Applying to phd programs in computational biology
undergrad: top small liberal arts college
major: Computational Biology and History double major
overall GPA:3.91/4
type of student: domestic male
GRE: Q:166 V:165 W: 5.5
research:
1 year as undergrad research assistant => 1 poster presentation
1 summer research fellowship => 2 posters, 1 first authored, peer-reviewed pub in mid-tier journal
honors thesis senior year in review for publication
spent last year as bioinformatician in research lab => 2 pubs, nth author
awards
deans list every undergrad semester, phi beta kappa, graduated magna cup laude (top 10%), won scholarship to travel to conference
special bonus
who knows? no?
where am i applying
cornell tri i
harvard bbs
columbia comp bio
nyu comp bio
stanford comp bio
broad institute comp bio
cmu-pitt comp bio
u washington genome sciences
pertinent extras: CS/bio ta + tutor; genome club co-presiddent
CONCERNS:
too little research experience...like
I didn't research as an undergrad for multiple years or do multiple summer research experiences. Instead, I had other interests and worked as a software engineer and a legal aid consultant.
more importantly: im concerned i don't have enouh math stats from undergrad...haven't taken linear algebra