<p>I am just trying to get an idea as to what range of schools I should be applying to/will be competitive at. I really don't know much about the graduate admissions process so I could use some help.</p>
<p>Here are my basic stats:</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins University - MechE Major</p>
<p>Major GPA: 3.97/4.0
Overall GPA: 3.84/4.0
GRE: 750Q, 550V</p>
<p>Research Experience:</p>
<p>1.5 years in labs at school (although this time has not been very involved or intense, so I really don't feel like this will help much</p>
<p>NSF REU Program at Georgia Tech (10 weeks 30 hrs per week - submitted paper to NSF, I don't think that counts as being published though)</p>
<p>Internships:</p>
<p>Summer Internship at Amgen</p>
<p>Extras:</p>
<p>Pi Tau Sigma (MechE Honors); Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honors)
Leadership positions in 2 clubs, one of which is has won numerous national awards for philanthropy by the American Cancer Society</p>
<p>So I'm applying for doctoral programs in Mechanical Engineering. My list of prospective schools are:</p>
<p>MIT
Stanford
UCSD
UMich
Ga Tech
Virginia Tech
Univ of Washington
Colorado - Boulder
Purdue
Texas A&M</p>
<p>I was just wondering if you think I will be competitive at some (if any) of these schools. I just can't seem to get a grasp as to where I have a chance at since most grad schools have such low acceptance rates. Thanks in advance</p>