EcologistCory

New to the forum and I'm also waiting to hear about the NIFA pre-doctoral fellowship

@ emm: I'm not worried about my GPA, but my GRE scores. I am trying to decide if I should retake the GRE or put that time into something else (courses, community service, etc). I know that schools use GRE scores to determine if a student will be successful in grad school and since I've already proven I can be successful I didn't know if I should retake.

I am wondering everyone's opinion about somewhat of the flip side of this discussion... I'm curious about my chances on getting into virology/microbiology PhD with low GRE. I am currently a MS student with 3.7 gpa, extensive research, position in a competitive research assistant (besides my regular research lab), undergrad GPA 3.5 with a year of of research, however my GRE is 1090 (450V, 640Q, 3W). Any suggestions: should I retake the GRE or use that time to take more courses? Also, with my current scores and gpa, would I be competitive in mid to top level programs? I would love to go to Stanford or Harvard. Thanks!