Arizona State University
Biology
RejectedPhDAmerican
Application Details
- Institution
- Arizona State University
- Program
- Biology
- Degree Type
- PhD
- Degree's Country of Origin
- American
- Decision
- Rejected
- Notification
- on 23/02/2021 via E-mail
- Undergrad GPA
- 0.00
- GRE General
- Not provided
- GRE Verbal
- Not provided
- Analytical Writing
- 0.00
- Notes
- TTPB (Microbiology)...honestly, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Despite ASU's talk of inclusivity, I haven't found that to be the case (neither now, nor, for the most part, with the exception of one PI, during my undergrad there). I had 11 years research experience, two publications, poster presentations and abstracts, almost done with masters, postbacc at Yale, sterling letters of rec, an REU, letter from my POI who I worked for during undergrad, four ASU faculty and a Yale professor who I did research with and designed my own project under, etc. and was still rejected. Not even waitlisted. I can personally tell you that a lot of politics go into admissions and that info was from a professor emeritus there. I found a smaller program that honestly has a better academic/ research reputation that's more inclusive and if you applied to ASU with great stats and still got that kind of a response, I'd recommend the same thing. They also are apparently headed toward quite the funding crisis and I was encouraged actually by the director of bio and society not to apply again bc funding issues were likely to persist, although that's only a small piece of why I didn't get in. There are other programs out there that are better, less competitive, and less likely to gatekeep I'd recommend.
Institution Statistics
Acceptance Rate
51.1%
Avg. Notification Date
March 15
This data is estimated based on applicant submissions at The GradCafe.
Timeline
Received notification of Rejection