Undergrad Institution: small liberal artsMajor(s): BiologyMinor(s): NoneGPA in Major: 3.92Overall GPA: 3.89Type of Student: Domestic east asian maleGRE Scores:Q: 160V: 161W: 4.5Research Experience: summer research + 2 terms research at college, presented poster at an international conference, presented poster at school symposiumAwards/Honors/Recognitions: Deans list all yearsPertinent Activities or Jobs: writing and biology/ecology tutor, currently co-president of a club and previously co-president of a different club, prairie restoration summer internshipAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: small grant from college for research, merit scholarship from schoolSpecial Bonus Points: Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: have broad field experience, plant ID skills, and experience with R, ArcMap, QGIS, and dronesApplying to Where (all MS):William and Mary- Biology- Ecology and ConservationU Nevada, Reno- Natural Resources and Environmental Science- Ecology (Global Analysis and Remote Sensing)Texas State University- Biology- Population and Conservation Biology
Western Colorado University- Ecology- Landscape Ecology
maybe UIUC- Natural Resources and Environmental Science- Landscape Ecology
maybe U of Montana- Biological Sciences- Systems Ecology maybe Ohio University- Environmental and Plant Biology- Plant Biology (emphasis on spatial dynamics)
I'm still looking into MS programs to apply to that emphasize analysis of spatial data in an ecological context, preferably on a large-scale. Does anyone have comments about the places I've currently listed? I've had phone calls with the PI's at W&M and U Nevada, Reno that seemed to go well, but I can't find much information about their acceptance rates.