Chances for BioEng PhD programs

<p>I am going to be a senior this fall at the University of Miami and am a biomedical engineering major. I was wondering what my chances would be at the following schools:
MIT (why not...lol)
UCSD
Duke
Case Western
UPenn
UCBerkely
Rice
Stanford
UVirgnia
WashUStL
Columbia
USC
Vanderbilt</p>

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>School: University of Miami
Major: Biomedical Engineering (minor in Chemistry)</p>

<p>GPA: 3.924
GRE: 760Q/ 620V/ 5 A</p>

<p>Research:
-1 summer at the University of Akron doing Matlab modelling on biofilms and their response to drugs and nutrient supplies (not that relevant but a good intro experience to research)</p>

<p>-1 summer REU at the University of Akron Polymer Science and Engineering- Worked in a macromolecular engineering research group, worked on synthetic biomaterials and testing their biocompatibility</p>

<p>-1 academic year at UMiami Chem Department- Worked on creating fluorescent probes for imaging biological systems and in particular chemotherapy drugs</p>

<p>-This summer I have an internship at University of Southern California, I will be working with micro scaled drug delivery systems</p>

<p>LOR's
1.) I will have one written by the Professor with whom I worked with my second summer at UAkron, she absolutely loved me and their Polymer Science department is one of the top in the nation believe it or not
2.) I will (hopefully) have one from the professor I work with at USC
3.) For my last one it will either be with the professor with whom I worked with in the chemistry department, Stanford graduate, or from my advisor whom I will most likely be working with this coming year on my senior design project on something to do with biomaterials for the heart.</p>

<p>I haven't received any awards really except the Dean's List but I have had two papers published and one or two more sent for review. I am also the vice president of Alpha Eta Mu Beta (the BMES honors society) and have been an athletic tutor the past few years, not sure if this information is important though.</p>

<p>My main concern is that I will not be graduating from a prestigious university or one that is highly ranked for engineering but I feel as if I have done pretty much everything I can to prove that I would be a good candidate for the schools I find myself to be a good fit at. Oh, and my mediocre quant. score is making me nervous, not sure if its worth retaking. I know it will probably put me out of the running at MIT and Stanford but they are my dream schools so I'm still applying.</p>

<p>That's a lot to take in, but I appreciate any feedback! Thanks!</p>

<p>I think your stellar GPA, publications and research experience could get you really far. Your GRE is okay but I would retake to get a higher Q score. And I would add Johns Hopkins to the list. Your undergraduate institutute doesn’t really matter as far as I know so dont worry about it. Good luck!</p>