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Wow, congratulations! Would you care to share a little about yourself? (if not, totally understandable!)

Has anyone heard back from/about MIT BE and BU BME yet?

That's great! Any insight as to how the UCSD admissions process works?

Got a preliminary interview at the University of Wisconsin, Madison! I'm not sure if interviews were conducted last year though, so either I just scraped by and that's why they're interviewing me, or this is a new introduction to their application process.

I was also wondering if anybody has ideas about what the admissions and funding situation is going to be like for fall 2021, given the economic condition of the country.

Undergrad Institution (approx. rank/reputation in STEM): Great college in my home country, probably not internationally renowned My master’s was at a top 5 college in the US. Major(s): BS in Biotech, MS in Biomedical engineering Minor(s): N/A GPA in Major: Undergrad: 4.00/4.00, Master's: 3.6/4.00 Demographics/Background: Asian, International GRE Scores: Q: 160 V: 162 I know they aren't the best, but I'm trying to take advantage of programs that don't require the GRE this year. LOR: My Master's advisor (quite famous in his field, which is related to what I want to do my PhD in), my undergraduate thesis advisor (the head of my department), and my boss at work (R&D director) - basically, three strong letters. Research Experience: 2 years of projects at my undergraduate institution 2 summer internships at famous research institutes in my home country 1.5 years as a Master's student 1 year at a small startup doing Biotech R&D Publications/Abstracts/Presentations: 2 poster presentations at my university 1 poster presentation at a local conference No papers unfortunately ? Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Master's Research Fellowship Summer Research Internship at a program that has a 5% acceptance rate in my home country Two awards for my design project during my Master's Graduated undergrad with Distinction Fellowships/Funding: Master's Research Fellowship - funding for my master's research Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Blogger and Student Representative for the website and team of one of my design projects Started the first journal club in my department as an undergrad Master's BME Association member Laid the groundwork for a small healthcare startup in India during one of my internships Budding science writer! Other Miscellaneous Accomplishments: Anything else in your application that might matter (faculty connections, etc.): My master's university, to which I'm applying Research Interests: Microfluidics, microphysiological systems, organ-on-chips Institutions/Programs: Duke BME MIT BE Harvard BE Boston University BME UC Davis University of Washington, Seattle Columbia Berkeley University of Toronto McGill Comments: I've already identified faculty I'm interested in working with, but I haven't contacted any of them yet. I'd love any feedback related to programs I can apply to, and whether I'm aiming too high (which I def feel like I am).