Graduate School Admission Results

Interviewed for their CMB Umbrella program, concentration in Stem Cell Biology. Got an email 3/12 at 5 PM from Ronald Liem with acceptance - they are doing rolling acceptances so they asked to be quick with making decision.

PI emailed informally. Said official letters coming soon! So hyped. 1a/2r/0w

For people who didn’t receive any formal notification yet: you are either rejected or waitlisted silently like me. My potential PI asked the graduate admission committee chair and emailed me about this decision. The department has sent the first set of offers at the beginning of this year, so they are currently waiting for those students to accept or decline their offers. It seems that the final decision for us won’t be released until sometime in April since it’s the deadline for people who have been admitted to make the choice. I’m placed on the waitlist because I don’t have a high GPA (3.4/4.0, about average GPA at a top chem B.S. program) & enough research experience (2 yrs of research unrelates to my intended direction + 1 yr of relevant research + 1 relevant publication as the 4th author), just for your reference.

UofT undergrad, international applicant, direct entry PhD.

Interviewed two weeks ago. Seems likely they aren't admitting anyone for bio programs. Oh well...

I sent an email to grad admissions and the program director to see if there were any updates on my application, as I had heard nothing at all from them. They emailed back and said "the admissions committee was not able to recommend your application for acceptance."

Phd become MS offer