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Yes, I have gotten fee waivers for all the schools I applied to.

Yeah, definitely. The MCAT score would have to be fairly high. That's why I wanted to study for a few months before taking the exam.

I got an interview at Mt. Sinai. Yay!

I'm applying to Johns Hopkins, Northwestern University, Mt Sinai, Baylor College of Medicine and UC Davis. I currently have a horrible GRE score. I did not have a chance to study for it (collectively a week), but I had to apply this cycle given the fact that I'm in a research program that requires that I apply. I wanted to apply for MSTP programs next year, but my program advisor told me that I had to apply this year in order to receive funding until July of next year, so I took the GRE just in time for them to be received at the schools I'm applying to: V 150 Q 144 A 3.0 Do I have a chance? Any advice or support is appreciated. Thanks EDUCATION 08/2006 - 05/2008 Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, Alabama ) GPA: 3.89 Major: Biology and Nutritional Science 08/2008 - 12/2012 Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama) BS in Biomedical Sciences, BA in Spanish GPA: 3.43 Honors Thesis (2012): Immobilized transition metal complexes as macromolecular catalysts. ACHIEVEMENTS 2013 - 2014 U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program, Chemistry (Barcelona, Spain) 2015 - Present Hopkins PREP Scholar, NIH-funded Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. AWARDS 2008 Bill Ellard Memorial Endowed Scholarship, Auburn University 2008 Thomas G. Jones Scholarship, Auburn University 2010 American Chemical Society’s Regional Conference Travel Grant 2010 Dean’s Research Award for Undergraduates, Auburn University 2011-2012 COSAM Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Auburn University PUBLICATIONS 2010 Gichinga MG, Striegler S*, Dunaway NA and Barnett JD, Miniemulsion polymers as solid support for transition metal catalysts, Polymer 2010, 51, 606-615. Striegler S,* Dunaway NA, Gichinga MG, Barnett JD and Nelson AG, Evaluating binuclear copper(II) complexes for glycoside hydrolysis, Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 2639- 2648. 2012 Dunaway NA, Barnett JD and Striegler S*, Glycoside hydrolysis with sugar-templated microgel catalysts, ACS Catalysis 2012, 2, 50-55. Barnett JD, and Striegler S*, Tuning templated microgel catalysts for selective glycoside hydrolysis, Topics in Catalysis 2012, 55(7) , 460-465. 2014 Fan QH, Striegler S*, Langston RG and Barnett JD, Evaluating N-benzylgalactonoamidines as putative transition state analogs for β-galactoside hydrolysis, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12(17) 2792-2800 2016 Korangath P, Barnett JD, et al., Nanoparticles and their targeting: a study in preclinical models of HER+ breast cancer, (manuscript in preparation) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: 05/2008 - 07/2008 Undergraduate Molecular Biology & Immunology Researcher (UNT Health Science Center) Research Topic: Abundant expression of novel gene C17orf37 in prostate cancer 2009 - 2012 Undergraduate Inorganic Chemistry Researcher (Auburn University) Topic: Analysis of transition metal complexes as macromolecular catalysts 02/2013 - 08/2013 Chemistry Research Associate (University of Arkansas: Fayetteville) Topic: Preparation and evaluation of polymer matrices for asymmetric catalysis 09/2013 - 08/2014 Fulbright Scholar (University of Barcelona) Topic: Synthesis and characterization of photoactivatable DNA-cleaving copper complexes 07/2015 - Present PREP Scholar (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) Topic: Effects of magnetic nanoparticle-mediated hyperthermia on DNA damage repair pathways in colorectal cancer cells POSTERS & PRESENTATIONS 7/24/2008 Barnett JD. Novel gene C17orf37 is abundantly expressed in prostate cancer: a prospective biomarker. Poster; Univ. North Texas Health Science Center (Fort Worth, TX) 02/19/2010 Dunaway NA, Barnett JD and Striegler S. Carbohydrate recognition by binuclear platinum complexes. Poster; Auburn University (Dept. Chemistry and Biochemistry) 12/3/2010 Barnett JD, Alonso NA, and Striegler S. Sugar discrimination by binuclear copper(II) complexes. Poster. 66th Southwest and 62nd Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society. (New Orleans, LA) 03/30/2012 Barnett JD and Striegler S. Transition metal complexes as macromolecular catalysts. Poster. 26th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) (Ogden,UT) 10/22/2015 Barnett JD. Effects of nanoparticles and nanoparticle-Induced hyperthermia on DNA Signaling Pathways in human colorectal cancer cells. Poster. Dept. Molecular Radiation Sciences, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (Baltimore MD). 04/13/2016 Barnett JD, Sharma A, Bunz F and Ivkov R. Effects of magnetic nanoparticle-induced hyperthermia on DNA damage signaling. Oral presentation. 2016 Int’l Congress of Hyperthermic Oncology (New Orleans, LA)