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Hi Everyone. I'm trying to come up with a list of schools that are feasible for me after bombing my undergrad gpa as a pre-med underclassman. I'm thinking that GRE and prereq grades can make up for my weak undergraduate performance but I'm not sure if I'm being too optimistic. 

Programs Applying: Biostatistics MS


Undergrad Institution: Ivy League
Major: Psychology
Minor: Biology
Undergrad GPA: 3.30
Type of Student:  Domestic, Black, Female
 
GRE: Haven't taken yet but my average based on practice tests is 164V (94%), 167Q (89%)

Relevant Coursework: Taken at Ivy- Calc 1 (C-), Stat 1 (A), Stat 2 (B); Taken at community college post graduation- Calc 1 (A), Calc 2 (A), Calc 3 (A), Linear Algebra (A)
 
Research/Work Experience: Undergraduate research assistant (2 years doing data collection resulting in 2 authorship for publications), nursing assistant (1 year part time), Clinical research coordinator (2 years full time)


Schools I’m interested in (hoping to stay near the east coast or midwest) :

Reach: Duke, Johns Hopkins, Columbia

Match?: Rutgers, UNC, UMICH, Drexel, Temple

Safety: I'm not sure if anywhere is safe


I would love to hear you guys' thoughts and suggestions. Thanks!
 

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You went to an Ivy League school and have one bad math grade, and a great GRE score.  I don't think those reaches are big reaches.  Drexel and Temple are more than safe enough.  I would recommend just adding more schools like Brown, Minnesota, Penn.

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