nighttimebird

Undergrad Institution: Top tier Turkish university (and exchange in a top tier French University for one academic year) Major(s): Molecular Biology and Genetics Minor(s): GPA in Major: 3.75 Overall GPA: 3.68 Position in Class: not quiet sure 2nd or 3rd Type of Student: International/female GRE Scores: Q: 163 (88%) V: 164 (93%) W: 3.5 B: TOEFL Total: 113 Research Experience: 2 months internship at my University in Biotechnology lab, 1.5 months internship at FU Berlin in Neuroscience Institute, 6 months graduation project at my University in Cell Biology lab, theoretical and practical training on laboratory animals in a top tier Turkish University. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's list, Erasmus Student Exchange Scholarship Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Undergrad assistant for 9 months (both as RA and TA) Applying to Where: University of Washington - Genome Sciences (rejected) Stanford U - Genetics (rejected) Harvard U - Human Evolutionary Biology U Chicago - Evolutionary Biology UPenn - Biomedical Penn State - Biology UC Davis - Population Biology UC Berkeley - Integrative Biology Rejections and a bunch of people continuously telling me I have no chance are kinda discouraging but I still have hope let's see ?