Need Advice with Chemical Engineering graduate programs ..

Graduate School
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<p>Hi</p>

<p>I'm a sophomore chemical engineering (w/Chemistry minor) undergraduate at Rose-Hulman, Indiana. I'm an international student from India. I want to go to graduate school after I'm done at Rose and I'm looking for useful advice for the kind of things I should focus on (other than academics) that would help strengthen my chances of getting into a top program. My dream schools are Stanford, Berkeley, Georgia Tech and maybe UT Austin. </p>

<p>Profile:
Current GPA (cumulative) : 3.65 / Major : 3.85
GRE: Not taken yet</p>

<p>Research Experience: 1 year in physical chemistry at Rose-Hulman
Summer Plans (2011) : Currently thinking about accepting an REU offer at Rose-Hulman itself.
Previous Summer experience: 8 weeks lab-assistant intern at Kudos Chemie Ltd, India. Worked in Quality Control and R&D labs.
Actively involved in AIChE chapter as treasurer at Rose and co-founder of the ChemE Car group.</p>

<p>Any useful pieces of advice from those who have gotten accepted into similar programs will be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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<p>Nothing too interesting to say- just get those grades up, do more research, apply for scholarships/awards</p>

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<p>Get some research in chemical engineering. Identify what the labs are working on at your dream schools and try to find something similar for your research.</p>