Undergrad Institution: Small, private liberal arts collegeMajor(s): ChemistryMinor(s): French, Mathematics and AstronomyGPA in Major: ~3.4, although my school doesn't calculate thisOverall GPA: 3.6Position in Class: -Type of Student: Domestic femaleGRE Scores:Q: 163 (85%)V: 163 (93%)W: 5.0 (93%)S: Chemistry to be reportedResearch Experience: 2 years research on metallic nanoparticles and their catalytic activity under an organic professor(I have no interest in organic, but my school has one chem research advisor and one biochem, so I had no choice), selected to present at a poster session at the national ACS conference in San Francisco last April.Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Member of my school's honors college (rigorous Great Books program), member of Sigma Zeta Honors Society, Quaker Chemical Research Scholar, Summer research scholar at my own school. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Lab prep assistant freshman year, Gen Chem TA the past two years, chemistry tutor, president of my school's ACS Student Chapter for 3 years.Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: I think it's all been covered. Special Bonus Points: Some connections? I've been in contact (back and forth email) with a professor from UPenn whose research I am very interested in; my advisor is close friends with the associate dean of the college of science at Temple and we will likely meet within the next few weeks. Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Two very solid rec letters from Chemistry professors (one was my research advisor and the other I TA'ed for), one good rec letter from a physics professor who likes me but we are less familiar. Applying to Where:Princeton- Physical chem
UPenn-Physical chem
Temple- Physical chem
Drexel- Physical chem
USciences (maybe? I've heard weird things about USciences & their deadline is in march)- Physical chem
UDel- Physical chem
Staying in the Philadelphia tri-state area is more important to me than applying to the best schools.