Neuro2016

Haven't heard from any of the places I applied to. I think my plan B is to become a hippie and go to the Himalayas.

LOL !

I have a question which has probably been asked before: When college websites say they don't have GRE /GPA cutoffs, do they really mean that or do they pre-screen our applications anyway and weed out people (like me) with less than stellar stats?

My turn to post this: Undergrad Institution: Foreign (India)Major: MedicineGPA in Major: N/A (70%)Overall GPA: N/A (70%)Position in Class: 1stType of Student: International male Master's Institution: Well recognised UK universityMajor: NeuroscienceGPA in Major: ? 3.6Overall GPA: ? 3.6 (Merit)Position in Class: No class ranks GRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 160V: 163W: 4.5B:TOEFL Total: 119Research Experience: 7 months full time student volunteer in a zebrafish behaviour lab (UK) 1 year and ongoing full time research assistant in a drosophila lab (India) (My lab hopping was due to visa issues and doesn't reflect badly on me (I think). I should have good LORs (All the labs I worked in are recently established, so no publication yet. Should have a first author publication ready for submission in 6 months hopefully)Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Gold Medal for Standing first in the University in my UndergradPertinent Activities or Jobs: Worked as a TA for ~2 yearsAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Unfortunately, noSpecial Bonus Points: Unfortunately, no Applying to Where:Rockefeller, Harvard PiN and MCO, Columbia, NYU, Yale BBS, Caltech, UC Berkeley, UCLA, WashU, Duke, UMass Med, UMich PIBS, JHU Not confident of my chances, so applying to a bunch of places. If I don't get in, will apply to places in Europe and see what happens !