CicadaQueen

Undergrad Institution: top ranked liberal arts college Major(s): Biology Overall GPA: 3.87 Type of Student: Domestic White female  GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 152 (45%) V: 168 (98%) W: 6 (99%) Research Experience: -4 years as a research coordinator in a clinical research lab, mostly focused in microbiology. -Year long senior honors research project working with E. Coli -Summer internship at a medical lab in India -Summer internship at a botanical lab in the UK Awards/Honors/Recognitions: (Within your school or outside?) (all within school) -Deans List every year, graduated cum laude with High Honors in Biology -received named academic award for excellence in microbiology -elected to Sigma Xi Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: -3 publications (not first author) -2 poster presentations -1 oral presentation at a research forum (first author) -certifications in grant writing and working with human subjects Applying to Where : (1) UT Austin—ecology, evolution, and behavior (2) Michigan State—ecology, evolutionary biology, and behavior (3) Hopkins-- Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology, & Biophysics (4) Princeton-- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (5) UPenn-- biology I’m interested in evolutionary bio and cell bio. There are so many fascinating labs out there that it’s hard for me to decide! My big concern is my math GRE score. I studied a lot the first time around and I just don’t know that I would do much better if I retook it. For that reason, I’ve mostly looked at schools that don’t require them, but I’m worried I’m limiting myself. Is my math score low enough to cause a problem?