Hi all, has anyone received a notification from the UW@Seattle iSchool? Their website stated that they will notify those selected for interviews from mid to the end of December.

1 first author paper published. 3 other co-authored papers under review. Presented 2 posters. 3 national level awards. 4 years of computational biology research experience with 3 being full time. Currently doing research at a Harvard affiliate with a famous PI in the field but no LOR. My previous position was also with a well known PI who wrote a LOR. BS in unrelated field from a mid tier school (ranked ~150 in the US).

E-mail on Dec 15

POI contact me saying that they were very interested in my work and that I would likely here from admissions for interview soon

Two interview weekends, both virtual. Low undergrad, high Masters GPA. No pubs, No GRE. Strong letters, lots of research experience and diversity work.

"We received a high number of applications this year and competition was exceptionally strong – we are offering interviews to 14% of all applicants. Congratulations on being part of such a select group of talented young scientists!"

Two articles. I thought I was a match.

"Thank you for your application to the University of Washington Graduate School. Thank you for your interest in the Molecular Medicine and Mechanisms of Disease (M3D) PhD Program at the University of Washington. We received a large number of highly competitive applications this year, and we are only able to select a fraction of students who applied. We are sorry to tell you that you are not among those selected for our program. We encourage you to continue to explore opportunities in other programs, and we wish you well in your future educational endeavors. Sincerely, M3D Admissions Committee"

One-way interview