Autoclave Guru

If you don't mind me asking, as a fellow plant person what made you apply to ucla, cal , yale, brown, hit, Stanford and ucsb?

Where did you apply? Applied (13/13) Boston U, Duke, UC Davis, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, UIUC, Chicago, Arizona, WUSTL, Berkeley, Ohio State, Michigan State Interviews(4/13) Arizona, WUSTL, UIUC, Ohio State Accepted (0/13)

For reference, I am applying t plant pathology, microbiology, and biology programs. When it comes to plant sciences or ecology field I believe your best bet to prepare a more competitive application I would focus on experience through internships and tangible research/volunteering. Not only will this provide you better experience in the field, but allow you have better letter writers in your field. I have many friends in the ecology field and plant science field , who had similar GPAs and were able to be accepted to top universities through multiple internships, publications, and research presentations. Focus on experience so you have something tangible to talk about in SOP and to give weight to your application.

Checking my email 5 times a day ??‍♂️. Applied to Michigan State, Duke, UC Davis, UTK, Boston U, U of Florida, WUSTL, U Chicago, UIUC, U of Arizona, Berkeley, Ohio State, Ford fellowship, and SMART fellowship . Good luck to everybody process is gunna be long, but worth it in the end !