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  1. Hi all, I'm feeling kind of meh about applying in to grad school... As I'm taking my GRE and finishing up school I find myself frequently asking am I good enough? There are days I feel like God's gift to the earth, which makes me feel like I am more than capable and qualified for Grad school...Other days I feel like a failure (these days are becoming more numerous as the application period creeps up on us). I want some honest advice, because much like my confidence mood swings, my friends and family are all over the place, some are sparing my feelings and some genuinely thing I'm awesome but don't quite know the criterion that is being evaluated. I also have some people who make oceans out of puddles, and make me feel insignificant to the graduate world... That said I would love some kind critical feed back, I'll give you my "features/stats" and maybe you can tell me that the stars I'm reaching for are within reason or beyond the scope of my universe Ok... so I am from the West Coast. Double majored in in a double bachelor of science program in Human Biology (B.S) and Cognitive Science Specialization: Neuroscience (B.S) I love my majors but they don't love me--- I'm at a 3.00 GPA on the nose. I Work as a research assistant for a hotshot Psychiatrist-- I've been there for 7 months now, also fantastic exposure but since they aren't actively running experiments now, I am working on all sorts of past data collections analysis etc. don't get me wrong it entails a ton of variations in skills and knowledge; but it isn't really active lab work (conducting experiments)...since I'm on summer I work here full time, but I am job scoping on the side, anything, even unpaid to get a chance, but lab positions are really competitive to snag around here. I was fortunate to TA, it was a fantastic exposure, I loved every minute-- I had a group of 40 students that I was responsible for writing quizzes, grading, holding a weekly section, hosting review sessions, weekly office hours, attendance and mastery of the material, weekly meetings with the Prof-- and I was given the opportunity to write and give a Lecture for the class on Neuroscience! (sized 150 students) I'm part of a neuroscience journal publication editing club, as well as a couple of random clubs on campus that I follow up with whenever I have a chance.... I'm signed up for the GRE in july a subject test in psychology and maybe I might try biology as well. I'm taking the main GRE exam in Augustish My goal schools is UCBerkeley and UC Davis; but I'm keeping my options open for UC Santa Cruz, UC Merced (funding), UC San Diego and UCSF (the schools i know i won't get into) My program of interest is a PhD Neuroscience and/or Neurobiology Will my GREs be the deciding factor? Do I have a chance or should I just save my money on applications? Meh I have no idea. I would love some advice, testimonies, thoughts, prayers...anything basically because I just don't know Thank you!
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