ChloeB323

So, I've got several interviews coming up. I am so, so, so nervous. Any ideas on how to prep? Also, can anyone explain the ranking process to me? Is there something I should be doing now? It seems like such an odd flow of events. Plus, when I sign in to NMS, it says I can't rank until after March 29th.

I'm interviewing March 3rd!

Good evening! I'm applying for the Fall 2017 admissions cycle (as we all are) and I'm feeling lost, depressed... I have no idea what I'm doing and I KNOW that I don't have enough time, really. I never got a jump on it because I was having a really rough time my senior year. I nearly left school due to health complications. When I returned home for the summer, I worked six or seven days a week. Then, last year I took some more courses (chemistry, biochemistry, and psychology) to supplement my transcript and meet prerequisites. I continued to work and this summer, again, worked six or seven days a week. I know that I should have been working on my applications all along, but here I am now feeling completely screwed. Here's what I have to work with: My GPA from Smith College (2015 grad) was 3.73 GRE Scores: 163V 155Q 4.5AW (I know, the quantitative is not that great... even though I'm actually really good at math) Advocacy: trained and worked as the 'Diversity Representative' for my house on campus. This required peer counseling training, conflict-resolution training, and so on. Research: worked in a molecular bio lab for one year in undergrad. I also lived abroad in Italy for a year and over the summer had an internship with World Wildlife Foundation. I worked with them studying biodiversity in the area, focusing on sea turtles and dolphins in the Mediterranean. Additionally, I worked in their animal rehabilitation center; there, I worked closely with the on-site veterinarian assisting in minor surgeries, treatment plans, and generally taking care of the resident animals. I have so many questions, though. For one, I'm not exactly sure what I need to include in my personal statement. -Do I need to talk about specific professors/research that they have done? -How personal can I get? For example, I have tons of experience with counseling/psychiatry because of my health history. I've thought about including that perspective, but I'm wondering if it's too personal/too much of a sob-story.