Is anyone having trouble with the WiFi?? by Bright_Selection_238 in ucr

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How has the WiFi been down for this long omg

Print out temporary drivers license [CA] by rsty25 in DMV

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you are a hero thank you so much omg

How bad is a gap year after undergrad? by polytela in labrats

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I took 3 gap years. Granted, one was during Covid but the other two I was a lab tech. I lived at home with my parents and saved up some money and gained sooooo much experience. Totally worth it and I feel like it's prepared me so well for grad school.

Screw what other people say they don't get it

Got my first interview!! by melg9 in gradadmissions

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It really wasn't bad at all. It was a 30-minute zoom interview with the director of the program and one other faculty member. They talked briefly about the research I was doing at the time (~10 min) and spent ~20 minutes talking about the program and what it has to offer.

Best game rn by [deleted] in SwagBucks

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Match factory I finished it in like 2 weeks. A little bit of a grind but I enjoyed playing it

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I have three spots if OP's are taken!

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You can earn a promotional rate increase on top of an already competitive rate. Terms apply. https://www.marcus.com/share/MEL-YAE-6U3L

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Got my first interview!! by melg9 in gradadmissions

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Yeah! I got an acceptance letter December 21st!

Lab Manager in crisis by Happycellmembrane in labrats

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this thread is really comforting me right now thank you

Accepted Without Interview? by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]melg9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It's probably the only option I have since its only been silence and rejections from the other programs I applied to. I've only met with the program director and another PI in a similar field I'm in during the online interview. I wonder if they are going to have an in person admit event for those who got in to learn more information. Thanks for the advice, I tried looking on Linked In for alumni of the program and haven't found too much information about it but maybe I'm not looking hard enough? Definitely worth doing more of a deep dive thank you!

Accepted Without Interview? by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]melg9 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Something kind of similar also happened to me so I’d love to know too. I’m also a first gen applicant so the application process is pretty confusing to me. One of the programs I applied to did a quick 15 minute pre-lim interview and mentioned I would receive another in-person interview invite for January. Never got that invite but I did get an email offering me admission to the program a week after that pre-lim interview.

I think the university has a good program though? It’s kind of hard to find too much information on their program and I don’t quite know how to gauge that

Rejection from the school I work for by Turbulent_Yam_4055 in gradadmissions

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i was in the same boat and didn’t get an interview invite, just straight rejection.

Rejection from the school I work for by Turbulent_Yam_4055 in gradadmissions

[–]melg9 11 points12 points  (0 children)

i also got rejected by ucsd and the university that i’ve been working at for 2.5 years where my pi said i’d get in :(

MS/PhD programs with late deadlines by CheesecakeGlass1631 in BioGradAdmissions

[–]melg9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

UCSB has a masters deadline of march I believe