<p>Hi, I am going to be a junior this year at a state school that is known for engineering, and I am majoring in electrical engineering with a minor in nano science. I am also taking extra classes to count toward my school's own bioengineering grad program. I have about a 3.5 GPA. I am currently volunteering in a bioengineering lab on campus. I am also a collegiate athlete. I haven't taken the GRE yet and do not know what is an appropriate score to even apply to the Stanford Bioengineering Master's program. </p>
<p>Can someone please tell me realistically what my chances of getting accepted are by the above information? I expect my GPA to stay the same or go up in the next two years.</p>
<p>Also, what should I shoot for on the GRE? Are there any helpful books or classes I should look into to prepare?</p>
<p>Who should I ask for references to really stand out?</p>
<p>Probably more research and ECs. My cousin was doing bioengineering at Duke and failed to get into Stanford for graduate school, instead he ended up at John Hopkins, realized he wasn’t a good doctoral candiate and ironically got accepted at Stanford Med.</p>
<p>He had a 3.9 GPA with a few research experience/ a few peer-reviewed articles and journals.</p>
<p>I know this may sound dumb but I will ask anyway because I’m a bit confused. If someone goes to grad school for a degree in bioengineering is it for free? I get the impressions that sometimes these types of degrees are tuition free and you receive a stipend. Can anyone fill me in. I have an MBA but I paid for it and my company subsidized it heavily, so that’s all I’ve ever been use too. But now I understand that some degrees are ‘free’. So which ones are they and how does one go about getting into those programs etc?
Thanks</p>