Hi,
I am an international student from India applying to Fall 2015 graduate program in Chemistry. I have a Master's degree in Chemistry. Currently I am working in a reputed R&D Center of a FMCG company. I have 6+ years of research experience here. I have following credentials:
GRE: Verbal-150, Quantitative-162, AW-4.0
TOEFL: 99
B.Sc. 74.6%; M.Sc. 75.5%
I have 9 published patents and 4 papers in international journals including Chem. Commun., Crystal Growth & Design, CrystEngComm, JCIS.
I am applying to:
UMass Amherst
UT Austin
Duke
U Maryland
U of North Carolina Chapel Hill
CMU
U washington seattle
USC
Georgia Tech
U Michigan
Based on my profile has the selection become more ambitious? Shall I apply to some other university with lower ranking. Please suggest. It would be of great help.