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I am just wondering why there is still anyone who asks if one should have publication or not. Based on my research, almost all the people who apply to grad program have one or two publication. It is important. You should know how to publish your work. I have five published article in the best journals of my field and also a pending patent at USPTO. If you like you just can google my name as Hamed Gharibi. I have been recently graduated from MS.

I have exams from 1982, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2006. Do you want me to upload them?

I have exams from 1982, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2006. Do you want me to upload them?

I also think there's a double standard about beards - since in many places it's considered okay for a man to have a beard, but not for a woman.

I have a few old Chemistry GRE exams from 1982, 1990, 1995 as well as some ETS drill questions. Would you like me to upload them on a torrent engine?

Hello, I currently work for a biotechnology company related to polymer particles. I am planning on going back to school for a phd in chemistry.
My stats:
Undergraduate gpa 3.3 at Illinois state university
Masters gpa 3.9 isu studying physical organic chemistry. Synthetic and analytical experience.
6 years of research exp total
2+ years of industrial exp.
Gre over 1200
Subject gre 680

I'm coming from a mid level university with a good gpa, but I'm not sure what schools I would be accepted at. I am interested in organic chemistry, and want to do research in pharmaceuticals. After looking through a lot of the advice on this thread, I became overwhelmed and confused. Can someone help guide me to a school that might suite my needs? Thank you.

You're assuming that they'll finally start handing out chemistry nobel prizes for work in chemistry. I think that's a big assumption.

To those who will be taking the GRE Chemistry, this is a good resource.
http://stanford.edu/~selassid/gre/
I didn't know the 1995 version is also available online!

What is the impact of a second author undergraduate publication for PhD Chemistry applications? Can it circumvent a low GPA of 3.0 (a B average) when applying to some schools let's say ranked 25-50? My Q GRE is 170, and Chemistry GRE 830. Basically I am interested in materials chemistry like thermoelectric materials, batteries, etc. I'm applying in Fall 2012 for enrollment in Fall 2013. Can anyone help me out? What would my safeties be? I heard in graduate school applications, it is hard to define a safety. So far, I only have 1 publication.

Why in the world would you e-mail a department to ask how it would impact admissions?

A paper is helpful. How helpful varies from institution to institution, paper to paper, and year to year (based on competition), as well as person to person, based on the rest of your package.

No one can tell you anything more specific than that. Aside from that, what does it really matter? Do as much research and get on as many publications as you can- higher ranked pubs are better, higher authorship is better.

And in case you didn't get it, Prolixity was being *very* tongue in cheek. Hilariously so, but don't actually take the advice!

I'm guessing you're an international student. I've noticed that international students put way too much stock in the importance of publications. Any papers you publish as an undergrad will help your application, but they're not at all necessary. And if I've learned one thing during the admissions process it's that there's no one factor that will give you an "in" at any given school; it's very hard to predict.

When I send out the email to ask how a second author publication can impact admissions, do I send it to the chair of the Chemistry Department, the Professor of Interest, or to someone else? Ideally, I would send it to the chair of admissions of the committee, but I heard they keep this information top secret as well as rotate admission committee members every year.

When you went to visit the PI, was that PI at your undergraduate school or at least driving distance from your undergraduate school or hometown? I don't see any other way on how you can visit a PI in person.

What are some examples of schools that consider a second author publication as a deciding factor? How would I go about finding this out?

What is the impact of a second author undergraduate publication for PhD Chemistry applications? Can it circumvent a low GPA of 3.0 (a B average) when applying to some schools let's say ranked 25-50? My Q GRE is 170, and Chemistry GRE 830. Basically I am interested in materials chemistry like thermoelectric materials, batteries, etc. I'm applying in Fall 2012 for enrollment in Fall 2013. Can anyone help me out? What would my safeties be? I heard in graduate school applications, it is hard to define a safety. So far, I only have 1 publication.

What is the impact of a second author undergraduate publication for PhD Chemistry applications? Can it circumvent a low GPA of 3.0 (a B average) when applying to some schools let's say ranked 25-50? My Q GRE is 170, and Chemistry GRE 830. Basically I am interested in materials chemistry like thermoelectric materials, batteries, etc. I'm applying in Fall 2012 for enrollment in Fall 2013. Can anyone help me out? What would my safeties be? I heard in graduate school applications, it is hard to define a safety. So far, I only have 1 publication.

What are some examples of schools that consider a second author publication as a deciding factor? How would I go about finding this out?

When you went to visit the PI, was that PI at your undergraduate school or at least driving distance from your undergraduate school or hometown? I don't see any other way on how you can visit a PI in person.

When I send out the email to ask how a second author publication can impact admissions, do I send it to the chair of the Chemistry Department, the Professor of Interest, or to someone else? Ideally, I would send it to the chair of admissions of the committee, but I heard they keep this information top secret as well as rotate admission committee members every year.

You should email the dean of admissions, but be sure to CC the president of the university and the chair of the program to which you're applying, as well as the head of the financial aid office. For example, if you were applying to Harvard and wanted to know how your second-author publication might affect your chances of admission I'd email the following people; they'll be happy to mull over your important concerns:

Drew Faust
Eric Jacobsen
Dan Nocera

haha yes I do... It's finals week on top of all these apps. Needless to say I'm not getting as much sleep as I should be.

Don't you mean "strict"?

So what kind of positions in industry pay a decent amount? something like 80 K? Before I decide on my PhD project, I just want to make sure that I will get a decent job in industry. I don't want to go into academia but seems like most people from my lab go to academia. I want to design my PhD in such a way that I will have lots of good options outside academia.