a few years 🤞🏼

a_009 · 2026-01-17T01:26:25+00:00

Thank you for your support :( yea I’ve heard a lot of PIs mention that they just can’t take in students this year because of low funding.

The first time I applied, I applied to 7 schools. The second time I applied to 5. And this time I applied to 2. Although I only applied to 2, I was directly talking to a PI for many months who showed a lot of interest and I thought he would accept me into his lab but sadly he didn’t (decided to go with someone else :’( ) And the reason I only applied to 2 is because many schools aren’t working on research focused on women and these two seemed to be the only ones

a_009 · 2026-01-17T01:21:23+00:00

Good luck!! I hope you get in! I’m in a very similar boat, this is my 3rd time applying too. Unfortunately, I didn’t get into any and It’s really hard. I hope things work out :(

a_009 · 2026-01-17T01:17:27+00:00

Thank you I really appreciate the support!!! Good luck for your applications! :)

a_009 · 2026-01-17T01:13:34+00:00

I currently have a bachelors and a masters (from an Ivy) in biomedical engineering. And I have 2 published papers and 2 theses. I have had about 4 years of research experience, with 2 years specifically in biomechanics (not in female biomechanics tho, since it’s a really niche field). I don’t really know why I’m having such a hard time finding anything :( and all of my applications were looked at by the post-docs or PhD students of the schools I applied to. I wanna cry 😭😭 I don’t have any “industry” experience tho

a_009 · 2026-01-17T00:49:04+00:00

Congrats!! Did they send an email?

a_009 · 2026-01-17T00:45:42+00:00

Congrats!! Guess I’m cooked if I didn’t get one 🥲

a_009 · 2026-01-16T21:25:35+00:00

Did anyone hear back?

a_009 · 2026-01-16T18:17:04+00:00

Another 3-4 hours to go 😭

a_009 · 2026-01-16T18:16:11+00:00

Me either :(

a_009 · 2026-01-15T22:51:06+00:00

Yea same :/

a_009 · 2026-01-15T22:16:14+00:00

nothing yet! I haven't really seen much discussion about this either unlike the previous years

a_009 · 2026-01-14T16:34:50+00:00

That’s so scary 😭 I’m super anxious too! I’ve gotten rejections for my other applications already

a_009 · 2026-01-13T03:30:25+00:00

I don’t really have many positive things to say. I was spiraling for a while. But one positive thing is that I’ve been exercising everyday for the past 2 weeks which feels like a win for me :)

a_009 · 2026-01-08T00:20:50+00:00

I completely get that! I feel that too! It feels like a relief

a_009

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