I'd like a Chem PhD and here's my stats

<p>I want to stress that I wouldn't bother you fine people if there were <i>any reliable information elsewhere</i>. I've been looking for a long time for something like this. Hello, and without further ado:</p>

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<li>750 Math, 640 Verbal (Both 89%), 5 Writing</li>
<li>Chemistry GRE this October</li>
<li>3.6 GPA, double major in chemistry and physics</li>
<li>3 published journal articles, 2 as a co-author and 1 as the primary author</li>
<li>President of campus chemical society</li>
<li>2 letters of recommendation will come from research mentors (one chemistry, one physics), and the third will be a professor of physical chemistry 2 and graduate statistical mechanics.</li>
<li>2 departmental awards, one for chemistry and one for physical chemistry</li>
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<p>The rest is less important, like how I'm sort of writing a textbook (when I find the time). So...let me have it ladies and gentlemen. Who thinks I can get into a chemistry or chemical physics program at Columbia? My statement of purpose will have a good case for why I want to go there, and I have a specific professor in mind.</p>

<p>Two pieces of advice:</p>

<p>1) Your research mentors/professors most likely know your chances far far better than random people on the internet. Ask them.</p>

<p>2) Contact the person at Columbia that you really want to work for and let him/her know about your research interests. He/she also would have a better chance at knowing whether or not you'll get in. But I would only ask about it after I established a connection.</p>