iamthemorning

Well, I don't want to say too much.

Undergrad Institution: Top institute in India Major(s): Biology GPA in Major: ~3.92 (Converted) Overall GPA: ~3.9 Position in Class: Near top overall, top in major Type of Student: International male GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 170 (97th percentile) V: 169 (99th percentile) W: 4.5 (82nd percentile) B: 950 (99th percentile) TOEFL Total: 117 Research Experience: 3 months in a neuroscience lab (in a small state school in the US). Not relevant to current interests 5-6 months in a biophysics/computational biology lab at top biology research institute in India after sophomore year. Theoretical work, mostly modelling and simulations. No publications, but some cool results. 3 months in a biophysics lab at MIT after junior year. Work went really well, will be writing a first author paper from my work here (won’t be submitted in the next couple of months). Presented this work at a relevant conference in India, likely to have poster for the APS Meeting next year. Currently at another biophysics lab for undergraduate thesis research at same institute where I worked after sophomore year. Working on microbial ecology and evolution. Interests: Biophysics, ecology and evolution Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Two Govt. scholarships, one for undergrad study, one for summer research in the US. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: N/A Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Medal at an International Olympiad. Special Bonus Points: Several graduate level courses in systems biology and related fields (which had a significant research component, something that I’ve emphasized in my application). Strong recommendations (esp. from PI at MIT, who is very well known in the field). Other recommendations from the two biophysics labs I worked in. Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: N/A Applying to: MIT: CSB, Microbiology Harvard: Systems Biology, MCO (Engineering and Physical Biology track) Princeton: QCB Stanford: Bioengineering Berkeley: Biophysics UCSD: Biology (Quantitative Biology) What do you think about my chances at these programs?