Undergrad Institution: Top 5 liberal artsMajor(s): Biochemistry
GPA in Major: 3.5+ (not sure but I qualified for an honors thesis because of this cutoff)Overall GPA: 3.75/4.00. Graduating seniorPosition in Class: Not sure % wise, but 3.75 is the cut off for Magna Cum Laude, while 3.9 is summa cum laude. Type of Student: Domestic female, white/latinxGRE Scores (revised/old version): none yet, but I have not been doing so great on practice tests. I was wondering if people could provide feedback on what GRE scores I need to shoot for based on my profileQ:V:W:B:Research Experience: 1 year of research at a top lab at an Top 10 R1 university nearby, publication pending (likely to be submitted around grad school apps, I heard submission is sufficient to put on the CV), summers at top research centers, but only 1 year of research during school. 1 national conference poster. Four poster sessions, three talks; one resulting in a public speaking award by the college
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Amgen Scholar, Goldwater finalist within school (can I put this?)
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA one semester
Special Bonus Points: Very famous recommendation (lab PI)Applying to Where:
Research interests: neurogenetics and synbio. Can anyone let me know if there are good labs in neurogenetics in other programs not listed?Harvard-Systems Bio
Harvard-BBS
MIT-Bio
Stanford-Genetics
UCSF-Tetrad
Columbia-Sys Bio
UNC-MolecularBio/Genetics
Thanks for the help! My main questions are GRE score and neurogenetics recs.