30 Nov -1

Washington State University

Crop Science, PhD (F19)

Rejected via E-mail on 30 Nov -1

Note

The PI I was interested in emailed me some questions like "Where do you see yourself in 10 years, career-wise?", "What are the main skills you are seeking to gain in graduate school?", and "What is your background in statistics and programming?". She also asked me to send her my transcript and a writing sample from a science course. Then, we chatted over Skype during which I asked her about her current projects and research, mentoring style, and lab. She invited me up to Pullman where I attended another program's recruitment weekend since CSS doesn't have their own. A few days afterwards, she decided to reject me (the program doesn't do rotations) because she and everyone else (I guess the two other profs I talked to there and her lab?) felt that I wouldn't be a good fit for her research. My grad portal still says my application is under review.

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