<p>Hello everyone, </p>
<p>I am a current masters student at an Ivy, thinking about applying to doctoral programs in BME after next year. My numbers in undergrad (state school) weren't that great since it took me a while to mature. I graduated with a 3.21 in BME, with about 2 years research experience. </p>
<p>I did extremely well in my masters program with a 3.95, but it was a non-thesis professional engineering masters in BME. My research for my masters, however, is going to become a conference paper in the upcoming year. </p>
<p>Next year, I will be doing a international BME fellowship with Harvard Medical School. I will be conducting an international study in a developing nation, which is a pilot study for a device which a professor has patented. I was able to orchestrate the study based on finding my own funding source and a host institution to conduct the study internationally. This device was tested in another country last year, so this will most likely result in a publication after this year (based on the work conducted last year). </p>
<p>Even though my GPA is really low, and I didn't have any publications in undergrad. Will my masters performance, research and future fellowship compensate for my undergrad performances? My goal is to get the professor at Harvard to sponsor me as a graduate student for the program. </p>
<p>I'm just not sure if I even have a chance...</p>