jasss_

Hello! Feedback appreciated. Thanks. Undergrad Institution: Top public school Major(s): Biochemistry Minor(s): Math GPA in Major: 3.86 Overall GPA: 3.89 Position in Class: High Type of Student: Domestic female GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 170 V: 169 W: 4.0 B: Research Experience: 2years in a biochemistry lab at school, focus on NMR and then modeling of biochem pathways. Small lab, no publications produced. PI will write rec Summer work in a biophysics lab at BU medical school. NMR focus. PI will write rec leader of iGEM (genetic engineering competition) research group at my school this past summer. Will culminate in a synthetic biology conference in october. again, advisor will write rec. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's list, intermediate honors (top 20%), phi eta sigma honor society Pertinent Activities or Jobs iGEM project leader, peer advisor to freshmen, TA for general chemistry lab for a semester. Special Bonus Points: My recommenders all are enthusiastic about writing letters. One of them has told me that i could 'get in anywhere i wanted' although I am hesitant to believe that - would like to get an outside opinion! I know I have strong GPA+GRE, but my question is whether or not my research experiences are strong enough? Applying to Where: Here comes my very long preliminary list.. Definitely have a lot of top/"big name" programs here, my issue is finding more targets. One criteria i am dedicated to is location: East coast or west coast. Other criteria i am slightly more flexible on. Harvard bbs MIT biology UCLA biochem Scripps Cornell Weill UCSF BMS Stanford biochem UC Berkeley biochem UC Davis BMCD UCSD biological sciences Tufts BMCD Others i'm considering: rockefeller, mt. sinai, upenn, columbia, uc irvine, yale, johns hopkins I know this is too many schools so I would appreciate advice on how to narrow it down!