shostakovich13

Nope.

You never know until you try, gurl. I say GO FOR IT. I mean, you've clearly demonstrated that you're capable of producing good work (via your badass stint @ MIT and mutliple publications) and will probably get some good reccomendatinos. Of course, I'm not an admissions rep., but I don't see why a program shouldn't take you just because you got some shittay grades when you were 18. You can surely walk the walk. Now make those bastards accept you.

Hey, Y'all. Let's do this thang. Undergrad Institution: Top 100 (or somethin') public skool. Major(s): Microbiology. Minor(s): Art, Music. GPA in Major: 3.75 Overall GPA: 3.78 Position in Class: No idea. Type of Student: Domestic, WASPy dood. GRE Scores: To be determined . . . probably pretty bad, admittedly. Research Experience: 3 Research Fellowships; one at home institution (molecular genetics), two at big-name research institutes (vaccine design + innate immunity and vaccinology, respectively). 2 years in molecular biology + prokaryotic genetics at University. Senior honors thesis in innate immunity + bioengineering. ( = 3 years experience by graduation.) 5 or 6 presentations / posters--one at a national conference. No publications. Womp womp. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Lots o' random-ass scholarships and awards from my university; 2014 Goldwater Scholarship (holla). Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Tutoring in mol. and cell. biology; some work related to science communication and education. Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: I play a mean fiddle. Special Bonus Points: Worked with a couple of well-connected PIs. My devilish good looks. Any Other Info. That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Let's hope not. Applying to Where: Theme . . . GO BIG OR GO HOME(LESS). WashU - DBBS Harvard - BBS or Virology MIT - Biology Johns Hopkins - CMM Stanford - Microbiology and Immunology Yale - MMPP Penn - CMB Scripps UCSD - Biomed. NIH-Georgetown NIH-Johns Hopkins NIH-OxCam

Hey, y'all, Was just wondering how much--if at all--winning the Goldwater Scholarship affects your application. I'll be looking at "top" immunology/virology programs, with a decent GPA (3.75+). DANKE!