lolehmann

Undergrad Institution: University of Wisconsin MadisonMajor(s): Biochemistry, MathematicsMinor(s): NoneGPA in Major: 3.3Overall GPA: 3.3Position in Class: UnknownType of Student: Domestic White FemaleGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 163V: 165W: 5Research Experience: 2 years during undergrad at the USDA-Dairy Forage Research Center, involved some field work and a lot of lab work, multiple independent projects but no publications. Summer internship during undergrad at Promega, again an independent project, kit I designed was passed along to marketing (but has not made it to market yet). I now work full time in R&D at a small immuno-oncology startup (for 1.25 years, will be 2.25 by the time I *hopefully* enter grad school). I was promoted within 9 months and I've been highly involved in multiple interdisciplinary projects but unfortunately for IP reasons we won't be publishing any time soon.Awards/Honors/Recognitions: none?Pertinent Activities or Jobs: I was a math tutor for 2.5 years (Algebra-Calculus). I was also vice president of Molecular Archaeology Group Student Association (MAGSA) at the UW for 1 year.Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: awarded an operations grant for MAGSA (the student org I helped to run) Special Bonus Points: (Such as connections, grad classes, famous recommenders, female or minority status etc...)Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: I have no publications which really concerns me, my PI at the USDA isn't great about sharing credit and my post bacc work isn't going to be published for a while for IP reasons. I have also never presented at a conference, but I have presentation experience from undergrad in both math and biochem and am listed as an author on several posters colleagues have presented at conferences (unsure whether to list this on my CV). Should have 3 great LORs.Applying to Where: I've already sent my GRE scores to: UC Irvine - Cell/MoBio University of Washington - Cell/MoBio University of Colorado Boulder - Cell/MoBio University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - BBSP I'm considering applying to: UC Davis, Yale (I know someone who worked with a POI there), University of Oregon, UT Austin, University of Pennsylvania, ?? I'd love some advice on where to apply, I'm having a hard time figuring out whether I'm a competitive enough applicant for the schools I'm looking at. I'm particularly interested in doing my graduate work in protein engineering (which is what I do now). Thanks in advance for any advice you have for me!