<p>@Alexis. Please don’t generalize. I had to fight for every single thing I got by far. I secured internships by myself and never got a chance to go to a private school.</p>
<p>@Fantasy, Congrats to your sister. However, what I said was that I want to be the best researcher I can possibly be. I want to make change on a large scale. I want to someday be a PI of a lab that publishes multiple high yield publications. And to do any of that, you need to train with the best, get a PhD from a well respected school etc. etc. I think there is much to gain by being around amazing people and have access to amazing resources. While you can be successful coming from anywhere (this depends on what you define as success), I strongly feel that it’d be much easier to be successful with a PhD in Biochem from HCYM than from Podunk state. I’m definitely not devaluing what your sister is doing- she really is an extraordinary person and the world needs more people like her. However, I wouldn’t be satisfied with doing that, so I need to work harder to achieve my goals.</p>
<p>Plus, I’m hardly confident about my chances. I just know that I have a shot, just like any other person and I intend to make the most of it 
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<p>@Cheeriosformilk. You nailed it. Group 3 is the way to go 8)</p>