[SOP Swap (Immunology)]

Would really appreciate if anyone would be willing to look over my statement of purpose in exchange for my feedback! Have experience as a tutor and have wrote several personal statements and cover letters.

[2019 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Undergrad Institution: R1, Private, Top 30 school in the US
Major(s): B.S. Microbiology, B.A. Business, B.A. Chemistry
Minor(s): Chinese Literature
GPA in Major: 3.96/4.0
Overall GPA: 3.96/4.0
Position in Class: Top 2%
Type of Student: International Asian

GRE Scores (revised/old version): Did not take the GRE
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Research Experience: 

I've done research for around 2 and a half years in a virology lab. I've had two poster presentations, and expect to have a second author paper published by the end of my senior year.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's List all semesters, Phi Beta Kappa  Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, Continuing Student Scholarship, All-Academic Honors in my Athletics League

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Tutor, TA, Resident Advisor and work as the director for a non-profit organization focused on education.

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: I was in the army for three years as a commissioned officer before attending undergrad in the US. Also an NCAA Division III swimmer.

Special Bonus Points: I've taken three graduate level immunology and virology courses in my school and scored highly on all of them.  I think I'll be able to get two strong LOR's, not sure about the last one. 

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:  I took an average of 28 credits a semester and am doing a triple major if that demonstrates good time management and effort. 

I didn't take the GRE because I was asked to apply for the Rhodes Scholarship and focused on that instead, didn't make it, unfortunately. 

A lot of the apps asked about publications, but because my lab hasn't submitted the manuscript yet, and its a paper that's taken over 2 years to gather data for, I'm not sure how to express this. 

Applying to Where: Microbiology and Immunology PhD programs, preferably with a focus on Immunotherapy. 

My schools are limited because of the GRE, but I'm also prepared to take a gap year if necessary. 

Harvard-Immunology

MIT-Immunology

Rockefeller-Immunology

UPenn-Immunology

Mount Sinai-Immunology

University of Texas Health Science Center-Immunology

University of Oxford- Masters in Infection, Immunology and Translational Medicine

University of Cambridge-Masters in Infection, Immunity and Inflammation

Stanford-Microbiology and Immunology