<p>Hi, </p>
<p>I'm a rising senior student at CU Boulder and I'm planning to apply to grad school soon, specifically Ph.D programs. I have no idea how I stand against my competition so I wanted some feedback before I dive into the application process. Here are my stats:</p>
<p>Major: Biochemistry and Integrative Physiology (double major)
Minor: chemistry
Cumulative GPA: 3.563<br>
Biochemistry GPA: 3.619
Integrative Physiology: 3.679 </p>
<p>Research Experience:
- 4 years in an integrative physiology lab: I received funding awards from the university my sophomore and junior year and I'm planning to apply for funding again this upcoming year. I worked on an independent project the past two years that I was funded</p>
<p>-summer research internship in a cardiology lab at UC Denver Health Sciences Center: Had my own project and wrote a sample manuscript, did oral presentation of research </p>
<p>-summer research internship in a computational biology lab at Oak Ridge National Lab</p>
<p>GRE: (haven't taken)</p>
<p>from this information can anyone tell me if I should even consider applying to these top biochem schools: UW-Madison, Northwestern, UCLA, UCSD, UCSF, UMich?
I'm worried because I would be competing with MS students if I apply to a Ph.D program and I still haven't been able to publish anything, just get my name into an abstract.</p>