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Any advice for choosing between a better fit, but 5-10 hours from home and a school that is a good fit, but very close to home and close to where you went to undergrad (people in the area you know)? Looking to gauge the value of being close if anyone has experience with that one way or the other. Thanks!

Thanks! One post doc is technically an "Instructor" now on faculty, and one of the post-docs is an MD-PhD if that makes a difference. I can get a letter or two from elsewhere (past professors), but I don't think they'd be able to speak as much about my ability as a future scientist. Would it not be better to have a great letter from them or a decent one from a past professor?

Can anyone advise on my list for neuroscience PhD programs Fall 2018? Too ambitious for my resume? Plan on trimming a couple of the programs. Looking to do neuroimmune research. Undergrad Institution: University of Maryland Major(s): General Biology Minor(s): Neuroscience GPA in Major: 3.3 (so) to 3.5 (ju) to 3.8 (se) Overall GPA: 3.40; 3.60 upperclassmen Position in Class: N/A Type of Student: domestic, caucasian male GRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 161 (80%)V: 158 (78%)W: 4 (60%) Research Experience: 2 years as a volunteer/class credit at a neuroplasticity lab on campus. Intern for summer at AstraZeneca subsidiary doing autoimmune research (1 publication non first author, in Science translational med, another submitted). Continued part time for senior year of college. 1+ year (currently employed) as a full time research assistant in a neuroimmunology lab at University of Texas MD anderson cancer center, with 3 very well-known/cited PIs in neuroimmunology. (1 publication currently, 2 more in prep. 2 more posters/abstracts). Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Pertinent Activities or Jobs: See experience. Special Bonus Points: Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Will be getting a very strong letter of rec from my internship, and then 3 from my current job (one from a PI whose name will carry weight in PNI community, 2 from Post docs who I work closely with daily and should write glowing reviews) Applying to Where: Ohio State University University of Pennsylvania Illionois Urbana Oregon Health and Science University Miami University University of Chicago Georgetown University Columbia University West Virginia University

Can anyone advise on my list for neuroscience PhD programs Fall 2018? Too ambitious for my resume? Plan on trimming a couple of the programs. Looking to do neuroimmune research. Undergrad Institution: University of Maryland Major(s): General Biology Minor(s): Neuroscience GPA in Major: not sure Overall GPA: 3.40 Position in Class: N/A Type of Student: domestic, caucasian male GRE Scores (revised/old version): V: 158 Q: 161 W: 4 Research Experience: 2 years as a volunteer/class credit at a neuroplasticity lab on campus. Intern for summer at AstraZeneca subsidiary doing autoimmune research (1 publication non first author, in Science translational med). Continued part time for senior year of college. 1+ year (currently employed) as a full time research assistant in a neuroimmunology lab at University of Texas MD anderson cancer center, with 3 well-known PIs in the field (1 publication currently, 2 more in prep. 2 more posters/abstracts). Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Pertinent Activities or Jobs: See experience. Special Bonus Points: Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Will be getting a very strong letter of rec from my internship, and then 3 from my current job (one from a PI, 2 from Post docs who I work closely with daily and should write glowing reviews) Applying to Where: Ohio State University University of Pennsylvania Illionois Urbana Oregon Health and Science University Miami University Columbia University University of Chicago Georgetown University University of Virginia West Virginia University University of California-Davis