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2nd year PhD, Neuroscience, Not Awarded, Only time applying G/VG VG/VG, VG/VG Had a very low UG GPA but high grad GPA with pubs/poster presentations. No awards in UG (I wasn't a very good UG to be honest) or anything beyond the ordinary. No negative comments were made about my grades, so those of you who have low GPAs, don't fret too much. Every reviewer wished that I had elaborated on the analytical techniques I would use beyond what I addressed, but otherwise were extremely complimentary, much to my surprise. My proposal was the main thing discussed, even under the BI subsection, with little to no mention of BI for any reviewers. It seems like while most of the advice given was to focus on BI, that wasn't what "sunk" my application, but rather details not included in my proposal about specific analytical techniques beyond what I proposed. Overall, reviews were very kind and claim I have an excellent career ahead of me in my field and that my proposal is technically challenging but has the potential for high impact. Every one of them said I have a strong /excellent application, but that might be what they write for us totally average applicants as to not hurt our feelings!