Urgent Help - My Chances for an MS in Bioinformatics at RIT

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<p>Hello, I am a foreign student who needs to know about my chances of getting into Rochester Institute of Technology for an M.S in Bioinformatics. Please tell me whether I have a chance at this university, or point out another university I can consider. Thanks in advance. (BTW, I am retaking the GRE soon)</p>

<p>Resume:</p>

<p>EDUCATION</p>

<p>JULY 2004 –JULY 2006:” Masters in Bioinformatics” from BANASTHALI VIDYAPITH, P.O. BANASTHALI VIDYAPITH, RAJASTHAN, INDIA. 304022. (It’s a fully residential women’s deemed university which offers an integrated system extending from the primary to the Ph.D. level. It was established in 1935 and has been awarded an “A” grade by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)). Secured 73.6%</p>

<p>JULY 1999-JULY 2002: “Bachelors in Industrial Microbiology” (Honors Degree Course) from PATNA WOMEN’S COLLEGE, UNDER PATNA UNIVERSITY, PATNA, BIHAR, INDIA. (PWC is a premier educational institution which is the first women’s college in Bihar established in 1940. It’s a convent college managed by Avila sisters. It has been awarded an “A” grade by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council)) Secured 71.5%. </p>

<p>APRIL 1997- APRIL 1999: Senior secondary under AISCE (CBSE +2) from NOTRE DAME ACADEMY, PATLIPUTRA COLONY, PATNA, BIHAR, INDIA. 100013. Secured 60.2%.</p>

<p>1996-1997:10th, CBSE from NOTRE DAME ACADEMY, PATLIPUTRA COLONY, PATNA, BIHAR, INDIA. 100013. Secured 80.6%.</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCES AND SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS</p>

<li><p>Paper published at an international conference at HIV / AIDS and TUBERCULOSIS 2006 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE / CME, JAN 13-15 All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) , New Delhi on “POTENTIAL DRUG TARGET IDENTIFICATION AND ELUCIDATION OF THE UPSTREAM REGULATORY ELEMENTS OF THE ESSENTIAL GENES” </p></li>
<li><p>Project work of 6 months at Department Of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi on Analysis of the NADH Dehydrogenase Subunits and finding out their role in LHON disorder.</p></li>
<li><p>Taken GRE and scored 990 (500 verbal and 490 quantitative)</p></li>
<li><p>Taken TOEFL and results awaited. </p></li>
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<p>SEMINARS ATTENDED</p>

<p>1.Short term course on Bioinformatics tools and their applications. Organized by Deptt. Of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, IIT Delhi.</p>

<p>2.Lecture by Dr. K.M.M Rao, Deputy Director , National Remote Sensing Agency</p>

<p>3.Lecture by Dr. YB Tripathi, Reader in Medicinal Chemistry IMS, BHU. </p>

<p>COMPUTER AWARENESS
CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTING, IGNOU (INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY) (2001) – 72%.</p>

<p>CERTIFICATION IN JAVA FROM NIIT.</p>

<p>KNOWLEDGE OF C, C++, HTML, PERL PROGRAMING,LINUX.</p>

<p>HOBBIES</p>

<p>Dancing (learnt ODISSI for 4 yrs and recently enrolled in SALSA),
Reading novels (Fiction and some non fiction rarely), Watching movies.</p>

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<p>woooooooooooo............Bioinformatics is a very good n perhapes a very competitive field........ur most welcome to TiT#15.....n ur school level marks r very good(if seen at the time u took them..)..
None here can tell u ur chances..........u will get lost infact........as for ur college selection,it ur choice after all,but if ur lookin for best among the best,then dont b affraid to try in Ivies n other top colleges........just remember one thing................make ur app as strong as possible,b true to the fact,describe the best things that u consider r important....then ur in.........best of luck n evrything!!</p>