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US. Biochemistry and ChE double major from UT-Austin. 3.9 GPA. Decent GRE. Research exp through all of undergrad in various biology research positions. Two summer research fellowships, one from my school and another one in medical research at a medical school. Awarded a small ChE scholarship for academic performance. Currently a research technician at a cancer center. No NSF grant or other external funding. SJM! I am so excited to visit. Baldea is a great teacher. I took his course in undergrad. Really enjoyed his style.

Got the message after the first business day. Also got a notice from Rice. Can't wait to hear from others. Good luck, everyone.

I got a call from a professor on Friday from UC Berkeley (Top Choice!) but I was working at the time in the freezer room and it was hard to actually have a conversation. He basically congratulated me and told me to anticipate an email about visit weekend, soonTM. When should I email the department asking about the formal acceptance letter? I figured 1-2 business days?

I got a call from Berkeley last friday morning for chemE PhD program from a professor. He said I should be receiving information for a visit weekend soon via email but I haven't got anything yet. When do you guys think I should ask admissions when they will schedule the visit? It's making me nervous that I haven't got any formal acceptance yet other than a voicemail from the professor to call him back!! Also, keep your ears to the ground. Notices are definitely going out right now.

Undergrad Institution: UT-Austin Major(s): biochemistry BS, chemical engineering BS Minor(s): GPA in Major(CHE only): 3.85/4.00 Overall GPA: 3.93/4.00 Demographics/Background: GRE Scores: Q: 164 (84%) V: 168(98%) W: 4.5 (xx%) LOR: 1 from undergrad PI in plant physiology, 1 from undergrad research mentor and also part time employer in agriculture bio start up, 1 from current employer at MD Anderson Cancer center (director of a blood cancer research dept). Research Experience: 3 yrs in plant phys. lab, 2 yrs in natural products lab, 1 summer in medical research fellowship, 1 year research asst at MD anderson Publications/Abstracts/Presentations: some abstracts manuscript in preparation. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: ChE scholarship for academic performance. High honors grad. Fellowships/Funding: some summer research fellowship Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Research Asst. cancer research Research Interests: BioMEMS, microfluidics, bio-sensing Institutions/Programs: MIT, stanford, gatech, caltech, ucB, rice Comments: Hoping my low Quant score won't hurt me. I've always been better at reading and writing than maths. Backup plan is to just get an industry job in Che if I don't get in. Or apply medical school. 523 100%ile on MCAT. But PhD is my real dream.