<p>Large Research-Oriented University
Microbiology and Neuroscience with honors
3.25
Science Education
3.64
1.5 in Biology, 3 in Education
95% V, 74% Q, 92% AW
98% Biology Subject</p>
<p>CMU Biology
CMU Bioengineering
Pitt Biology
Pitt SOM PIMB
Pitt SOM IBGP
Pitt Pharm Biochem Pharm
Pitt SOE Bioengineering</p>
<p>I’m going to be the person here who makes everyone give a sigh of relief. Haha.</p>
<p>Small state school
GPA: 3.68
GRE: 149Q/152V/4.0AW
Biology subject: 76% overall, 88% cell molecular bio</p>
<p>Research experience: 2 years behavioral neuroscience lab, 1.5 years developmental bio lab (completed undergraduate honors thesis), 1 year clinical diagnostic lab</p>
<p>2 presentations at national meetings, 1 presentation at a regional meeting, third author on a prospective publication in spring</p>
<p>Applying at:</p>
<p>University of Illinois-Chicago (Biological Sciences)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Biological Sciences)
Northwestern University (IBiS)
Purdue University (Biological Sciences)
U Pitt (Biology)
Tufts (Biology)
University of Notre Dame
UMass (MCB)
SUNY-Albany
Stonybrook</p>
<p>I’m debating on applying to UW Madison’s CMB, but my GRE scores aren’t stellar.</p>
<p>[Undergrad. University] Top 15 large school
[Undergrad. Major(s)] Biology
[Undergrad GPA] 3.8
[Years of Research Experience]<br>
1.5 yrs during undergrad (outside of area of interest)
2 years in a hospital lab
2 years biotech</p>
<p>[GRE Scores] 166 V 163 Q 5 writing
[Prospective Graduate Program] Molec/Cell Bio, Genetics, etc
[Prospective Graduate Schools]
Harvard
MIT
UMass Worcester
Brown
UConn
Tufts
Brandeis</p>
<p>[Undergrad. University] Large university
[Undergrad. Major(s)] Biochem and Economics
[Undergrad GPA] low 3
[Grad. Major(s)] biotech
[Grad GPA] 3.8
[Years of Research Experience] 3 years microbiology
one 1st author published, one textbook chapter in press, 3 more papers in preparation.</p>
<p>[GRE Scores] 620+780
[Prospective Graduate Program] Microbiology
[Prospective Graduate Schools]
MIT
Harvard
Stanford
Yale
Columbia
Brown
Princeton
Tufts
UCSF
UTsouthwestern
CSHL
MSK
Cornell
Rockefeller
UChicago
Northwestern
BCM
UPenn
Duke
UWash
NYU
UNC</p>
<p>[Undergrad. University] UCSD
[Undergrad. Major(s)] Biology and Psychology
[Undergrad GPA] 3.3
[Years of Research Experience] 9 years immunology/cancer (3 while undergrad)
Two middle-author papers, one in preparation, one poster-presentation at national conf.
[GRE Scores] 152Q 162V 4.5
[Prospective Graduate Program] Biology, Biomedical
[Prospective Graduate Schools] UCSD (Bio and Biomed), Scripps, UCI, SDSU</p>
<p>[Undergrad. University] Small Private Liberal Arts, pretty well respected
[Undergrad. Major(s)] Neuroscience
[Undergrad GPA] 3.5
[Years of Research Experience] 2, no publications but senior thesis
[GRE Scores] 164, 165, 5.5 bio: 79th
[Prospective Graduate Schools]</p>
<p>Undergrad major: Neuroscience
UG GPA: 3.0
GRE-old: 510v 680q (estimated 154v, 153q)
Grad GPA: 3.8-3.9 (IP)</p>
<p>Research: 4 years, 1 publication as 2nd author, another expected mid-2013. Undergrad poster, undergrad research grant. All research has been in cell bio, mostly on cancer (so much for that neuro bachelor’s).</p>
<p>Applying:
Sloan Kettering
Columbia - Pathobiology & Molecular Medicine
Georgetown - Tumor Bio
George Washington - Molecular Medicine</p>
<p>I’m hoping my MS GPA and recs will prove that I’m actually a competent human being, despite my mediocre numbers from undergrad. I’m at the bottom of the pile at most of these schools, but I have the luxury of only applying to a few programs that I might prefer over my MS school (not listed), since I expect to be accepted there and would love to stick around.</p>
<p>[Undergrad. University] Among the top 3-4 UC’s
[Undergrad. Major(s)] Biomed Eng/Bioeng
[Undergrad GPA] 3.32
[Years of Research Experience] 3.5 yrs (2 yrs undergrad, 1.5 yrs research tech in good immunology lab with fairly well-known PI)
<a href=“1”>Publications</a> 4th author (impact factor=14), (1) 3rd author (impact factor=4), (1) 3rd author submitted, (1) 2nd author submitted, (1) 1st author in prep, may have another paper where I’m either 3rd-4th author or simply in acknowledgements but that’ll depend on what the collaborator PI’s decision, also may have a 2nd author in a review paper submitted by the time I apply</p>
