tethar

Congrats to everyone who got admitted to your desired programs!! Since you guys have just finished your application cycle, I thought I might ask you a quick question regarding the admission. I am hoping to get into a PhD program in BME (drug deliverly and targeting) in fall 2015, but I am a biology background student with no BME or engineering related experiences. Regarding my academic status, I am an international student from a large Canadian University with 3.6 GPA. I have lots of research experiences with few published papers, but not BME related Considering my situation, would you guys recommend me to apply to MS first to gain BME background? or directly to PhD program which is my ultimate goal? Thanks in advance!!

Thank you so much guys for your kind responses! All of your comments are really helpful for me. I think I will try to start my masters in my university from this fall if possible! Thanks again, and good luck to you guys too!

Thank you very much for your reply MackF and byt2104! Your comments made me feel much more confident, and it means a lot to me! My current situation is actually a little unique (in a bad way?) and I am wondering if you guys could please give me some advice? I am graduating this June, and was planning on working in completely different field big financial firm. However, I have been thinking a lot and am realizing that my passion lies in Scientific research. Since, I did not intend to go to grad school initially, I missed application cycle.. so here are my options now: 1. Work as a lab assistant one year and apply next year - but the problem is I cannot guarantee a placement and I will lose one year 2. Enrol in my current lab in my university in Canada (not pharmacology but related field) as a masters student - the supervisor proposed me some interesting and hopeful project that I may be able to complete in 2-3 years. Maybe I can try to go for phD in US after getting my masters here 3. Work in finance for 1-2 year and try to come back to science - This may help me determine what I really want to do and build up some money for grad school, without taking a risk of resiging the contract. The downside is offcourse that I will not be doing science and it is hard for me to come back (Is it?) I am also not Canadian, but am studying in Canada as an international student from Asia. Thanks so much again for your help! Hope you guys have a great weekend!

Hi guys! I am an international student from Asia currently studying pharmacology in a big research university in Canada. I am thinking of applying to grad programs in the US next year cycle, and am wondering where I stand in terms of admission. Since many of the people have just gone through (or still going through) the admission, I thought if you could give me some advice! GPA: mid 3.5 Research Experience: 4 years (3 wet labs & 1 year internship in clinical lab) Papers: 4 co-author but all in clinical Other factors: two business & finance internship, International student I am thinking of applying to; Columbia, Michigan, Johns Hopkins, UCSD (and some other good school that you recommend? I know the "what is my chance" question is not very practical, but since I am making a big career change (I was intending to work in business) I would like to know my situations well before I make the move. Thank you so much guys! and Congrats & Good Luck to everyone!