Undergrad Institution: Spanish public university (quite good in the country) Major(s): Biotechnology Minor(s): not such a thing in Spain GPA in Major: 9.7/10 Overall GPA: 9.7/10 Position in Class: we don't have a ranking, but guess top 5% or more Type of Student: International, Spanish
GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 166 (93%) V: 162(89%) W: 4.0 B: not going to take it!
TOEFL Scores: to be taken in some days! Research Experience:
-IAESTE internship in Newcastle University, UK (summer 2012)
-VISRA program in Vanderbilt University (summer 2013)
-One semester in UNLP, Argentina (that will be happening actually after the application deadline, will it count?)
Awards/Honors/Recognitions:
-Best results Awards from my home University
-Scholarship to develop a research project in Argentina
-Some other minor shcolarship or awards
Special Bonus Points:
-LoR from one member of the comitee at one of my choices, however the others may be somehow weak
Applying to Where:
IGP program at Vanderbilt University
Molecular Biology at University of Utah
David Program at Rockefeller (dream option)
PuLSE at Purdue
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (Japan)
I know it's a short list, but I don't feel my application is strong enough, and I'm sure I will be wasting time and money. I think my main drawback is lacking publications and not having a really wide experience (only summer programs, not years or anything). However, I really have experiences all over the world under competitive programs schemes, what may be helpful. Anyway, if you have anything to say about my options, I would really appreciate it!