Undergrad Institution: A small, prestigious public school in Virginia 
	Major(s): Geology 
	Minor(s): None, but I have the equivalent of a GIS certificate 
	GPA in Major: 3.80 
	Overall GPA: 3.70
 
	Position in Class: ~Top 25%  
	Type of Student: International, Male
 
	GRE Scores: N/A 
	TOEFL: Waived 
 
	Research Experience: 1 Summer at Virginia Institute of Marine Science (Coastal Geomorphology lab), 1 year at an atmospheric chemistry lab, Senior thesis
 
	Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Summer research scholarship 
 
	Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Part of Geo honor society, free tutor for GEOL 101/110
 
	Special Bonus Points: I've taken many math/computer science classes. I also have a solid background in Physics and Chemistry. 
 
	Applying to Where:
 
	West Virginia (Hydrology) | New Mexico Tech (Fluvial Geomorphology) | UT Austin (Fluvial Geomorphology) | U of Montana (Environmental geochemistry) | Montana State | NC State (Hydrology) | U of Wisconsin (Hydrology) | ASU (Hydrology) | Lehigh (Tectonic Geomorphology/remote sensing) | 
 
	My top choices are NM Tech, UT Austin, and Lehigh All of the programs I applied to are MS programs