Just wanted to vent. I thought I would get at least one interview.

I thought I had good stats: International, 3.7 GPA, T20 university, 16 months biotech internship working on multiple project one of which was recently acquired by AbbVie, 4 undergraduate research projects in different disciplines, part-time work at translational lab, Amgen Scholar, Capstone project, 2 Posters and multiple presentations, LORs from professors i've known for numerous years, and other stuff on top of that were a waste of my time.

I guess no pubs really killed me but it's not my fault I didn't join labs at the correct time or my projects didn't give results that were publication worthy :|

I know my SOPs were at minimum decent because multiple people read over them from people who interviewed at similar places I've applied last year and professors.

I am already taking a gap year and don't want to take another - I just want to do cool research on stuff that I enjoy.

Already rejected from UPenn, CalTech, Yale and Harvard. Guess I'm just waiting for rejections from MIT, Stanford, UTSW and University of Toronto now lol.

Sent out 6:24pm EST !

Received an interview today!

Any news?

Did this actually come out? Someone put it on the spreadsheet but I don't see anything on grad cafe.

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This is my second time applying and I truly gave my applications everything. I know the application process just started, but all i keep doing is frantically checking reddit grad cafe, and I see others are getting interviews but I still have not.

I just don't what is missing in my application

I got invited to interview for Marquette University's PhD counseling psychology program this morning, however my reaction to getting my first interview invite is not what I expected. I was initially shocked and elated that I was chose for an interview because I applied with just my B.A. but had some good research and applied experience, but doctoral counseling programs are still known to be notoriously competitive even for the most qualified candidates. Now that the reality of possibly attending that school has set in, there are two issues that I can't shake as possible deterrents for committing to the program. I only applied to 3 PhD programs that were strong fits, so my concerns weigh a significant amount in my overall decision.

While the PI's I expressed primary interest in have research and applied work that are strong fits for my research and clinical interests, this was my last choice out of the doctoral programs I applied to for a few reasons. One is the university's lack of diversity within the student body, and the second is the programs overall affordability. I am worried about the overall social and academic environment considering that the school is made of largely of white, and upper-class students, as well as what I have read about BIPOC student's experiences navigating social life on campus. While the program and faculty prioritize issues related to diversity and social justice, I am more concerned with the attitudes and worldviews/perspectives of other doctoral students within the program and related fields due to the fact that many of the students who attend the university come from very privileged backgrounds. I have lived, gone to school and traveled to areas with significant diversity, and myself am Mexican American so this would be a significant culture shock and something I fear would make it challenging to relate to my cohort. At the same time, I recognize that these issues may not be prevalent at the doctoral level within the field. Additionally, this an expensive program and I have heard from other students' experiences that it can be challenging to secure funding and assistantships, although this is not a given, I am worried about taking the chances because this could significantly impact my expeience/education.

While the program is a strong fit for my interests and goals within graduate study, I am worried about committing to 6 years of my life to study at a university where the con's impact the quality of life and education/research opportunities available. I feel like I may be paranoid and overthinking this and know that these are questions that I can address within the interview, but this is such a big decision, and I don't want to make the wrong choice. I am wondering what your guys' insight is on this, whether you're a prospective graduate student, studying or working in the field, apart of an admissions committee, or whoever might have insight into my concerns.

Just wondering if there is potentially a third wave of interview invites…any insights would be greatly appreciated :)

Interview requests are out!!!

UC Davis: mid-Jan Zoom

UW Pathobio: Feb 3-4 in-person

I am not domestic.

I only decided to apply this cycle less than 8 weeks ago, so I'm quite happy with having researched programs + written statements + made significant edits to my writing sample all within that time. No matter the outcome, I am proud of myself for that. :')

I am awaiting responses from PhD programs. I have an OCD and GAD diagnosis, and this website and gradcafe have me currently in big episodes.

It honestly may be best to avoid these sites for the time being.

Hello! I am applying for a the Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling master’s program at USF. I started out my undergrad at NYU and transferred to UF following some health complications during my junior year. Unfortunately, because I had too many credits from NYU, I had to finish my degree through UF’s online program. I graduated in 2021 and took some time off for health and financial reasons and now I am in the process of applying for my master’s. I have reached out to several professors and I am being met with the same response that they are unable to provide me with a letter due to the online nature of the courses and not having a relationship with me outside of these courses.

I did very well in my undergrad and graduated with a 3.97 GPA while working full-time. I’m very bummed out and unsure of where to go from here, as the program I am applying to requires an academic letter of recommendation. I am not in a position where I can relocate for other programs.

Has anyone else had this issue? How did you navigate this?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Received at 15:03 PST

:)

Anyone have updates on interview or admissions to the fall 2025 on campus cohort of the MS Marriage and Family Therapy program?

I applied mid October and have only received the confirmation of receipt of all application materials earlier this week.

I’m so excited! Anyone else get an email?

Saw a lot of other biosciences at Anschutz came out today, anyone receive an invite to interview for cancer bio?

I just got my first interview invite! Based on the content of the email, how do you think I should prepare for it? Should I expect to get grilled about the technical specifics of my research at all?

For those wondering, this is for Purdue Chem PhD. I applied priority deadline Dec 1 and I’m an international student.

Hi yall, some in person interviews came out today. I was wondering if anyone got a zoom interview first like the website said or if they just went straight to in person invites this year.

Edit: spelling mistakes

I feel like I’m making this harder on myself than it needs to be.

Has anyone heard more about it? I saw some people got calls, but that was it (Biological Sciences in Public Health)

Has anyone heard when Harvard chembio will be releasing interview invites? Seems like a lot of the other GSAS programs are done sending out invites so was wondering if chembio is on a similar timeline!

I’m crying I got invited to Anschutz’s Biomedical Sciences PhD program!!! my dream school!! just got the email today & this feels so surreal

Congrats to everyone getting interviews today 🥳 and if you’re waiting anxiously like all of us, you got this 💕💕

Just asking, and yes I'm aware that the applications closed 9th December.

[wrong name on title] What is GPA and GPA Scale? [non-english native speaker here]

So, I'm Brazilian and currently trying to apply for a specific graduation program in Yale and this specific question when submitting my transcript is puzzling me, it's asking for my "GPA" and "GPA scale" I've found out what GPA means which sould be equivalent to "CRA" in my native language but I cannot understand what am I supposed to insert onto the "GPA Scale" field. Is it the maximum grade? Like 9 out of 10? The Examples given are not helping me at all figure this out. Help, please!

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I want to do numerical/lattice field theory. I know many schools gather folks in computational areas and also call it 'theory". I know for theory GPA matters a lot as well...

Does a 3.64 gpa from berkeley physics&math hurt me for top schools for these fields (mit, columbia, etc.)? Thanks!

hey guys, just now realizing that I applied to just chembio and CCB programs at harvard instead of applying to BBS (I had had conversations with administrators in BBS about applying so idk how it lapsed me) any advice on if I should reach out to anybody or just let it be? Also, do any veterans have an idea of how different my experience in the chembio dept through HMS might be from outside of BBS umbrella vs inside?

I saw a couple of people post an hour or so ago that they received interview invites. If you hadn’t received one yet, is it safe to assume that it’s a no for this cycle?