Menkamus

My GPA wasn't the best (3.15), but it was enough to get honors at my institution. My GRE scores were pretty good (800 Q, 650 V, 4.0 W). I haven't actually seen or inquired about my LOR's so I don't know if I can attest to them being glowing or not, but my profile was enough to get this interview so they can't be terrible, right? As far as research, I interviewed with professors that matched my interest, but my background isn't exactly the same, I'm not sure if that's what you meant. I've done mostly molecular bio. type stuff, but I was looking to get into the genetics more. Does this answer what you were asking about?

Hi everyone, I've been reading the forums for a bit and thought I'd post to see if anyone had any insight into this. I've just gotten through hearing back from most of my schools that I applied to, and it doesn't look promising. Of the 6 schools I've applied to, I was only invited to interview at one and was later rejected. The others are either rejections or no-shows so far, including my home institution (which I don't think is a rejection, but it's a last resort). I've already taken a year to work after undergrad as a laboratory technician (I have a B.S. in Biochemistry), and both the PI and I had only planned on having me work here for a year, which is almost up, so now I'm getting ready to pack up and head back home while a new technician starts phasing in. What should be my next step? I don't think graduate school is going to be a possibility this year unless I risk "academic inbreeding", and I'm scrambling to figure out if I should start taking more classes or get more lab work or something. Any thoughts?