I am a first gen half cuban/half palestinian american. Ivy League grad in Microbiology, 3.26 gpa. 2 years of undergraduate research w/ honors thesis. 1.5 years (continuing) of post-graduate research at two labs at Yale. No pubs, 1 poster. 3 very strong LORs.
Where I applied(mostly microbiology programs): Harvard (no invite), Yale, Rockefeller, NYU, Weill Cornell, Pitt (rejected), Penn State BMS (interview invite 12/21), Tufts (interview invite 12/22), UCSD (nothing :(), Stanford, Maryland Baltimore, UMass
hoping for more and good luck to everyone! And y'all seem very amazing and qualified!