Undergrad Institution: Top ten research university
Majors: EPS, Astro, Math
Overall GPA: 3.85
Type of Student: Domestic
GRE Scores (old version):
Q: 800
V: 750
AWA: 5.5
Research Experience: Undergraduate researcher for four years, senior honors thesis, worked for one year after that in a lab, summer internship at STSci (Hubble)
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Two NASA research grants during undergrad, Dean's list every term, university's research grant for one summer, Phi Beta Kappa, undergrad thesis award, a few more
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Worked as a research assistant for one year after graduation
Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Seven publications, one submitted to Science, several conference presentations
Special Bonus Points: Research interests align with profs at many schools
Applying to
WashU - accepted
UCLA - accepted
University of Chicago - accepted with additional McCormick fellowship for first two years
University of Hawai'i
Columbia