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  1. Undergrad Institution: Large Public Research SchoolMajor(s): Chemistry (ACS certification) Minor(s): noneGPA in Major: 3.59 Overall GPA: 3.39 Position in Class: N.A. Type of Student: Female domestic white/asian GRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 157 (65%) (lol) V: 162 (91%)W: 5.0 (92%)S: 620 (29%) (lolll) Research Experience: 2 years of undergraduate research polymer nanoparticles (same lab), stayed for the summer after I graduated Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Summer research fellowship for two summers, some other fellowships during the academic year, Pfizer Undergraduate Research Award in Organic Chemistry, Dean's honor list (5 quarters), 4 total research presentations (2 were statewide, 2 were just within the school) Pertinent Activities or Jobs: President of Women in Chemistry club, Did some chemistry outreach stuff Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:Special Bonus Points: I became a chemistry major fairly late and my GPA has a noticeable upward trend as soon as I switched into chemistry. I worked on my SOP for a long time? I think all of my letters were pretty good? Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Applied after senior year so my senior classes would help boost my GPA Applying to Where: Applied with organic chemistry or materials focus University of California - Los Angeles (Accepted/committed) University of Washington (Accepted) University of Massachusetts Amherst (Accepted) University of Southern California (Accepted) University of California Santa Cruz (Accepted) University of California Riverside (Accepted) Boston University (Rejected) University of California- Santa Barbara (Rejected) University of California - Davis (Rejected) University of California- San Diego (Rejected) Northeastern (Rejected) Side notes: Some of my safety schools ended up rejecting me and the schools I thought were long-shot dream schools ended up accepting me. Grad school applications are really about your research interests more than any school's "ranking." (Everyone says this but it's good to remember) In hindsight, I probably applied to too many schools but it felt necessary at the time I was applying. I used to drive myself crazy on this site before I applied, scrolling through everyone's posts and getting very stressed out because everyone's got incredible stats so I'm posting this so people can see even with meh stats you can make up for it with other stuff like a pretty solid SOP that emphasizes your research interests and development as a researcher then applying to schools that fit those research interests. Anyway hope this helps people looking through this for the 2020 cycle and beyond! Good luck!
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