Undergrad Institution (approx. rank/reputation in STEM): Public University, Top 100: 80s-90s
Major(s): Biomedical Engineering Overall GPA: 3.85/4.00 Demographics/Background: White Female
GRE Scores:
Q: 162 (78%)
V: 164 (94%)
W: 4.0 (57%) LOR:
Current PI
BioE REU PI
Professor (taken his class, runs BMES chapter at my school where I am VP)
Research Experience:
3 Years at Home University
Chemical Engineering REU at Top 10 ChemE school
Bioengineering REU at Top 5 BioEschool
Publications/Abstracts/Presentations:
1 3rd Author Publication
6 Poster Presentations
1 Oral Presentation
Awards/Honors/Recognitions:
Leadership Distinction in Research
2 Grants from Home University for Research
1st Place Poster Presentation
Fellowships/Funding:
Applied NSF GRFP, Ford Fellowship
Pertinent Activities or Jobs:
President AEMB
VP BMES
Recruitment Chair Tau Beta Pi
Research Interests:
Diverse- background in protein engineering, neuroengineering, nanotechnology
Institutions/Programs:
Biomedical/Bioengineering:
Penn State
University of Pittsburgh
Lehigh
Cornell
University of Pennsylvania
University of Rochester
University of Maryland
Johns Hopkins
MIT
Chemical Engineering:
Princeton
University of Delaware
Drexel
MIT
Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute
Comments: I'm SO nervous- really can't wait for that first acceptance so I can calm down. Would love to get into a highly ranked program, but also wouldn't mind going to a state school/smaller university. Honestly just terrified I won't get into any program O_o