RanaYekani

Undergrad Institution: Iran University of Science and Technology Grad Institution: TU Darmstadt, GermanyMajor(s): Materials Science and Engineering Undergrad GPA: 2.67 (3.05 last two years)Grad GPA: 3.2Position in Class: near the top Type of Student: F, InternationalGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 164V: 153W: 4.0TOEFL Total: 117Research Experience: Diverse research experience(Graphene, nanomaterials, glasses and energy materials) at Max Planck, KIT and some other institutions Publication: One 1st author in Nanoscale, two conference papers (One in Iran and one in Germany)Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Won the best poster award at TU DarmstadtPertinent Activities or Jobs: TA for one course for two semestersApplying to Where:McGill, Boston University, Northwestern, USC Low undergrad GPA and GRE but counting on my research profile to make my application look good! A professor at McGill has agreed to take me on(after a long time of exchanging emails) and but he asked me a few days ago to send him a memo addressed to him in which I explain the reason behind my low undergrad GPA. He sounded very supportive. Should I contact him to ask how the process is going? or should I just sit back and wait?

That's my question too. Guess if you are an international, like me, then you might have to wait a bit longer.

International, Female MS GPA: 3.9, Materials Science, Germany BS GPA: 3.3 Materials Science and Engineering, Iran Toefl:117 (R 30, L 29, S 29, W 29) GRE: V 152, Q 164, AW 5 ( low-end verbal score unfortunately) 1 conference paper, 1 submitted to ACS Nano, 1 poster award Research experience: 2 yrs research experience in UG, 1 yr in MS, 1 semester TA, currently working at Max Planck Institute as graduate research assistant. Research interest: Nanomaterials, graphene University List: Northwestern(top choice), University of Southern California, Boston University, University of Houston