Information for January 27th:
Interview Evaluation Survey
The Interview process at Weill Cornell evolves from year to year. We try to make the interviews and your visit to our campus the best experience it can be. As such, we like to follow up with you and seek your input to help improve the process for next year. We have created a survey to ask for your feedback. If you could take 5 minutes to fill out the survey, we would greatly appreciate it. All responses are completely anonymous and will in no way impact our decisions.
The survey can be found here: Take Survey
Reimbursement Forms
You may request reimbursement for travel associated with your visit to Weill Cornell Graduate School (WCGS). This includes transportation not provided by WCGS, such as airport transportation, shuttles, taxies, and personal vehicles, as well as meals necessary during your travel to/from NYC.
If your airfare exceeds $550 and it was not arranged through the Altour agency, it should be approved in advance by WCGS.
Please see the reimbursement instructions and use this request form. You will receive them again when you are here. You will complete the form and scan it back to Vincent Graziadio, along with receipt copies and copies of bank statements showing proof of the expenses.
Reimbursements are due within 45 days of the charges
WorthWeill
WorthWeill, our student quarterly student newsletter is now available for you to download here. Read more about life at Weill: Hear from current students, alumni and faculty about their life at Weill Cornell (including an interview with Associate Dean Anjali Rajadhyaksha). Find out how 3MT presenter Thomas Li did in the 3 Minute Thesis competition this year, and find out what Immunology alumni Ting Jia, PhD is utilizing his PhD at Octagon Capital Management.
Admissions Decisions
Finally, the piece you scrolled down to read first!
All of our admissions decisions for interviewees from our first interview date are expected to go out on Thursday, Jan. 30th. As there were quite a few of you interviewing this week, please allow us time to send your decision out on the 30th. If you have not received an email with your decision by 4pm, please contact our offices and we will be able to help you directly. All decisions will go out by email.
Information for January 22nd:
WCGS welcomes all PhD applicants for the January session of interviews. See here for the up to date schedule.
Attire
Dress during the interviews is business casual. Dress pants or skirt, button down shirt, sweater or blouse is the typical attire we see our interviewees wearing. Also, keep in mind, the average temp during January in NYC is 32° degrees (0° c) during the day and 27° (-3°c) after the sunsets. Please make sure to bring warm clothes and appropriate shoes for winter.
Transportation
We highly recommend taking a cab or service like Via, Lyft or Uber to get to and from your arrival/departure points in NYC. Make sure to keep your receipts and we will provide you with forms to be reimbursed for your travel during your stay.
From LGA to the Upper East Side, a yellow cab should cost around $35
From JFK to the Upper East Side, a yellow cab should cost around $60
From EWR to the Upper East Side, a yellow cab should cost around $75
Wednesday Start
We have been working with Altour, our travel partner, to help book all of your flights and ensure that you arrive with time to spare. Upon your arrival, we recommend that you visit the Bentley Hotel to drop off your bag (check-in starts at 3pm, but you will be able to leave your bag prior to then). No matter when you arrive, please make sure to stop at the hotel to drop your bag off or check-in prior to heading to the Graduate School Check-in.
For students arriving before 2:30pm: There will be a Graduate School Check-in and Lounge area set up with current students, refreshments and games in Lasdon House, 5th floor (420 East 70th Street).
For students arriving after 2:30pm: Check-in will be at the Graduate School Poster Session located in the Belfer Research Building, 2nd Floor (413 East 69th Street).
There will be student escorts at the Bentley Hotel to walk you between the hotel and the Graduate School Check-ins. The last group of students will head over from the Bentley to the Welcome in Zuckerman at 5:00pm
Friday Lunch
After sessions complete on Friday afternoon, there will be two optional lunches you will have the opportunity to attend. The first lunch will be an informal lunch with some of our current students, fostering an opportunity to have any final questions about the program answered.
The second lunch will be hosted by the Office of Student Diversity; offering candidates the opportunity to discuss how we are cultivating a diverse and inclusive community as one of our top priorities across our campus. At the lunch you will have the opportunity to better engage with our Office of Student Diversity and members of the Tri-I Minority Society (TIMS), one of many active student groups on campus. Please RSVP here if you would like to attend!
Meals
We will be feeding you during your stay, this includes dinner Wednesday night, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Thursday and breakfast and lunch on Friday. There will also be snacks throughout the day. Many of you have informed us of dietary restrictions and we will take all of those into account while planning our meals. Unfortunately we cannot reimburse for meals purchased during your travel to and from Weill Cornell.
REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECRUITMENT TRAVEL EXPENSES
You may request reimbursement for travel associated with your visit to Weill Cornell Graduate School (WCGS). This includes transportation not provided by WCGS, such as airport transportation, shuttles, taxies, and personal vehicles, as well as meals necessary during your travel to/from NYC.
If your airfare exceeds $550 and it was not arranged through the Altour agency, it should be approved in advance by WCGS.
Please see the reimbursement instructions and use this request form. You will receive them again when you are here. You will complete the form and scan it back to Vincent Graziadio, along with receipt copies and copies of bank statements showing proof of the expenses.
Please be aware you have 45 days after your visit to submit your receipts and forms in order to be reimbursed.
BE SURE TO SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS!