toriisutherland

Hellooooooooo everyone, Found this nifty site while stressing over Grad App's, of course. I don't see much about analytical, but I was wondering if anyone here was applying to an analytical chem department? I'm trying to get into UNC-Chapel Hill, which is the #1 in analytical chem. I'd don't measure up on research, and my gpa is slightly above avg, but i'll list them here to help give an idea. 3.7 UGPA, and 3.5 in Chemistry, 3.7 Math (i'm double majoring.) I still have two 4 credit hour classes to take in the spring (P.chem and inorganic) and I wish that I could include that in my transcript....I've done an REU program at UT, and i'm in research now. Our chemistry program, though it's a BS degree, is not ACS certified and it sucks. Just sucks. So research is weak, though I should have done more looking back. I go to a small private university, so I've been able to teach labs for Gen. Chem 1 (2 in spring probably), and also Calc. Based Physics. I've emailed a few of the professors I'm interested in, and all have responded which is promising. The most discouraging thing i've heard back is that the min. UGPA is 3.8. I made B's in stupid easy courses Freshman year, and I feel like I'm paying for it now. Other school's i'm applying to are Duke, Wake Forest, GT, University of Texas at Austin, and possible UPenn. I don't exactly want to move out of the south, or go further west than Texas. After my summer in Ohio, I've been ruined for Northern/"Midwestern" schools. As silly as that is. Any thoughts?