suggestions on biophysics schools for my profile? (and chances)

[extramaniac]

Hi all,

I'm looking to applying to graduate schools in biophysics and/or bioengineering this coming cycle.

My profile:

Academic

graduated from top 2 UC with degree in molecular cell biology gpa ~3.55 (the only problem with this is that i transferred to this UC from a top 50 school and i do have somewhat of a downward trend in my gpa once i got to the UC)

did a M.S. at another top UC (biomedical imaging) gpa ~3.68

GRE

162V 166Q 6AW

Research experience

1 summer in a hypertension lab measuring tensile strength measuring thoracic aorta of rats: one publication in review right now (2nd author)

4+ years doing tissue engineering research at two UCs: one 3rd author (of 19) publication in scientific reports, two middle author publications in review, plethora of regional and national posters (around 7 or so)

this coming year i'm working in an MRI imaging lab with a prof from my masters course.

 

I've done a lot of tissue engineering research, but after my masters I wanted to do a phd in imaging (related to MRI).

My top two choices, based on their offerings of MRI-based labs are UCSF and Stanford.

any suggestions of schools to add and my chances? mainly worried about my undergrad GPA (i'm 4 years post undergrad if it means anything) and my lack formal engineering classes taken in undergrad. my imaging masters did have math/cs/engineering-heavy courses.

thanks for your time

 

 

 

 

[cephalexin]

Wow- I really need to start checking the dates of posts before I reply.

Original reply is below for lurkers.

 

 

Hi- so I’m not super familiar with the biophysics field, but when I interviewed at Princeton, I chatted with a guy who was applying for biophysics at dinner. So until someone else can give you better insight, I can give you some programs he told me he applied to and what I remember him saying.

 

Princeton: he quite liked Princeton, and he said the biophysics there was quite good and within the department of molecular biology.

 

UCFS: best biophysics, but he wasn’t going to go there because of the cost of living. He said the program was his perfect program except that the grad students told him they had to live 6-8 people to a house to be able to afford living there.

 

Johns Hopkins: again, good biophysics and he said the interview process was great. Didn’t provide much insight.

 

 

he mentioned a few other programs but I can’t remember them 

Edited June 1, 2019 by cephalexin
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