Undergrad Institution: Small private, good engineering reputation, top 5/top 10 in BME depending on the toss at USN&WR's annual dartboard
Major(s): Biomedical Engineering
Minor(s):
GPA in Major: 3.65
Overall GPA: 3.62
Length of Degree: 4.5 years (8 semesters, but I did a co-op)
Position in Class: Cum laude (at least top 35%)
Type of Student: White American male
GRE Scores:
Q: 780
V: 570
W: 4.5
Research Experience: 7 month co-op at a medical device company, 9 months in a mechanical engineering lab job, no publications though
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Scholarships within my school, dean's honors, Gamma Sigma Alpha (Greek life honor society), graduated cum laude
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Fraternity president
Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: I had one awful semester, but I had a 3.75 for my last two years. GRE isn't eye-popping but it doesn't really detract. I think I'm mostly limited by my lack of publications. I kicked ass on my co-op and got a good rec from the principal engineer, plus two other solid letters from professors.
Applying for PhD at:
Cornell - Biomedical Engineering - Pending
Purdue - Biomedical Engineering - Pending
Virginia - Biomedical Engineering - Interview, notified on 2/16, travel expenses paid
Colorado - Chemical and Biological Engineering - Accepted on 1/14, tuition + $24,500, although I don't know the funding source
Maryland - Biomedical Engineering - Pending
Berkeley - Biomedical Engineering - Rejected via email on 2/2
GA Tech - Biomedical Engineering - Pending
Michigan - Biomedical Engineering - Pending (Grew up in Michigan and was accepted for undergrad, but I doubt that matters.)
BU - Biomedical Engineering - Pending
I'm worried that I have 6 schools that have yet to contact me at this point. It seems like I would have heard already if people want to set up visits. I'm happy with my current acceptances, but I was hoping to have at least 1 or 2 more acceptances.