Graduate School Admissions

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Washington
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I would love to attend the UW neurobiology and behavior (soon to be called just neuroscience) phd program. I am going to be a third year biology student this year at Cal Poly SLO. I emailed the neuroscience department at UW asking for information about admissions and they told me I should have around a 3.6 gpa; my gpa is at 3.15 right now. Does anyone have any information or advice for UW graduate admissions? I understand grades aren't everything, and I still have 2 years to get my gpa higher, but it still worries me. They also told me they require at least 6 months of lab experience outside of the classroom. Starting this year I am working in undergrad research so hopefully by the time I apply, I will have much more than 6 months. They also mentioned they look at the rigor of coursework and the number of "hard science" classes with labs. By the time I graduate I will have taken countless biology classes with labs, plus 2 years of chemistry (general and organic) with lab and a year of physics with lab. </p>

<p>Any tips are helpful!
Thank you.</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, you have a very slim chance to be accepted. Your GPA is pretty low. You need to take into consideration other applicants who might have better statistics than you. In science, many departments will look for graduate who published something and or have a very promising research. Also you need great GRE scores. Moreover, recommendation letters has a significant impact on the committee. Good Luck. </p>