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?
