A general 30-minute interview with a committee member. Asked questions about research work and future plan.

Hi! Has anyone heard back about interviews?

Had interview with POI

Princeton wasn't on my list before I met with a rep for lunch. It was also my absolute first application (Literally there was a week between lunch and the application being due), and I really feel that messed me up. I talked about two POI who couldn't be more different, and I think they probably felt that I was scattered/just applying for the name. I should have picked one and made my personal statement fit him better. A little depressing cuz I have lots of contacts there, but it was the weakest/weirdest fit for me. I really just want to do applications, not theory.

Technology Track. Accepted off the waitlist. Awesome!

Today, I just remembered that I forgot to submit my fall grades. I was sad because I thought this would affect my app, but 1 hr after submitting my fall grades I got accepted! This was my top 1 choice for grad school, and immediately after getting the email I cried for like good 15 min. I had ~4 yrs of research and 3 yrs of undergrad teaching. Research interest in synthetic biology, protein engineering, metabolic engineering. Good luck everyone!

I'm sure I'll regret asking, but has anyone heard back about interviews?

Skype interview on 1/15/19.

So happy!