VashtaNerada Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 I have decided I have been anxiously awaiting someone else creating a thread for too long! Let the lurking be no more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VashtaNerada Posted November 28, 2021 Author Share Posted November 28, 2021 Here are my stats (applying to PhD for Fa22): Undergrad Institution: Liberal arts, 4 yrMajor(s): ChemistryMinor(s): MathematicsGPA in Major: 4.0Overall GPA: 3.9Position in Class: N/AType of Student: DomesticGRE Score: N/A (did not take)Research Experience: 2.5 yrs, one summer in REU-type program, one summer in a pharma industry internshipAwards/Honors/Recognitions: Several uni departmental awards, scholarships, dean's list, etc.Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Tutor for 2.5 yrs, TA for 3 yrsAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: N/ASpecial Bonus Points: 1 paper published, 2 presentationsAny Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: N/AApplying to Where: Caltech Michigan Michigan State Virginia Tech Minnesota Cornell Iowa State Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana12 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) Good luck to everyone who will be submitting soon. I applied to Boston University, MIT, Columbia, Harvard, Northwestern, University of Virginia, and UW-Seatle. Edited November 30, 2021 by banana12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilyjoy19 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Here are mine! Also applying for Fall 2022 admission. Graduate Institution: Case Western Reserve University Degree: Master of Science in Biochemistry (expected May 2022) GPA: 3.8 Type of Student: Domestic Undergrad Institution: Small liberal arts college, 4 yearsMajor(s): Biochemistry (although I also took all the classes for the chemistry major)Minor(s): Neuroscience and BiologyOverall GPA: 3.6Position in Class: N/AType of Student: DomesticGRE Score: Verbal 157, Quantitative 158, Writing 4.0Research Experience: 2 years of part-time independent research in undergrad, one semester (so far) in a research lab in grad schoolAwards/Honors/Recognitions: 4 year scholarship in undergrad, departmental award, dean's list, graduated with latin honorsPertinent Activities or Jobs: Lab assistant for 3 semestersAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Extensive exposure to primary literature in undergrad, multiple (unpublished) literature reviews, article critiques, research proposals, and formal lab reports, (not submitted) NIH-style grant proposal, gave 2 seminars, and journal club experienceSpecial Bonus Points: N/AAny Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: N/AApplying to Where: Case Western Reserve University (Biomedical Scientist Training Program, Chemistry, Molecular Medicine), University of Michigan Ann Arbor (Program in Biomedical Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, Chemical Biology), University of Toledo (Medicinal Chemistry), Ohio State University (Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences), Kent State University (Biomedical Sciences), and University of Pittsburgh (Interdisciplinary Biomedical Graduate Program) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramblase Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Hi everyone! I finished my Dec 1st applications, and I'm already checking my email every hour haha. Undergrad Institution: Liberal arts, 4 yrMajor(s): B.S. Chemistry, B.S. BiologyMinor(s): N/AGPA in Major: 3.9 (both)Overall GPA: 3.9Position in Class: N/AType of Student: DomesticGRE Score: Verbal 164, Quantitative 161, Writing 5.0 (although I only sent it to Duke and UCLA since the rest didn't consider scores)Research Experience: 4 semesters, two summer research programs, and currently doing an undergraduate thesisAwards/Honors/Recognitions: Scholarships, Honors College, and Dean's ListPertinent Activities or Jobs: Four TA jobsApplying to Where: I applied to UT Austin, Caltech, UCLA, UTSW, UIUC, Northwestern, and Duke so far. I'll be applying to UC Riverside, Upitt, and one or two others with later application dates too to get a few more reasonable schools. I applied to organic or chemical biology departments depending upon the professors. I hope everyone got their submissions in on time! I'm excited to see everyone go through the rest of the process while we wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindyMermaid Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 On 12/1/2021 at 6:47 PM, emilyjoy19 said: I did a BS and MS in Biochemistry at Kent State! Glad to see someone interested, I absolutely loved my time there and highly recommend it. Here are mine! Also applying for Fall 2022 admission. Graduate Institution: Case Western Reserve University Degree: Master of Science in Biochemistry (expected May 2022) GPA: 3.8 Type of Student: Domestic Undergrad Institution: Small liberal arts college, 4 yearsMajor(s): Biochemistry (although I also took all the classes for the chemistry major)Minor(s): Neuroscience and BiologyOverall GPA: 3.6Position in Class: N/AType of Student: DomesticGRE Score: Verbal 157, Quantitative 158, Writing 4.0Research Experience: 2 years of part-time independent research in undergrad, one semester (so far) in a research lab in grad schoolAwards/Honors/Recognitions: 4 year scholarship in undergrad, departmental award, dean's list, graduated with latin honorsPertinent Activities or Jobs: Lab assistant for 3 semestersAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Extensive exposure to primary literature in undergrad, multiple (unpublished) literature reviews, article critiques, research proposals, and formal lab reports, (not submitted) NIH-style