I knew this would happen cause they only accept one international student. I guess they screened internationals differently that every aspect of an international applicant should be strong to pass the screen.

Email to check application status change. Generic rejection email: "I regret to inform you that we are not able to offer you admission to graduate study at the University of California, San Francisco. Each year, the number of qualified applicants to our programs far exceeds the number of new students who may be accommodated, resulting in an extremely competitive admission process. Please be assured that your application received careful review by the graduate program admissions committee."

Sent an email earlier this week asking about the status of my application and they informed me that I would not be receiving an interview. Low undergrad GPA due to some personal things and average GRE scores. Wasn't a super good fit anyway.

Emailed adcom a few days ago to ask status of application, said that they already reached out to everyone they wish to interview and application will be updated in a few weeks.

To the previous posters applying for Neuroscience PhD at UC Berkeley: Do you guys receive interview invitation from the POIs or from the program office? Thanks!

(Could other international students share some stats about him/herself pls) Very excited. Never thought I would hear from UCSF. 3 years undergrad research, 1 co-first author paper, several other papers. Over 2 years of thesis M.Sc research in a top university, 1 first-author paper, another in preparation. High TOEFL score. Several studentships during M.Sc and conferences, posters. In-person interview in Feb.

To the notes below: do you think this was her own decision or all invitations were sent out program-wide?

A year and a half of relevant research experience.

I just emailed my POI and she said all invitations had been sent out. Congrats to people who made it to the interview

Interview on Jan 16th, 2020.