Hi I just had some questions about the program (plant bio specifically) at U.C. Berkeley. I am interested in the PhD program for obvious reasons and even more interested in a certain professor's research there. I wish to attend in fall 2013, so I am applying to grad school this fall. I attend a large, well respected public university. I have a 3.5 GPA with scores of 155 on both sections of the GRE and a GRE writing score of 5. (I know the scores are low for Berkeley, but I'm taking it again before I apply!) I started working in a research lab in the middle of my junior year, and have been working there ever since (so for about 18 months now) and I am continuing my work in the lab during my year off. I have already talked to the professor there on the phone who said that he will have an opening and an available PhD project in his lab during the second year I would be enrolled there (due to lab rotations during the first year).
I was wondering if anyone had any insight into my chances of getting in and more importantly any idea of what the program is like. Thanks!