Undergrad Institution: A Top Public School Major(s): Cell BiologyMinor(s): N/AGPA in Major: 3.83Overall GPA: 3.81Position in Class: Upper 10%Type of Student: male, domesticGRE Scores (will take October, TBA):Q:V:W: B: not takingResearch Experience: (Total: 2 academic years + 3 summers) -Worked sophomore year thru junior year +1 summer in regenerative/stem cell lab. (2013-2014) First author on Publication, however, paper is not yet submitted, and likely wont before I apply. -Worked 1 summer+ senior year in molecular biology lab (2014-present) An author on a publication (third author), but paper is not yet submitted and likely wont before I apply. -Currently an honors MS student at same university (you start research in a lab your senior year and get your masters one year after your B.S degree) Awards/Honors/Recognitions: -Magna cum laude -Deans list honors nearly all my undergrad quarters Pertinent Activities or Jobs: (Such as tutor, TA, SPS officer etc...)Undergraduate TA for upper division biochemistry course Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: -Helped run an summer experimental biology workshop at my school, where I mentored high school students with small summer bench projects related to biology Special Bonus Points: -My current PI has connections with some faculty in Harvard and Caltech, who I am also interested in working for (not sure how much this actually helps) -One of my LORs is kind of famous in his field. Applying to Where: Harvard (BMS) UCSF (Tetrad) MIT Stanford (Biosciences) Caltech UC Berkeley (MCB) Johns Hopkins Rice (Biosciences) UT Austin (MCB) Out of curiosity, could someone estimate what I would need to get on my GRE to have a good shot at these schools? I am a bit disappointed that none of my papers end up getting submitted, and hope it will not hurt me too much. Best of luck to everyone!
