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  1. Thank you so much for your response. I honestly wasn't expecting anything positive due to the low GPA but I suppose the research experience will help. I know that LORs are extremely important. I would say that I have two pretty good ones so far but am worried about the ability of my PIs making them "shining"... Are LORs preferred to be from professors? Are internship supervisors or PIs from post graduate work accepted?
  2. I feel like a lot of people ask this but I need advice and help so bare with me! I went to a top 4 undergraduate college and graduated with an overall GPA of 3.0 and major GPAs of 3.2 in biology and 3.1 in geophysical science. I have 2 years of research experience in microbial biogeochemistry during my time in undergraduate (one of these years was purely independent research). Unfortunately, no publications. I am taking the next 1-2 years off to work as a lab tech to get more experience (hoping it will offset my low GPA a bit). Also, to obtain a great 3rd recommendation. I'm also considering getting a tech job at one of my top choice schools in hopes that I could get to know the professors better and maybe get an "in" by finding a potential adviser. My GRE scores are Q: 170 V:163 W:4 Do I have any chance of getting into a good microbiology/biology phd program? Should I aim for a masters instead? My top choices are UCSD/Scripps, USC, and Berkley. Do I have any chance here? Also, what schools would you all recommend that I could count as "target" schools for me? I'm trying to figure out where I stand in terms of graduate school rankings...
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