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Congratulations!! I really regret not applying to earth science there. GPS treats its students really well.

Undergrad Institution: large public school in US ranked top in nearly all sciences Major(s): geophysics & applied mathematics Minor(s): physics GPA in Major: 3.7 Overall GPA: 3.55 Position in Class: near top (for major) Type of Student: domestic female GRE Scores (revised): Q: 157 V: 160 W: 4.5 Research Experience: 2.5 years of research at my current school in EPS, 1 REU in materials science, 2nd author on high-profile paper, more in prep.. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: none, I guess? (yikes!) honors for a few semesters... Pertinent Activities or Jobs: grader, long-time member of several science based organizations Special Bonus Points: 2/3 of my recommenders are extremely well known in their respective earth science disciplines. One is my research advisor who I'm very close with and the other is our dept chair whose grad level class I took. Applying to Where: Yale - Geology & Geophysics - Solid Earth Geophysics Stanford - Geological and Environmental Sciences (Also applying to CalTech, MIT, UCSB, UCSD for materials science) I realized that AGU week is my favorite time of the year, and now I regret not applying to more earth science programs, so I'm looking into collaborations at the MatSci schools. I met with potential advisors at Yale and Stanford and love their personalities and their research. A little worried about my sub-par GRE scores and GPA. I took a lot of extra physics classes for a letter grade that I wasn't mature enough to ace... Would love any advice or comments about Yale or Stanford from current/past applicants!