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Thank you Dibenzofulvene! I really hope there's some hope for me left...

Still in the waiting game...have anyone heard back from Boston University for Organic and UNC Chapel Hill? I know some people have already heard back from UNC Chapel Hill, but does this mean I'm on the waitlist? I'm sure some rejections have been sent out already, but I haven't heard anything back. Thanks!

Has anyone heard back from Boston University and UNC Chapel Hill for Organics? Also, if you have an external fellowship...how likely would a commission committee re-evaluate your application?

Hello! I am an incoming senior from the UC system. I am studying Chemical Engineering with a emphasis is Biochemistry. My GPA at the moment isn't the highest right now, but I am working on increasing it. However, it won't be a 3.5 GPA by the time I apply. Are some of my choices for a Ph.D in Pharmacology/Molecular Medicine out of reach? I am an engineering major but I was trained as an organic chemist. Will the committee look at my GPA differently since it is relatively good for an engineer? Major: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Minoring: CHEMISTRY Cumulative GPA: 3.35 Type of Student: (Minority/Domestic Student) GRE Verbal: 155 GRE Quantitative: 165 GRE Analytical: 4.0 Recommendations: (1) Strong Recommendation from my PI, who attended UC IRVINE for his PhD and Post-Doc at Princeton, (2) Distinguished Professor from UC Berkeley that was my PI during the REU; (3) Very Strong Recommendation from my Chemical Engineering Professor that I've been working for 4 years Experience: 4 years of Undergraduate Research in Organic Synthesis, 4 years of Undergraduate Research in Biochemical Engineering, and Summer REU at UC BERKELEY (UC LEADS Scholar) Fellowship: EPA P3 Undergraduate Research Grant ($15,000), Metropolitan Water District Undergraduate Research Grant ($10,000), and HSI-STEM Undergraduate Research Fellowship ($5,000) Presentations: 4 oral and 6 poster presentations Other unrelated EC's: PRESIDENT of my College of Engineering and Chapter PRESIDENT of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Besides that, I am also a Gates Millennium and UC LEADS Scholar and have external funding (4 years of funding for PhD tuition - no stipend). Top Schools: UC Berkeley, Boston University, Yale University, Vanderbilt, Weil Cornell Medical College, Tri-Institutional Program in Chemical Biology (TPCB), and Sloan-Kettering

Hi Eteshoe, Would you say that your Chemical Engineering background gave you an edge over other applicants, since it is different especially with an engineering degree?

Thanks Lisadaran! I'm just very worried if those schools are out of my reach. It's been very difficult to raise my GPA.

Hello! I am an incoming senior from the UC system. I am studying Chemical Engineering with a emphasis is Biochemistry. My GPA at the moment isn't the highest right now, but will gradually be increasing. I was wondering if some of my choices for a Ph.D in Synthetic/Organic Chemistry were out of reach. I am an engineering major, but I am trained in Organic Chemistry. I was wondering if the committee may look at my GPA differently, since it is relatively good for an engineer. Major: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Minoring: CHEMISTRY Cumulative GPA: probably around a 3.4 by the time I apply Chemical Engineering GPA: probably around a 3.5 by the time I apply GRE Verbal: 160 GRE Quantitative: 168 GRE Analytical: 5.0 GRE Chemistry: Not planning on taking it (no time). Recommendations: (1) Strong Recommendation from my PI, who attended UC IRVINE for his PHD and Post-Doc at Princeton, (2) Distinguished Professor from UC Berkeley that was my PI during the REU; (3) Very Strong Recommendation from my Chemical Engineering Professor that I've been working for 2 years and will get a patent with; (4) Optional: Recommendation from the DEAN of the College of Engineering Experience: 3 years of Undergraduate Research in Organic Synthetic (Natural Products), 2.5 years Undergraduate Research in Chemical Engineering Designs, and Summer REU at UC BERKELEY (UC LEADS Scholar) Other unrelated EC's: PRESIDENT of my College of Engineering, Chapter PRESIDENT of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Besides that, I would like to mention that I am also a Gates Millennium and UC LEADS Scholar and is funded 5-years for graduate studies. Top Schools: Johns Hopkins University, University of Washington, Columbia University, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Boston University, Yale University, Harvard University, and Boston College Do you guys think that my GPA will be that much of an issue applying to these schools for the Fall of 2016? What are my chances?