parisa86

I need help!!!! I am applying to two Canadian schools with deadlines in March. So, I am still working on my applications. English is my second language and people that are around me to proofread it are also speaking english as second language. I was wondering if you could review my SOP and give comments about grammar or content. Thank you!!!

My summer undergraduate research was basically circuit design. My graduate research was centered around fabrication of devices called nanowire field effect transistors as biosensors. Most of my time was spent to fabricate this device and show it works in dry conditions (without biological sample). Because of my research and my current job, I have a lot of experience in semiconductor fabrication.

Thanks a lot bamafan for your detailed answer! You are right! I can probably enter the bioengineering programs and do similar research as bio majors. I am currently preparing for GRE and the biology subject test while working full time. I haven't had the chance to explore different labs yet. By the way, the two EECS students you were talking about, what schools were they coming from and what research background?

The reason is I don't want to do engineering work. For example, while I was doing my research, I was fabricating biosensor devices and I was very involved with the engineering side and we had a professor collaborator from the biology department who was guiding us on the biology side. To be honest, slowly, I started to get more and more absorbed to the biology side than the engineering side. I took a course in cancer biology after that which I really loved!, more than any other engineering courses that had taken before. So, I had a change of heart while doing my research. I don't mind doing some analytical work or device design for my research but I don't want engineering and computation be the major part of my research. I want to be involved and know as much as a biologist.

Hi, To be short, I am coming from an engineering background but I want to apply for PhD in biology for top schools. I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences in this regard. Thank you in advance! Details: I have a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from university of florida with a GPA of 3.93 and master's degree from Georgia Tech with a GPA of 3.5. I have undergraduate research experience as an NSF REU student. I also have 3 semesters of research experience at the Georgia Tech working in nanotechnology area making biosensor devices. This research resulted in one conference paper publication and a workshop publication. I am planning to take GRE biology subject test to supplement my application as I am not a traditional biology student. Also, I am looking to get into pure biology programs and not bioengineering, biomedical or computational biology sorts of majors. What are your suggestions for increasing my chances? or What do you think about my chances for getting into top schools? Thanks a lot for reading this and helping with your answers.