<p>I am a current undergraduate student and am considering applying to Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for Cell Biology, Genetics, or something along those lines. When it comes to the GRE, what is an acceptable score? Are they less concerned about overall GPA as opposed to major GPA? Do you know anyone that is having their education paid for by an employer?</p>
<p>This site is mostly concerned with undergraduate college admissions, so you would be better served to repost your questions on the graduate school forum: [Graduate</a> School - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/]Graduate”>Graduate School - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>Having said that, you would be best served talking to your adviser in your department at your college to learn about the process of graduate school admissions. They should be able to give you good insight on what you need to do to achieve your goals and what different grad programs are looking for. Also, PhD programs in the sciences are usually fully funded (tuition waived and a stipend awarded to cover living expenses) so I would not imagine employers pay for many. Good luck!</p>
<p>FYI, there’s a CC-like forum for grad school admissions:
[The</a> GradCafe Forums](<a href=“http://forum.thegradcafe.com/]The”>http://forum.thegradcafe.com/)</p>
<p>I’m a recently-graduated alum of the BBS program in the Division of Medical Sciences at the medical school.</p>
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Ideally, you want to be as close to perfect in the math section as you can get, and the verbal score is less critical. Overall, your GRE score is a much less important component of your graduate school application than your SAT score was for undergrad.</p>
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Somewhat, but, again, your GPA is a less-important component of your application than your research experience and letters of recommendation.</p>
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All of the biological sciences PhD programs at Harvard offer full tuition remission and a stipend (~$31000) to all students. There’s no need to have an employer pay.</p>