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morassa · 10-07-2006, 08:56 AM

Hey...well i guess once u get into grad school its kinda lame to revisit these forums..but hey...im here just to spread a little hope and give out some advise. Im a 1st year PhD student at Hopkins in a biological science...and spent an adequate amount of time on this forum talking with everyone and feeling the ups and downs of acceptances and interviews and Lots and LOTS AND LOTS of waiting....!!! But, just so you know...in the end, the ultimate thing to remember when choosing a program is to make sure u can handle the courses and have more than one faculty member u want to work with.
Other than that, scores are important, GPA is important and above all of this is your letters of recommendation and your interview are the MOST important. Personal statement really means crap.
Any questions feel free to email me at morassa at jhmi dot edu and ill be happy to respond. actually...ill only respond if u are in biological sciences or medicine...i have no clue about engineering or econ. sorry.
peace.
morassa

10-07-2006, 08:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
morassa Within my grasp! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 188	1st year grad...Testmagic Alumnus! Hey...well i guess once u get into grad school its kinda lame to revisit these forums..but hey...im here just to spread a little hope and give out some advise. Im a 1st year PhD student at Hopkins in a biological science...and spent an adequate amount of time on this forum talking with everyone and feeling the ups and downs of acceptances and interviews and Lots and LOTS AND LOTS of waiting....!!! But, just so you know...in the end, the ultimate thing to remember when choosing a program is to make sure u can handle the courses and have more than one faculty member u want to work with. Other than that, scores are important, GPA is important and above all of this is your letters of recommendation and your interview are the MOST important. Personal statement really means crap. Any questions feel free to email me at morassa at jhmi dot edu and ill be happy to respond. actually...ill only respond if u are in biological sciences or medicine...i have no clue about engineering or econ. sorry. peace. morassa _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ My AIM Screen name is PURRRSHAN Attending: JHU PhD program in Human Genetics IN: University of Chicago (full fellowship), Mayo Graduate School (full fellowship), Dartmouth (full fellowship), Johns Hopkins University (full fellowship), George Washington University (full fellowship),UCLA (full fellowship), UPitt (full fellowship). OUT: MIT, USC, UC Santa Barbara PENDING: None