Submitted Application before priority Deadline.

neurobio degree, 2 years of relevant undergrad academic research + 2 years clinical research with my population of interest. several posters, 1 independent project, 1 published abstract. strong faculty matches. no post-bacc, masters degree, or first-author pubs. minimal mentorship/guidance on application materials. these things take a few rounds, you’ve got this!

Received rejection letter to email from automated system. Undergrad GPA from a pub school, 2 years research experience at an R1 institution. Maybe just need another year or two to round out the CV. Best of luck to everyone interviewing.

General rejection email from department.

expected. generic email

Generic rejection email. I knew it would be a long shot.

Received invite from the department with PI cc'ed! Didn't think I'd get an interview here at all. Good luck everyoneee!

Received email with invitation to virtual interview in February!!