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You should be able to talk to people in local biology/environmental science/ecology groups about chances to present. They tend to have all kind of conferences. For example, my school's chapter of the biological honors society attends a conference once each semester and any students are welcome to present. You shouldn't need 4 letters of recommendation, right? That is unless EEB programs are vastly different from most biology/chemistry programs I am familiar with. What you should focus most on is obtaining a good relationship with potential PI's at your schools of interest (especially those outside of your undergraduate institution). Also, you might not want to list your email directly on the website (or phone number...). Usually the safe thing to do is list name[at]ucdavis.edu

I don't really see this as a big deal. If I am going to visit a school I'm visiting to evaluate that school's potential as a destination for my graduate studies. I'm not going for a vacation secretly knowing that I would never choose X school because I've already been accepted at Y. Not only does that seem rather disingenuous, but it would be a waste of my time and theirs... If they ask me if I have been accepted elsewhere I will be honest with them and tell then the other schools I've been accepted at. Not only does this seem like the "right" thing to do, but it's possible they might have insight into why you might want to choose their destination over those other schools you are considering. In the end you are visiting to become more informed about why you should choose one school over another, a purpose only served by being forthcoming about this information... You visited CSU already? I thought the visiting weekend was in February? I'm partial to CSU since I didn't apply to UC Davis, so I don't think I can answer that.

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You could always try to work whevever you are graduating from as a research assistant, building your connections with LOR writers in your department during that time. You probably wouldn't get paid much (if at all under some circumstances), but depending on your financial situation (parents allowing you to live with them) it might be the best choice if you can't find work elsewhere. As was mentioned above, academic positions are much more favorable as it tends so show your potential to work on a research project, hopefully developing critical thinking, literature review, and research-specific technical skills.

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Most schools have a graduate admissions coordinator within the chemistry department, I imagine you should call him/her.

You should never give up hope, but I myself am in a similar boat (with UMichigan and Yale). If you look at past history, a lot of times most of the top programs like to hold onto rejections until it is almost spring, but at the same time if you were on a waitlist, you would have no way of knowing one way or another. One option is to call and inquire about the status of your application. Some schools will tell you if you have been waitlisted, others might tell you you've been rejected, and others might tell you to wait and see. I've developed a realistically positive outlook in that I know there is a slim chance I will be accepted to my remaining "reach" schools, but I myself know I could succeed if I was accepted because I like to think I know more about my potential than a piece of paper indicates, and in that respect I can accept rejection and still hold my head high knowing I will have my chance to prove myself in graduate studies elsewhere. On another note I am glad Princeton got their rejections out early so I can have some closure.

Any basic study book will teach you all you need to know about triangles/geometry for those questions, there is no need to take an entire course just to learn that. The rest of the questions will test your problem solving skills using basic algebra. On occasion a few questions can be solved more easily with an advanced math technique/concept, but college algebra will suit you just fine and all of the problems can be solved with that skill set.

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