Undergrad Institution: decently ranked private liberal arts university
Major(s): Biology, Concentration: Cell and Molecular Biology Minor(s): GPA in Major: 3.93 Overall GPA: 3.84 Position in Class: Top 10% Type of Student: Traditional/ domestic GRE Scores (revised/old version): Have not taken. Currently around 75-80 percentile based on practice tests- 1 month till test date Q: V: W: B: Research Experience: 2.5 years at home institution. During that time, I was involved in 3 projects aside from my own personal work which was a senior thesis project. 1 regional poster presentation + 1 national poster presentation Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's Award for Research at home institution, 2 $5K USDA student scholarships, 2 summer internships at home institution w/ USDA funding, 2 small student research grants Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Plant Biology TA for 6 semesters; Currently working as post-bac researcher at home institution Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Second author on submitted manuscript, high university honors + biology departmental honors at graduation, Dean's list for 6 semesters Special Bonus Points: Not sure if this helps but about 95% of research experience falls within my research interests for grad school. Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Applying to Where:
Stanford Plant Bio
UC Riverside Plant Bio
UC Davis Plant Bio
Washington State University MPS**
WashU PMB**
Cold Spring Harbor**
Cornell Plant Bio**
UC Berkeley Plant Bio
Cal Tech Biology
**=top choices- not because I think the others aren't absolutely amazing, but these programs have PIs who I'm very interested in working with. If anyone has experience with these schools' admissions stats please enlighten me! Also open to any other suggestions! Thanks!!