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Hi...I am an international applicant for PhD biomedical engineering. I have recently been offered admission at UCI with some conditions. I will be initially admitted as an MS applicant, with me taking full responsibility of my education for atleast the 1st yr. If i maintain a CGPA of 3.5 or higher the first yr, I might "shift to the MS/PhD track without losing time" as said in the email. Please help me decide. I can take care of my 1yr of education and stay in irvine, but more than that wnt b possible for me. Is this offer worth taking. I am confident of maintaing a steady CGPA. Can I hope to get faculty funding from the 2nd yr onwards. what are the chances and the risks involved. I need all the help from american applicants as they must b more aware of the financial situation right now. Regards.

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Hi..!!! I would request the seniors from Biomedical Engineering to please review my profile and help me. Would be very thankful..!!! Undergraduate Final year student at Institute of Engineering and Technology, UttarPradesh Technical University. Branch-Electronics and Instrumentation B.tech., 69% aggregate til 3rd yr topper is 75% Field PhD in BME GRE score Quants-750 Verbal-740 AWA-3 Projects 1) research project at IITK in biomedical engg deptt, on drug delivery. 2) Working as an intern at Sanofi-Aventis, a pharmaceutical company's R&D centre, submitted an article on micro dosing to a journal on the basis of the work here. 3)one more on Bimedical application of electronics Field of Interests 1) Drug delivery 2) Regerative medicine 3) Nano biotechnology 4) Tissue Engineering 5) Tissue Engineering. Extra curriculars ( guess these wnt matter much) 1) IEEE chairperson for the college IEEE chapter. For those who dnt kno, IEEE is the oldest and the largest body of electronics and electrical engg in d world,been 125 yrs old now 2) Been organiser and participant of various college and intercollege cultural and sports fest. 3) Active in college student bodies. My questions 1. Which universities should I apply to.?? Have been thinking of these seriously- JHU UCSD Purdue WashU Rutgers I am still open to modifications in list...along with a few more additions 2. Suggest maybe, safe and moderate universities?? 3) What all should I consider while applying?? 4)Which universities do I stand a chance at? You think I stand a chance at some Ivy League school?