rachelvasquez93

Stats so far: UG GPA: 3.6 (have recently graduated) Major: Biological Science (BS) with a concentration in Molecular Biology and a minor in Chemistry University: Lower-mid tier state school (San Jose State University) GPA for last 2 years of UG: ~3.5 Research experience: So far, minimal. Have completed a 10 week internship, have been volunteering in a research lab for 7 months. By the time I apply, I will have about just below 2 years of research experience. Info about me: Latina female, 23 y/o, will be 24 y/o when I apply No GRE score yet, I will aim to score in the 85th percentile at least Do I have a chance of gaining admittance to a Ph.D program for Molecular and Cell Biology? Schools I'm considering: University of Washington Seattle New Mexico State University University of Texas Austin University of California Irvine University of California Davis (this would be my reach) University of Colorado Denver Please let me know what chances you think I have based on your research and experience. Also, besides scoring high on the GRE, what should I do to improve my chances of gaining admittance?