Would love advice feedback on the schools I am applying to!
Undergrad Institution: Boston CollegeMajor(s): Psychology B.S. (no neuroscience major available)Minor(s):GPA in Major: 3.98Overall GPA: 3.64 (junior year 3.7, senior year 3.8-3.9) Graduated in 3.5 yearsPosition in Class: cum laude, near topType of Student: Domestic, Hispanic, FemalGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 157 (66th)V: 158 (80th)W: 5.5 (93rd) I know these are lower than average, but I took twice studied for months and did no better, never done well with standardized testingResearch Experience: 2.5 years of research in undergraduate, behavioral neuroscience studying PTSD/ fear conditioning. Great LOR. Independent project... nothing published, never got significant results
6 months in a neurogenetics lab, working on iPSC derived neuronal lines at Harvard/MGH.
2 years as a full time research technician in a very well known lab at Harvard Medical School. 1 second-author publication, 2 other publications in the works (I'm not 1,2, or 3rd author on these) 1 publication, AD/PD conference in Vienna, Austria. Working on independent project which hopefully will be a first author publication or at least poster. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 3 years of awarded undergraduate research fellowships. I have just submitted my application for the NSF graduate fellowship and also applying for the National Defence FellowshipPertinent Activities or Jobs: Mentor Scientist for Science Club for Girls
Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Established protocols to isolate microglia and endothelial cells from donated human brain tissue, took over this project and have collected isolated cells from 17 cases with the MGH Alzheimers Brain BankSpecial Bonus Points: My post-doc who I work under went to WashU St. Louis and my PI is the head of Harvard Medical Schools neurology department. Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: I should have great LORS.... I am proficient in animal surgery, two-photon imaging, qPCR, and some other specialized techniques. Worked in a lab with a lot of resources to newer techniques.Applying to Where:Harvard-Neuroscience
WashU St. Louis- Neuroscience
Northwestern- Medical School-Neuroscience
NYU- Neural Science
Brown-NIH Partnership-Neuroscience
UCSD- Neuroscience
UNC Medical- Neuroscience
UChicago- Neurobiology
Upenn- Neuroscience
John Hopkins- Neuroscience
Tufts Sackler Institute- Neuroscience
I would really love advice about where I am applying, or if there are any places I am not considering? Do I have too many top schools?