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Need advice of international admissions; I suspect the admissions process is more stringent than domestic ones ? Undergrad Institution: Some university in singapore Major(s): Biology Minor(s): - GPA in Major: no idea Overall GPA: 4.62/5 (so far, I don't know how it converts to the 4.0 scale, but it's a first class honours) Position in Class: No idea, but the bell curve peaks at about the 3.8 range Type of Student: International, female GRE Scores Q: 166 V: 163 W: waiting B: haven't taken yet Research Experience (total will have about 2.5 years): - summer research internships every summer (one in Imperial in UK) - two undergrad research projects - doing my final year project now - public health project that (hopefully) will get published Awards/Honors/Recognitions: - Dean's Lists - Undergrad scholarship from prestigious research institution (I think it's sorta known around the world) Pertinent Activities or Jobs: - None, really Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: - undergrad research - part of some special science programme in school (35/~200 people) - accelerated to complete my degree in three years instead of four (which pretty much no one does) Special Bonus Points: - LOR: current PI has two labs, the other one is in Harvard Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: - terrible grades for one particular molecular biology module? - I've contacted some PIs and they're not against having me in their lab? Applying to Where: Harvard BBS Rockefeller CSHL JHU MIT WUSTL? It's a small pool of schools, but I can't afford any more as an international student ? Any other international students who might have advice?