GPA 3.85, GRE 98% V 80% Q 4.5 AW, two publications, 2 REUs, multiple poster presentations

request for preliminary skype interview. POI said the official invitation will be sent in early january

Interview 2/9-2/11

Applied for experimental PChem, no publications, 2.5 years research, 3.94 GPA, 3 great LOR from well known physical chemists.

Email from POI in the department about interview weekend in February

Low GPA but a ton of research experience. 2.5 years of post-bacc research. 3 second-author pubs, 1 first-author in revision, 2 second-author in revision - all mid-tier journals (impact factor 5-10). Went to undergrad here, so really disappointed. I was in touch with one of the admissions committee members, and had him look at my CV and generic non-school specific SoP, and he thought I would get an interview. He also wrote one of my recommendation letters. I suppose I was rejected because I am interested in neurodegeneration, and NBB only have one faculty who works on it. But again, Weill Cornell campus have quite a few faculty who works on neurodegeneration and I was not offered an interview on Dec 20th. So low GPA is likely the culprit.

two years of undergraduate research, 1 pub 1 conference, top 20 school in the us. The first rejection. Perhaps should do a gay year anyway

No pubs, multiple presentations, related volunteer work, 2 years of research experience. Don't stress about GPA or GRE scores, your experiences speak for you.

I was really surprised to hear back so soon! Really excited to get the email from them.

Chemical biology division, no pubs

International student, low undergrad gpa; finishing now 2 master’s degrees; 2 conferences, 2 awards, 3.5 years of experience- including one year in the usa, president of several student bodies, 1 submitted publication

Interview date: 2020 Jan 22-24