MyconidMan

Undergrad Institution: Local liberal arts collegeMajor: BiologyMinor: EducationGPA in Major: 3.8Overall GPA: 3.76Type of Student: Domestic, male, whiteGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q:155 68thV:155 56thW:5.5 98thResearch Experience: 2.5+ year bioinformatics project with honors thesis, 3 different 1 semester research projects in plant ecology, one summer field research with botany/entomology focus, one with genetics & lab/greenhouse experience, another focused on writing a literature review in plant pathology. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Highest honors in major for honors thesis, magna cum laude, tri-beta biological honors society, honorable mention/3rd place for poster presentation at school research symposium. 6 semesters of dean's list, one of honorable mention.Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Undergrad TA/tutor for 1 year, Biology teacher and research mentor at a nature center.Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Prior service military (I guess this helps???). Working on pub for bioinformatics research. Former president of campus American Chemical Society group. Special Bonus Points: Emailed PIs before applying and got a pretty good responses. Guess that helps?Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Positions I'm applying to are funded by a TA position, and I have some good teaching experience. Applying to Where:Washington State University (WSU) - Biology - PhDUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWLAX) - Biology - Master's I would be ecstatic if I got accepted into either program. I haven't seen any posts about biology for either school, which leaves me in the dark. I had a prof at VT tell me I "wouldn't be a strong PhD candidate for his lab", so that's been nagging in the back of my head for a while. Anyone think I have a chance at either program?