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    2018 Fall
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    Neuropharmacology

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  1. I am very nervous about my application quality, but I got some side-eye from my PI about some of the programs I'm applying to for them not "being good enough" programs. What do y'all think? Am I aiming too high? Undergrad Institution: Top 5 private universityMajor(s): Biochemistry, ChemistryMinor(s): n/aGPA in Major: 3.3/3.32Overall GPA: 3.5Position in Class: I'm probably above average? It's very hard to tellType of Student: domestic, nonbinary (though I'm applying as female most places), LatinxGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 170 (97%)V: 165 (96%)W: 5.0 (93%)B: --Research Experience: I spent 2-3 combined months over two summers in high school volunteering in a biomedical engineering lab at a well-known state university. I've spent all 3 summers in undergrad working essentially full time in labs. I spent 6 months in a behavioral genetics lab my first year of undergrad. I've been in my current lab a year and a half now, so by the time I graduate, it'll be 2 years and change. I'm second author of 7 on a paper that we're almost ready to submit (I think; I'm not sure it'll be published or even submitted before applications are due), and I've presented my research at two regional conferences (neither of which awarded the best poster, but I got glowing feedback from one). I'm working on an honors thesis in my current lab, but that won't be done before apps are due, either.Awards/Honors/Recognitions: I've made the Dean's List every year of undergrad so far. And I applied for a diversity supplement on an NIH grant a year and a half ago (and got it).Pertinent Activities or Jobs: I was a Spanish-language math tutor at the local middle school for a year and a half.Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: I mean, this is pretty much it... Special Bonus Points: I'm currently in a grad biochem class! And of course there's graduating with departmental honors (which given my advisor and department chair's approval so far, seems almost a given). I'm definitely queer/nb/Latinx, but I'm not sure how gender/sexuality/ethnicity could affect me, considering adcoms don't see that... I'm also fluent in Spanish?Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: At least two of my LORs are going to be fantastic (my 2 PIs). My third I'm not sure about---but I'll assess that when I meet with my recommender (soon). I think it'll be good. I'm a bit backed into a corner with that one, considering most of my major classes have been very large, and I have at most interacted with the TAs in most of them. One PI I've tangentially worked with has offered (through the postdoc I work with) to write me a LOR if I need it. I'm applying to pharmacology PhD programs that have a focus on neuropharmacology, particularly those researching psychosis, depression, epilepsy, and chronic pain. I also plan on making it pretty clear that I intend to pursue a career in the pharmaceutical industry.Applying to Where: (all PhD) Columbia (Pharmacology and Molecular Signaling) Yale (BBS) NYU (Sackler BioMed: Mechanisms of Disease) UCLA (Bioscience: Molecular Pharmacology) Rockefeller Boston U (Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics) U of Kansas (Pharmacology and Toxicology) Rosalind Franklin (Biosciences PhD) Brown (Molecular Pharmacology) Dartmouth (Experimental and Molecular Medicine) Vanderbilt (IGP) UC Irvine (Pharmacological Sciences)
  2. I'm trying to figure out who to ask for 2 of my 3 LoRs for next year's applications to pharmacology programs (I already have one letter from my research PI). I could ask the PI I worked with almost two years ago, but I didn't have my own project, and it was a genetics lab (not super related). Is it better to get his recommendation anyway, or find two professors whose classes I've taken?
  3. I'm a third year undergrad, and I just started exploring graduate programs. I was toying with the idea of taking a year to work in industry, but I can't find anything on how that works (if you apply and defer, or if you just apply a year later), and I've heard conflicting opinions on gap years (some people in career advising say that the longer you're out of school, the worse your chances in STEM fields). I'm also at the point where I want to ask professors I'm interested in working with if they have vacancies, but I don't know if it's too soon, and if it's recommended or at all helpful, especially for wet lab work. I was hoping I could find some wisdom from people who've been through this already!
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