grant proposal, gave 2 seminars, and journal club experienceSpecial Bonus Points: N/AAny Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: N/AApplying to Where: Case Western Reserve University (Biomedical Scientist Training Program, Chemistry, Molecular Medicine), University of Michigan Ann Arbor (Program in Biomedical Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, Chemical Biology), University of Toledo (Medicinal Chemistry), Ohio State University (Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences), Kent State University (Biomedical Sciences), and University of Pittsburgh (Interdisciplinary Biomedical Graduate Program) emilyjoy19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleberber Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Do you all think this year's admission cycle is more competitive or less competitive compare to last year? Also just wondering, if you email professors from the graduate school before hand and they said they strongly encourage you to apply and they will keep an eye out for your application, does that mean you have a good chance of getting in? Sorry, just submitted my application and got too nervous so I was rambling lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemgrad2022 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Accepted to USC and UT Austin!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VashtaNerada Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 15 hours ago, cjg2000 said: Accepted to USC and UT Austin!! Omg congrats! Haha, still waiting anxiously. I chose a lot of later-decision schools, judging by past years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramblase Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 On 12/6/2021 at 3:58 PM, cjg2000 said: Accepted to USC and UT Austin!! I also got accepted to UT Austin this morning! It's such a relief knowing I'll be somewhere next year even if I don't get any more acceptances. chemgrad2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benzyne Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Here are mine! Also applying for Fall 2022 admission. Undergrad Institution: Mid-sized state school, 4 yearsMajor(s): Chemistry, MathematicsMinor(s): PhysicsOverall GPA: 3.9Type of Student: DomesticGRE Score: Verbal 167, Quantitative 167, Writing 5.0Research Experience: A little over one year of part-time independent research in undergrad. Undergraduate thesis in progress.Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 4 year scholarship in undergrad, National Merit Scholar, Dean's List, research grant recipient from my college.Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Teaching assistant for 5 semesters. Applying to: Harvard, Yale, UMass-Amherst, Boston College, and my current undergraduate school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VashtaNerada Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 So, to update, I've now gotten into two schools, and based on past years, looks like more will be out today. I'm so excited to actually have options, even if the ones I got into were my safeties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnstableRadical Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 On 12/10/2021 at 9:18 AM, VashtaNerada said: So, to update, I've now gotten into two schools, and based on past years, looks like more will be out today. I'm so excited to actually have options, even if the ones I got into were my safeties! Could you share which two you heard from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VashtaNerada Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 47 minutes ago, UnstableRadical said: Could you share which two you heard from? University of Georgia and Iowa State UnstableRadical 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnstableRadical Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 3 hours ago, VashtaNerada said: University of Georgia and Iowa State Congrats! VashtaNerada 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboyeet Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Hello here are my stats (applying to PhD for Fa22): Undergrad Institution: small liberal arts, 4 yrMajor(s): Biology (Molecular Bio and Biochem focus)Minor(s): ChemistryGPA in Major: 3.9Overall GPA: 3.9Position in Class: N/AType of Student: DomesticGRE Score: N/A (did not take)Research Experience: 3 yrs, one summer in REU-type program, one summer working as a research assistant at my home university Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 3 institutional grants, 4 year merit scholarship, Dean's list, Barry Goldwater Scholar, institutional academic award Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Research assistant in university lab, undergraduate research fellow for my university's office of undergraduate research, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, student leadership advisory council for my university's school of science and technologySpecial Bonus Points: honors college, 2 papers in preparation to be published, presentations at 3 national, 1 regional, and 4 local conferences Applying to Where (applying to chemical biology, chemistry, and biology programs): U Michigan (chemical biology) Georgia Tech (biology and chemistry/biochemistry) Emory (chemistry) UW-Madison (chemistry, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology) UC Berkeley (chemistry) Scripps (chemical and biological sciences) U Washington (chemical biology) UNC (chemistry and BBSP) UC Irvine (chemistry) Duke (chemistry) Since I am a little late to the party I have already heard back from Michigan and UW-Madison biochemistry and have been invited to interview from