I have a master's degree in biological chemistry (3.965 GPA) from a top research university that included a one-year thesis. I am currently a member of PREP at a top research university.

very excited!

Admission advisor informed me all interview requests have been sent out. Good luck to everyone who got an interview!

2.5 yrs of undergrad lab experience, 6 mos post-bac; five publications (2 first author); not stellar gpa but strong community involvement and good letters of rec; >6 poster sessions and 2 short talks

In this life its yeet or be yeeted

:( 2 first author (IF>10) 10 co-authors Their TOEFL cut-off is too high and I didn't have time to prepare TOEFL.

Very sad about this one, was really hoping to get an interview. Good luck to everyone interviewing!

Expected. Applied straight out of undergrad. Mediocre GPA. 2.5 years research experience. 2 publications. Ah well, hopefully good news is on the way soon :)

Very mediocre gpa from top-20ish school. Good GRE. 2.5 years postgrad research w/ 3 papers; 4 years undergrad research w/ 2 papers. Local to Seattle.

Thank you for your application to the University of Washington Graduate School. Thank you, too, for submitting your application to the University of Washington Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) graduate program. After an extensive process that included 3 different levels of review, we are sorry to inform you that your application was not selected for an interview with the MCB program. The number and quality of graduate applicants to the MCB program were extraordinary this year, and our difficult decision concerning your application was reached through careful, holistic consideration of all applications and their merits. Thank you for applying to the MCB graduate program at the UW, as we recognize that expenditures of money and time to do so can be considerable. Our process has been thorough and, in fairness to all applicants, all decisions are final. There are no appeals after our committee has decided. We wish you well in your future educational endeavors, and hope that you continue to pursue a graduate education, here or at another world-class university.

I am not too surprised by this result, UW was a reach for me. Congratulations to those who got an interview!

MS in organic chem, 2 pubs (one first author), 5 years relevant industry experience.