Chemical Engineering PhD Fall 2017 Chances

[szy161616]

Undergrad: Georgia Tech

GPA:3.94, Major GPA: 4.00

GRE: 152(V)170(Q)4.0(A)

2.5 yr research (including 1 semester research internship), but no paper published. Research interest: heterogeneous catalysis

1 yr undergraduate TA experience

2 strong LOR from PIs, 1 not so sure

I think I have a decent SOP.

School List:

MIT

Northwestern University

Princeton University

Stanford University

UC Berkeley

UC Santa Barbara

UMich Ann Arbor

UMinnesota Twin Cities

University of Pennsylvania

UT Austin

UWisconsin Madison

My GRE Verbal is low, and probably no publication also hurts. What are my chances of getting into these schools?

[Sanshui]

Not for sure. But I think UT Austin, UM Ann Arbor and UMN would be more hopeful.