Thinking of rejecting Case and Rochester interviews after UTSW acceptance

[BNSN]

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My interests are in molecular psychiatry (depression and schizophrenia), and UTSW (which I just got into about 20 minutes ago!) just seems to have a better program than Case and Rochester in these areas.

Does anyone disagree? Would Case or Rochester be better than UTSW?

I am hoping someone else can get these interview spots because they are in mid February.

Thanks.

 

[LuckyBunny2009]

Hi BNSN!

I'm so glad for you! Congrats on the UTSW acceptance!

 

[Tally]

Oh no! I did not receive a phone call! I am so disappointed! I hadn't decided between UT-SW and another school for my top choice, so I did not let them know it was at the top of my list :-(

 

[LuckyBunny2009]

yeah, i didn't hear anything either. =( BNSN, can you please share if you got the news through email or phone? Also, do you think they'll be accepting more ppl?!

THANKS! =)

 

[Jorje286]

Guys, it's not over until we get the rejection letters. They are giving out acceptances by phone, so it's possible that the Dean doesn't make ~30 straight calls.

Sorry to derail your thread BNSN, and congrats again.

 

[BNSN]

Hi, all. Thank you for your kind words.

The news was passed onto me by phone. I got a call from Dr. Zinn. As to whether more people will be accepted, I honestly cannot speak to that. It is entirely possible that calls are sent out over a course of two days, not one. But I cannot confirm that for certain.

I sincerely hope it works out for all of us.

 

[GliaGirl]

Can't really speak to the molecular psychiatry at the UofR, but I do know that life in Rochester rocks. The housing is VERY cheap for a city (I rent an entire 3 bedroom 1.5 bath house a 10 minute walk from the hospital for only $800 a month). So you could totally afford a mortgage here. Also, the hospital is very self-contained, which I like (I'm not a huge fan of going from building to building). There is a lot of theatre in Rochester, and some good nightlife if you know where to look. I love living in Rochester and will miss it a lot when I leave. It's not a huge city, but it has everything you could ever need. And summer is BEAUTIFUL here, even if winter is kind of sucky if you're not used to snow and cold.

 

[Doctor&Geek]

No more Nestler at UTSW, but there's still a tremendous group there. I know nothing of neuro/psych at Case or Rochester.

 

[Fuzi]

Hi,
I just received an acceptance call from Dr Zinn this morning! So yes, more calls are made today! Good luck for all of you!

 

[Tally]

Has anyone else heard anything from UT-SW? At the interview Dr. Zinn said everyone that did not receive automatic acceptances will be put on a waitlist. Has anyone heard anything about this?

 

[fastrandstrongr]

howdy all... first post! just wanted to say that i've also been accepted to the utsw program and am 99% sure i'll be going. found out the friday following my 1/9 interview.

very excited! it's a kick-butt school with righteous biophysics and biochem departments.

to provide some input for the OP: i think utsw is generally ranked pretty high in neuroscience by science watch (i.e. how often papers from the dept are cited) and personally i think thats one of the best metrics of a strong research department.

 

[StartingLine3]

UT Southwestern has a new chair of neuroscience:

Joseph Takahashi, formerly at Northwestern

They are also looking to expand their faculty- they are actually have a symposium this week where potential faculty are going to be giving short talks.