Very upset.

1.5 years as a technician at MIT, 16 months of full-time research in undergraduate. 1 first-author publication from my undergraduate thesis, 1 paper from my current lab in preparation.

Email by PI, Invite to "Neuroscience prospective student visit", no mentioning of interview. Cover intl travels. [Intl student. 3/4y research exp; 2 pubs: 1st & 2nd author. 3 lectures, 5 posters. GPA 4.0]

Interviews Feb. 9-11, or 23-25. Intl student. 4y research exp; 2 pub: one as 1st, one 2nd author. 3 lectures, 5 posters. GPA 4.0.

Got yeeted. Disappointed. Thought I was a competitive applicant. RIP. Congrats and best of luck to those who got interviews!!

1.5 years of relevant research in undergrad, and two summers. 1.5 years (so far) of relevant research post-grad; strong LORs; one 1st author paper in prep and one co-first author pub just submitted Interview weekends are Feb 7-8 and Feb 21-22

Thank you for your interest in the Neuroscience Graduate Program (NGP) at the Vollum Institute/Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. We were very impressed with your background and accomplishments, but we had a large number of well-qualified applicants this year. We have made some invitations for interviews and will be making other interview invitations in early to mid January depending on the availability of interview slots. At this time, your application is on our "wait list," but we will update you on your status in January.

Woohoo!! Super excited! Interview dates: Feb 20-22