both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemicalbiology Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Undergrad Institution: HYPSMMajor(s): Molecular BioMinor(s): GPA in Major: 3.9Overall GPA: 3.9Position in Class:Type of Student: Domestic GRE Score: N/A Research Experience: 3 years in HS, 3 years in college, summer at startup with FDA-approved tech Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Multiple university awards, senior thesis award, $1mln grant for lab, project lead Pertinent Activities/Jobs: ^^ Special Bonus Points: 3 published papers as coauthor, 2 manuscripts, 4 international conference posters, project lead in pre-eminent lab in chembio, FGLI LORs: 2 PIs (one expected to win Nobel), 2 professors Applying Where: Berkeley (MCB and Chem Bio Program) MIT (Bioengineering) Stanford (Chemical and Systems Bio) UCSF (Chemistry and Chemical Biology) Harvard (Chemical Bio) Princeton (Molecular Bio) Oxford (Chemical Bio) Got an interview at UCSF last week! littleberber 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeMOCO Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 (edited) How bad is it if I turned in my SOP with the name of a professor from a different university...I left it in there by accident but its only one sentence. I wrote different paragraphs about each university on why Im interested in their program, but for my last one I accidentally left that one sentence in with the profs name. Does anyone think that's enough to get rejected? Edited December 15, 2021 by FeMOCO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VashtaNerada Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 10 hours ago, FeMOCO said: How bad is it if I turned in my SOP with the name of a professor from a different university...I left it in there by accident but its only one sentence. I wrote different paragraphs about each university on why Im interested in their program, but for my last one I accidentally left that one sentence in with the profs name. Does anyone think that's enough to get rejected? I think it's generally understood that that's usually not going to go over well. Can't say for sure but yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nina37 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Hi all! Here are my stats (applying to CHM PhD for Fall 2022): Undergrad Institution: Liberal arts, 4 yrMajor(s): BiochemistryMinor(s): Environmental StudiesGPA in Major: 3.8Overall GPA: 3.8GRE Score: N/A Research Experience: one summer of full time research, continued that research with full year part time independent study for honors thesis in chemistry (my main concern is lack of research experience .. my research for summer 2020 was wrecked by COVID)Awards/Honors/Recognitions: NOAA Hollings Scholar, dean's list LORs: 2 professors (thesis advisor and academic advisor), and research PI from the summerTeaching experience: Chemistry tutor for 3 yearsAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: various leadership positions on campusSpecial Bonus Points: 2 presentations Applying to Where: U Michigan, UC Irvine, Tufts, UC Boulder, UC Berkeley, UNC, UC San Diego I mainly applied to atmospheric chemistry labs.. I haven't heard anything yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem3097 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Anyone have any idea what the 10 minute Stanford interviews could be? Seems like 10 minutes is quite short for an interview... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saisei Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 34 minutes ago, chem3097 said: Anyone have any idea what the 10 minute Stanford interviews could be? Seems like 10 minutes is quite short for an interview... Maybe if they have something they don't understand on your application they'll ask you. Or an elevator pitch about your research, or the classic Why Stanford? Or a quiz on the profs you wrote down. Or random quick maths question. How many carbons are in a benzene? What makes you stand out from other applicants? Tell us a original research proposal on the spot. Where will your area of chemistry be in 25 years? Will you be employed after finishing here and if so, where? Or are you secretly here for a $120 masters degree? Or maybe you'll log in and they'll read out every typo from your application and then laugh at you for wasting $120 for the remaining minute. I'm memeing. Why did they have to send that email and scare me like this. Oh well I'm fully ready to be rejected from Stanford anyways lolol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saisei Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 21 hours ago, FeMOCO said: How bad is it if I turned in my SOP with the name of a professor from a different university...I left it in there by accident but its only one sentence. I wrote different paragraphs about each university on why Im interested in their program, but for my last one I accidentally left that one sentence in with the profs name. Does anyone think that's enough to get rejected? No single typo will get you rejected, unless the typo is writing "lmao I actually don't want to go here at all." at the end. Worry less! I've reached the point of having a job lined up for when I don't get in anywhere. FeMOCO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collegesenior Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Got verbal acceptance from ucla via telephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomoNasty Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 59 minutes ago, Collegesenior said: Got verbal acceptance from ucla via telephone What subfield of chemistry are you in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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