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Edotdl

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  1. I guess I'll post here since the Engineering forum is barren... Anyways, EE major interested in (comp.) neuro stuff like BCIs, neuromorphic chips, cognitive computing, etc. Undergrad Institution: Ivy Major(s): EE Minor(s): GPA in Major: 3.8+ Overall GPA: 3.8+ Position in Class: top? Type of Student: Asian Male GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 170 (98%) V: 162 (90%) W: 4.5 (80%) Research Experience: Multiple semester long experiences in not super related areas during freshman and sophomore year. Sophomore summer did research program at Big 10 school in Neuro. Started in lab beginning Junior year in another Neuro lab at my current school (in this lab now). Amgen scholar doing Neuro research summer after junior year. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's list, GPA stuff Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA one semester. Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Special Bonus Points: Letters from PIs that did PhD at MIT Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Recs from the two summer programs and the lab I'm in now at my school. At least 2 are relatively famous in their fields (which is not exactly what I want to do in grad school though) Applying to Where: All PhD MIT- BCS Berkeley-UCSF- BioE CalTech- CNS UCSF- Neuro JHU-BME
  2. I understand that fit is the most important, but that's not exactly what I mean when I refer to safties. I probably should have clarified, so my bad. Anyways, correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd assume that given that the fit is reasonable (i.e. research matches your interests in both schools), a higher ranked school will be (relatively) more competitive than a lower ranked school. So restated, assuming all schools have similar research fit, what range of schools would an applicant have high probability (70%?) of acceptance given they are competitive (3.7+ gpa, 330+ GRE, 2+ years research including summer programs (eg. REU's)) for top tier PhD programs. Hopefully this will result in some different answers.
  3. For someone aiming for top 5 programs (ie MIT Stanford Berkeley Caltech for EE) what range of schools would be appropriate to be considered safties or matches? top 10? top 20? Thanks.
  4. PowerPrep 1: 162V/169Q PowerPrep 2:160V/167Q Took them back to back. Actual: 162V/170Q
  5. Thanks for the feedback. What do you guys think of this general format: Presentations Title1 date1 one line description (eg. oral presentation at XXX summer program)Title2 date2 one line description (eg. oral presentation at XXX summer program) Is it necessary to put the "authors", which is generally just me and the PI+grad student mentor, which I feel is implied.
  6. I am wondering what information I should provide for the typical undergraduate presentations that are part of most summer research programs(both oral and poster). Since it isn't a conference there's not really an official name. I was thinking I could use "[name of program] symposium" for poster presentations, but I'm not sure what to put for oral presentations. How did you guys list these things on your CVs? Hopefully, it's clear what I'm talking about.
  7. I'm interested in the interface between engineering and neuroscience, namely understanding the computations performed by the brain and how they give rise to complex abilities/behaviors. My degree is in EE but all my research has been in systems/behavioral neuroscience labs, so my letters will all be from Neuro professors. I am planning on applying to EE PhD programs and was wondering if this would be detrimental. Would it be better to swap out one of the Neuro recs for an EE rec from a class (hence probably much weaker in terms of research). Thanks.
  8. So I am doing EE in undergrad and prefer to stick with it for a PhD because I enjoy the topics and quantitative nature. However, I am interested in neuroscience research (cognitive, systems, computational). Mainly, understanding the computations in the brain and how they give rise to intelligence. To this end, my most recent research experiences have been in experimental (systems) neuroscience labs (ie. doing behavioral experiments and using techniques like optogenetics, photometry, electrophysiology). I was wondering if anyone had any advice regarding how to approach applications to EE PhD programs with this background and if there's anything specific I should discuss in my SOP. Additionally, because of what was previously mentioned, all of my rec letters will be from Neuro profs. I figured that it would be better to use a research rec than a class rec but will the lack of EE recommenders be detrimental? Thanks.
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