<p>Hi, I'm currently a junior majoring in chemistry and minoring in math and classics. I spent a semester working in a lab for archaeological chemistry and presented the results from that at a conference in my sophomore year. This is my second semester working in a polymers lab, and I will be presenting that research at two conferences this spring. I have a job tutoring general chemistry at my school. I have a 3.6 overall GPA (math gpa 3.7, chem gpa 3.54) and my GRE score is 780 Q, 690 V.
Right now I'm looking at Georgia Tech, UF, FSU, and UNC Chapel Hill, but I'm looking for other schools to consider as well. I would prefer to stay in the Southeast and would appreciate it if someone could recommend schools that I'd have a good chance of getting into, especially if they have good programs in materials chemistry, polymer chemistry, or nanochemistry. I would also like feedback on whether I have a decent chance of getting into the schools on my list so far.
Thanks. :)</p>
<p>My results might give you an area but remember that research, SOP, and letters are the most important. For those I had 2 years in inorganic (what I’m doing in grad) and 1 pub, 2.5 years in physical and 1 pub. At the time of application I had a 3.59 with upward trend (3.77 in last 60) and 3.64 chem. Math minor I’d approximate at 3.8. So for numbers and application results this last year:</p>
<p>Chem Major/Math minor (research intensive public university in northeast, low top 100 for chem, around 80)
GPA 3.59/3.64/3.8
GRE 780,680,6.0, chem 720 (>.<…kinda forgot what I had studied over the summer)</p>
<p>Acceptances: UNC-Chapel Hill, UIUC, UPenn, Yale, Northwestern, UC-Berkeley
Rejections: MIT</p>
<p>Hope that helps but keep in mind it’s a crap shoot. Any factor can be a game changer as small as the mood of people reading your application on a given day.</p>
<p>Hi, I just found out I got a 3.5 on the analytical writing. It says my verbal score is at the 97th percentile and my math is at the 89th though, is my low writing score likely to get my application thrown out from the start?</p>
<p>Yeah your verbal and math scores were virtually the same as mine so I expected that. For your analytical writing section most top schools like it a little higher but I wouldn’t worry. It’s the least important thing on a very unimportant test. I wouldn’t sweat it. If they read your statement of purpose and it reads intelligently they’ll know you can write.</p>