[Biomedical Engineering/Bioengineering Applicant Profiles for 2019 Admission]

Undergrad Institution (approx. rank/reputation in STEM): 

Major(s): Engineering with a concentration in biomedical engineering
Minor(s): 
GPA in Major: 3.5/4.00
Overall GPA: 3.4/4.00
Demographics/Background: White Female

GRE Scores:
Q: 155 (xx%)
V: 147 (xx%)
W: 4.0 (xx%)
*Forgot the percentile

Re-taking the GRE in a week!! 

LOR: Very strong.... I am having a tough time deciding who to use for which programs.

Research Experience: 

NIH Summer Intern for two summers --> 3 projects

Research Assistant at ECU in biology department  --> 1 project

Research Assistant at ECU in chemistry department  --> 3 projects

Research Assistant at ECU in engineering department --> 2 projects

Research Assistant at ECU in engineering department --> 1 project

Publications/Abstracts/Presentations:

1 patent

1 conference paper (oral presentation)

2 papers in review

8 poster abstracts

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 

3rd best conference paper (Health Systems track)

3rd best poster (NIH)

Fellowships/Funding:

NIH IRTA Grant --> 2 years

Travel award REU

Travel award engineering 

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 

Mentoring an undergrad in the lab

Mentoring a high school research student on her capstone project

Editor and chief of national toxicology program's molecular toxicology newsletter

Other Miscellaneous Accomplishments:

there is more ... will update later

Anything else in your application that might matter (faculty connections, etc.):

 

Research Interests:

Biomedical engineering applications to toxicology, so developing testing assays or looking at Pharma engineering techniques. 

Institutions/Programs:

MIT

Johns Hopkins

University of California at Irvine 

Rice University

UT Southwestern Medical

Cornell

Duke University

UNC/NC State

Wake Forest/Va Tech

WPI

Tufts

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