No GRE, 1 publication as a second/third author in IF 9 journal (published after submitted application), pre-print, 3-4 manuscripts in review, a couple of conference presentations (including AACR), good LORs

Received invitation to visit campus and unofficial offer

' We receive over 1300 applications and have a class size of approximately 120 students each year. Your admission to the Division is in the Computational &Systems Biology (PHD) program'

Had an interview at the end of Jan. Waitlisted for now :(

Thank you for applying to the Joint CMU-Pitt Ph.D. Program in Computational Biology. Due to the large number of excellent applications we have received, the admissions process has been extremely competitive. Despite the strength of your application, we regret to inform you that we cannot offer you a position in the program at this time. If you opted to have your application also considered by M.S. programs at our institutions, then it may still be under consideration for other programs. If so, you will hear from them directly. Please accept our best wishes for success in your graduate studies and beyond.

Interviewed January 19-21

No information from the Graduate Program Coordinator. I was informed and made a time for the interview by the prospective PI.

Ignore waitlist. Has anyone who interviewed heard back from bio?

Got the admission decision today! Had a very good interview experience with faculty members.

Rejected after interview