<p>3 poster presentations (2 during undergrad, 1 postgrad), won 2 of these poster competitions
1 undergrad conference</p>
<p>[GRE Scores] 158Q 149 V 4.0AW
(And no I’m not international, I’m apparently just really bad at analytical reading+vocab)</p>
<p>[Prospective Graduate Schools]
UMinnesota MB Immunol
UMichigan-Ann Arbor BMS Immunol
UColorado Immunol
UCB MCB Immunol
UCSF BMS Immunol
UChicago BS Immunol
Duke Immunol
UPenn Immunol
Washing U St. Louis BBS Immunol
UWash Immunol
Harvard Immunol
Yale Immunol
MIT Biology, Biolog Eng
Boston U Biomed Eng</p>
<p>Was wondering when this thread was gonna pop up! Good luck to all!</p>
<p>Large State School</p>
<p>Cell and Molecular Biology
3.67</p>
<p>2 Years in Molecular Biology and 1 Summer REU in Chem/Biochem
157Q 152V 4.0W</p>
<p>I’m applying to mostly Biomedical Science programs some are specific Biochem/Mol Bio</p>
<p>University of Texas-Houston
University of Texas-Southwestern
University of Texas-San Antonio
Baylor College of Medicine
University of Alabama-Birmingham
Emory University
Medical University of South Carolina
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Vanderbilt University
University of Utah
Indiana School of Medicine
University of Iowa
University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Utah</p>
<p>Glad to see more Pitt/IBGP applicants this year. Felt like I was one of the only ones, a year ago! Definitely happy with my decision to attend, so far. Good luck, folks!</p>
<p>So I’ve decided to take Stony Brook out and replace it with Madison. I don’t have much hope given my GRE scores, but the worst they’ll do is say “no”, right?</p>
<p>Undergrad:Small liberal arts college
Major: Chemistry, Minor: Molecular Biology
GPA: 3.03 (Scences: 3.28)
GRE: V-166 (96%) Q-156 (68%) A-4.5 (78%)</p>
<p>I worked in a biochemistry lab durring my junior year of undergrad, and did an original theisis project in med chem my seinior year with no publications from either. Since I graduated in May 2010 I’ve worked in a neuropharm lab and have one first name publication in press, one first name under review, two first names being drafted right now, and a second name being drafted as well.</p>
<p>I am applying to Neuroscience programs at;</p>
<p>UPenn
Johns Hopkins
UT Southwestern
University of Chicago
Georgetown
Emory
Drexel</p>
<p>I was a little worried about my GPA being low so I took a non-degree graduate Pharmacology class and got an A, but I could only afford paying for one class.</p>
<p>Undergrad: state school
Major: math and did pre-med requirements
gpa: 3.4
GRE: V165 Q162 W5
Applying to molec biology/ a few systems biology programs</p>
<p>research experience: Nothing in college bc i didn’t know what i wanted to do. Did a year and a half research in after college graduation… I have one publication in which i am 4th or 5th author in Cell reports but unfortunately it is still under revision. I did another project which i probably will be 1st or 2nd author on but unfortunately is not submitted yet. </p>
<p>I am sort of in a weird position because I don’t feel I’m competitive for Systems biology programs because i have no background in programming or comp sci at all. And the only “science” background i have is the pre-med courses plus my research experience. So i don’t feel fully qualified for either program. I am in between… and as I had no idea i would be applying to PhD’s while i was in college i feel sort of confused about the whole process or where I could be potentially admitted. And i was reading the thread from last year and there was some people admitted to top schools whose GPA’s/ GRE’s were not great and I couldn’t help but wonder if they were minorities. i hope this doesn’t come across wrong or offend anyone- i am just stating this because it clearly says on many websites that they hope to increase diversity</p>
<p>but heres the list so far…
columbia integrated program
weill cornell
mount sinai
nyu
bu
ucla access
rockefeller
ucsf tetrad
harvard bbs
cold spring (watson school biological sciences) / stony brook
yeshiva u- einstein
upenn ls
yale bbs
u maryland
mit
uc irvine</p>
Then again, maybe CC is only a select part of the graduate applicant demographic…</p>