Long time lurker here. I keep checking my email all day, every day, so I thought this might be a better use of my time.
Undergrad Institution: small liberal arts...good reputation regionally, possibly known nationally
Major(s): Biochemistry
Minor(s): German
GPA in Major: 3.86
Overall GPA: 3.80
Position in Class: top 10?
Type of Student: Domestic female
GRE Scores (revised/old version):
Q: 155 64%ile
V: 162 89%ile
W: 5.0 92%ile
B: still waiting for the score, so I didn't report.
Research Experience: 1 summer program at Harvard, current position since August in undergrad lab in microbial ecology/bioinformatics.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: dean's list, DAAD undergraduate study scholarship, APS summer undergrad fellowship, 2nd place poster at regional ASM meeting, some internal awards/recognitions
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: genetics lab TA for 1 semester, intro to organic chem lab for 1 semester
Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: I'm almost fluent in German, multiple semesters as a TA for German
Applying to Where:
WUSTL DBBS Molecular Genetics & Genomics (I would go here in a heartbeat...)
Harvard BBS Micro
Baylor COM Molecular Virology & Micro
University of Maryland GPILS Molecular Micro & Immuno
Research Fulbright (Austria)
Good luck to everyone!