<p>My overall GPA is only 3.1, my GPA for science modules is 3.6. Science modules comprises of 40% in my undergraduate curriculumn, in which 30% are chemistry, 10% are math and biochemistry.
my GRE score is 1200, writing is 4
My dream is that i can apply to pharmaceutical science graduate school, which provide at least full tuition fee, and ofcourse i also like stipend.
Thank you for any suggestion about which university i should apply?
I am considering to apply to the univ of Buffalo at Sunny, but i'm not sure if my stats qualified enough.</p>
<p>You might want to spend some time reading the websites for Phd programs in the biomedical sciences. You should expect that any Phd program in this field will provide full tuition support, health insurance and a stipend. Beyond that, you should be looking for departments who feature one or more labs that you might want to spend the next five or six years working in. It would be nice if the department/university had resources like training grants to support you independently of your PI, it would also be nice if they had good resource cores. Coursework will usually be pretty minimal and prelim/qualifying exams may or may not be spelled out. Without knowing more about what you would want to work on, i don’t see how anybody could recommend programs to you.</p>
<p>Thank belevitt for your information. I a considering to apply to the univ of Buffalo at Sunny because their website says that the GPA for science modules will be evaluated. The problem with me is that my overall GPA is low, so i am not sure to what degree the GPA for science will be focused on. So my question is that, is my stats below the average, approximately equal, or higher than average of GPA(s) for students admitted in the PhD program in Pharmaceutical Science of that university?
I am also thinking about applying to Univ of Utah and Philadelphia univ of science. So, among te 3 universities, which one is the easiest to get in, and which univ should i apply (which is suitable for me).
Inside Pharmaceutical science, there are severall branches: Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology. It is also my order of preference.
Ca you please let me know anymore information i would need to provide? Because i think these are all important things that relates to the admission.
Thank you very much, and any other recommendation is highly appreciated</p>
<p>Hinhthoi, I know the admissions process seems daunting and all of your previous application experience up to now has been focused on choosing a place whose standards you can meet with quantitative and objective qualifications. However, this really isn’t what the Phd process is about. First and foremost, you need to pick a place that will suit you for the next five to six years. You need to find a community to join that will foster your intellectual and professional development during this critical time in your career. This will form the basis for your approaches to problem solving for the next forty or fifty years of your career and will be the environment in which you gain a foothold in your intended field. </p>
<p>You may apply to some places and be rejected, if you don’t, you probably weren’t applying to very competitive programs. I would suggest that you should apply to places that will fit you well and not focus on your general grade point average. Admission committees are not ignorant, they won’t be scared by your mediocre showing in freshman psychology as long as you proved yourself in relevant coursework in the sciences and in your research endeavors.</p>
<p>I don’t think anybody except maybe the administrators at these particular programs can answer your questions about how your grade point and test scores compare to other applicants. Ask them. I don’t even know that kind of information for people in my cohort.</p>
<p>Hmm…, thank belevitt. I searched through internet a lot and found a lot of people discussing about GPA, so i assume that GPA is the most important factor in a application. And also when i search for schools, i only pay attention to the program they offer and the competitiveness of the admission. Usually the same program offered by universities in the same rank order (for example i consider top 100 universities good enough for me, also defined as the same rank order for me) do not vary much. that is the reason why i didnt specify a list of univ that suit me in my questions.
Probably i should rewrite my question: Is the GPA and GRE is low for me to apply to PhD in the 2 univ Philadelphia univ of science, and Buffalo univ at Sunny?</p>
<p>Usually research and gpa in relevant classes, along with your LOR and SOP are the most relevant info for admittance. It is not a numbers game, or overall gpa game. It is the whole application. If you bring something to the table, it will be noticed. Blevitt is telling you that you are going about this ass-backwards. Pay attention. There is no gpa or gre too low to apply. You didn’t even give a breakdown of gre. Are you ESL?</p>
<p>Dont think so much about all the stuff, apply and see what will happen. Admission is kind of diffuse ;)</p>
<p>If you want full tuition, then you should apply to PhD programs – provided that you’re interested in pursuing pharmacology research. Pharmacy school is completely different, and I don’t know about the support, if any.</p>
<p>GPA is important, yes, but not as important as research experience and letters of recommendation. I suggest that you read the Graduate Admissions 101 thread at the top of this forum to get a better idea of what is involved.</p>
<p>No one here can say whether you are good enough (or even too good) for those programs because admissions is not stats-oriented. And as others have said, the committee will look at your transcript, not just your GPA, to determine the level of your academic preparedness. A C in English will not hurt you as much as a C in biochemistry. A C in your first year will not hurt as much as a C in your junior year. They will take a holistic look at your application and decide based on a number of factors, many subjective. Do they like your approach to the research as stated in your statement of purpose? Do they like what they read from your professors? Do they know the professors recommending you, and, if so, what do they think of them? Have you already learned important research techniques relevant to your training?</p>
<p>Listen to the posters above. Apply, and see what happens. No one but you can determine whether these programs might be a good fit for you. Because of the competition right now, I recommend that you apply to more than three programs. If you are an international student, you need to do additional research to make sure that they support internationals (some don’t or do so at a much reduced rate.)</p>
<p>thank all of you for your advices and explanations. I think now i have a better idea how the admission process is. I will need to work harder…</p>