Undergrad Institution: top 5 university in China (but it may equals to “an unknown university”for any committee
Major: Biological Science
Overall GPA: 3.72/4.00
Type of Student: International,female
GRE Scores: yeah I know my V and W are really low
Q: 168
V: 152
W: 3.5
TOEFL Total: 104
Research Experience: in 3 different institutes of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
1 year (an innovative project)about paleontology
1 semester project on Arabidopsis thaliana genotype identification and map-based cloning
More than 1 year in a population genetics lab,now working on my thesis about EBV evolution
No publication?
Awards/Honors/Recognitions:
University third prize scholarship
Special Bonus Points:
Strong recommendations from 3 PI (2 I’ve worked with,1 academic advisor)(although I heard they don’t even take a look at Chinese recommenders’letters now)
Connection with an assistant professor in UPenn (email & Skype)
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:
Half year exchange in University of Bristol
Deputy head of university press corps
Applying to Where:
Stanford biology
Princeton EEB
Rockefeller
UPenn biology
UC Davis Animal Behavior
Vanderbilt
UIUC
UMN twin city EEB
IU Bloomington EEB
UMD College Park EEB
SUNY Stony Brook
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Really want to join the AP‘s lab (focus on neuro & evolution)in UPenn,but since the Bio PhD program requires rotation,I don’t think the connection could help much... besides I am sure she has several other applicants in her pool and I am definitely not her top choice : )