/mu/tant runner Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Hey fellow grad-cafe-ers! I know this is an overdone topic, but I could really use some opinions on whether or not I am on the right track w/r/t grad school applications and all that... I'm finishing my senior year at a large, mid-tier (ranked ~70-80th nationally), state university with a major in Biochemistry & Biophysics and a minor in CS. My overall GPA is 3.74 with 3.65 in my major (I had one really bad term but have been on a roll ever since...I don't know if that helps or hurts). I'm looking to apply to Computational Biology-ish PhD programs and so far have been looking at respective programs at Yale, Harvard , Stanford, Caltech , Berkeley . I have a few other schools in mind but those 5 are my top. GRE Scores: 161 v (88th), 163 q (84th), 4.5 AW (82nd) Research Experience: I've been part of a computational lab for almost 3 years now. I have been able to work pretty independently on projects and formulate my own ideas and approaches to the problems that I've encountered. I have a learned a lot of skills/methods for tackling questions in computational bio as well as general ways of scientific thinking. I'll have anywhere from 0-2 publications in the lab which is pretty frightening with deadlines fast approaching This past summer I had the opportunity to be part of a large, well-known lab at a prominent research hospital for 10 weeks. I was asked to continue working remotely after the internship had ended and am now part of a very cool project that is somewhat related to my overall research interests. As with my other lab I was able to work more-or-less independently on my project and was doing more than just scripting/programming. LOR - I'll have letters from the 2 labs I mentioned above which I think should serve me well, with a 3rd from an professor/advisor who knows me pretty well. SOP - It's a work in progress, but I have pretty defined research interests and goals which I think should help. I also have several potential advisors in mind at all of the schools I mentioned above, some of whom I am planning on contacting as my applications come together. I'm interested in knowing what you all have to say, thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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