<p>Hey guys! I'm a graduating senior, trying to figure out where to apply, and I just have no idea where I stand in terms of probability-of-getting-in. I'm looking to get a PhD and then go into either translational research type academia or industry (so rankings will kind of matter). My broad interests are drug delivery, biomaterials, tissue engineering (tough to go translational with that one though hahah). I haven't taken the GRE yet, but I'm generally pretty good with standardized tests, so I'm not too worried about that being the bottleneck (it might not be amazing, but it won't be terrible). I'd like to be in California or at least not on the East coast. If any of you have a better idea of how stringent admissions are, I'd really appreciate some suggestions of reach/target/safety schools!</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>Asian Female</p>
<p>Bioengineering/Business double major</p>
<p>GPA 3.5</p>
<p>Top 5 school</p>
<p>Should get great recs from research mentors, mediocre to good recs from class professors</p>
<p>My personal statement and whatnot will probably also be mediocre to good.</p>
<p>No research during the year, but I've done research every summer since freshman year. The research is unfortunately not focused in a very specific topic. I've done research in bioimaging (very engineer-y), alzheimers in a mouse model (very basic biology), and drug delivery/materials. I'm thinking my diverse interests will probably work against me when I'm trying to convey my passion for the field, but it does mean I have a lot of different lab/design techniques under my belt. I also have a pretty diverse background, coursework-wise, with more CS, math, and physics than the average BioE. No publications, but I have posters and reports of my work, and I've written/gotten approved a very tiny grant (not sure if any of these are actually important to mention)</p>
<p>Thanks for any advice :)</p>