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  1. I have heard back from two: UCSF (BMS) (Jan 24-27) UCSD (BSGP) (Feb 21-24 no official email yet...) Anyone have an opinion on if we will hear any more before the winter break shutdown? Are first rounds already out?
  2. I am applying for grad school at top science schools for next year. I want to bring my boyfriend who is a design/mechanical engineer. What major cities or schools might have engineering jobs nearby? I already have lived near the Yale/New Haven and the Boston/Cambridge scenes. I assume tech and engineering is popular in the major California cities and Seattle but where else?
  3. Undergrad Institution (approx. rank/reputation in STEM): State School but a good one on east coast, US. Bachelors Major(s): Molecular and Cellular Biology - Is there even any point in trying to apply BioEngineering if I don't have an Engineering/ChemE degree? GPA in Major: 3.95/4.00 Overall GPA: 3.91/4.00 (3.88 for both degrees as on transcripts) Masters - Coursework MS. Major(s): Molecular and Cellular Biology - Structural Biology, Biophysics, and Biochemistry concentration GPA in Major: 3.72/4.00 Demographics/Background: White Female, US citizen. GRE Scores: Q: 158 (68%) - This sucks V: 165 (96%) W: 4.5 (86%) LOR: From PI, and current Industry Scientist and Director above him. Research Experience: 2 years academic microbiology lab, 2 years biotech therapeutics platform startup as Research Associate in Protein Sciences. Publications/Abstracts/Presentations: one of many authors on patent pending for engineering exosome platform, paper to come, posters from undergrad no papers. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: University Scholar, Honors Program, Outstanding Senior in MCB, Thesis research funding Fellowships/Funding: I did not know this was a factor, only recently switched to BE from Biology applications. Should I push to get applications in to NSF and such? Please advise. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 2 years biotech therapeutics platform startup as Research Associate in Protein Sciences, basically protein engineering is my full time job. Research Interests: Protein and cell engineering for therapeutics, also disease and immunology, cancer therapeutics Institutions/Programs: Would like to stay in Boston or east coast. Have not decided where will apply BE vs. Biology, would love ideas. Harvard, MIT, Yale, UPenn, UWashington, UCSF, UCSanDiego, ?JohnsHopkins, ?Northeastern, ?Boston Univ. ?UMass Med Please advise on: Applying to BE without an engineering degree Are Fellowship applications necessary for consideration Are GREs too low in quant What are good east coast BioEngineering schools/labs.
  4. I am applying to biomedical Science PhD programs at the top of the field. While my application is good, my GRE scores are just okay. Verbal 165 (96) Quant 158 (68) Writing 4.5 (82) Most schools at the top list GREs as optional. So, if I have a stellar application will submitting my GREs help or hurt? and aside from that, for non-optional programs do I need to retake?
  5. I am a strong applicant looking to apply to cell bio/immunology programs for PhD. I am confident in all areas of my application except my GRE: Q: 158 (68%) V: 165 (96%) W: 4.5 My worry is that the top programs I am aiming for (Harvard/MIT/Yale/UW) will weed me out due to the quantitative 158. I put all the effort I could into GRE studying and would like to avoid doing it again. If I retake it I believe my quantitative will improve but my verbal will also suffer. Is it necessary to redo it?
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