So, how many interviews have you been offered over the application cycle (thus far)?
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I woke up this morning like this: IT'S MONDAAAAAYYY!!!!!!! 😍🤣
Saw empty email inbox and was like:
Still none for me. But I'm feeling good about this week!
Ditto. 🙁
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Don't worry guys! The day has just begun. Maybe they will start to send the invites at the end of today. 🙂
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as a fellow 0er im glad to see 0 is leading the way lol....is today supposed to be the big week for a lot of schools?
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I really hope the schools start sending out interview invitations today! 😀
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I'm just wondering if anyone on this forum is waiting for a "call" from westernU for those who applied.
You always see stuff like... "they had 6 interviews and 2 acceptances" and it always freaks me out because would think that it would say something like "they had 6 interviews and 5 acceptances"
I guess I thought interviews were like.... don't look like an idiot, and you'll probably get accepted.
What is the chance of getting rejections from all schools if you have 4 interviews?
I guess I thought interviews were like.... don't look like an idiot, and you'll probably get accepted.
What is the chance of getting rejections from all schools if you have 4 interviews?
It really depends on the schools you interview with. They range from schools that interview to accept (UoP), to schools that accept most of their interviewed students (Tufts instate), to schools that accept fewer (Nova, Pitt OOS).
However, even if the odds are in your favor, you still have to have a satisfactory interview to win an acceptance. My personal biggest fear would be interviewing at a school like Tufts and being one of the handful of MA residents they interview but reject.
Professional school interview odds are still better than job interviews right now. I'm in my gap year right now. When applying for entry-level research jobs (=extremely high turnover; lots of openings), I only received 3 offers after interviewing at 8+ places.
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Combs, I think you'll get an interview sometime soon...just don't wear jean shorts to your interview #UGA vs. UF Cocktail Party
All my interview invites were sent in the afternoon around 4, so there is still hope!
All my interview invites were sent in the afternoon around 4, so there is still hope!
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offtopic..but im in a gap year as well and going to be applying for research jobs for the year...where are you having luck finding these positions and what are you searching for in monster, craigslist, etc...im not having luck finding many entry level research positions..most seem to require experience.....also, what location are you in?
I woke up this morning like this: IT'S MONDAAAAAYYY!!!!!!! 😍
Saw empty email inbox and was like:
Still none for me. But I'm feeling good about this week!
Exactly🙁
Do you not have lab experience?
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I got an interview at 8pm after I had a sumptuous dinner like I always do. Just casually browsing on my iPhone sitting on the couch feeling rather lazy. Then I almost threw up after I saw the email. There were people who received automated emails after midnight and such. It can happen at any time. Really keeps you on your toes.
This is seriously early in the cycle. I feel like SDN is making people more antsy than they should. If you have decent stats, it's perfectly normal to not hear back til September or even October. Many schools start out really really late. Be patient!
This is seriously early in the cycle. I feel like SDN is making people more antsy than they should. If you have decent stats, it's perfectly normal to not hear back til September or even October. Many schools start out really really late. Be patient!
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Fellow 0er. Some people with 6+ interviews? 😱
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yea of course but not in a working setting or "years" of experience since i wasnt putting in 40 hours a week or 40+ in a lab
Among my group of friends, the only ones who found RA jobs by graduation were:
a. those who worked summer internships (full time), or year-round internships (part-time)=>most went into industry; a few into academic labs.
b. those who drove their own projects (~20 hours a week) for professors and wrote a senior thesis or published=>all went into academic labs.
Most of us (myself included), ended up feeding into the labs that we interned at or an associated lab (or a rival company-happened to a friend who interned in industry). Nobody wants to train a new graduate who will most likely leave to go off to professional school without fulfilling their commitment and the 1 year of research experience requirement screens them out. Competent hires (requiring less training) and/or stable hires who won't jump ship (the people who actually want a career in research; either with industry or academia) graduate with extensive research experience.
Nowadays, without serious lab experience you'll need to do a research-oriented masters to be competitive for an RA position.
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