The BIO thread - profiles/stats

[sjqr]

Hello there..... I"m Jalal presently pursuing my B.Pharmacy from Jamia Hamdard....... My credentials are:

Average of last 3 years: 75.6 % (Amongst top3 in my college)
My GRE score is 1100 and Analytical writ:3.5
My TOEFL is : 106

I'm have applied for Ph.D in Pharmaceutics or Pharmacology in US..... por favor, El Señor Suggest me some colleges as I need a few more... and are there any chances of getting any aid with my scores???

Thanx

[ndufour]

Hey all-

Wow, I recognize a lot of you (Astaroth and ec1234, notably) from other forums I frequent on graduate school. When I say frequent, I mean "check obsessively" along with my mailbox and email inbox, heh. Anyway, on to the stats:

GPA: 3.3 Biology with a focus in Genetics/Cellular Biology (Shitty, I know)
GRE: 800Q, 640V, 6.0W (94%/91%/97%)
Research: 4 years in med school pathogenesis lab. half year in industrial bioresearch lab. half year in biofuels lab.
Published Papers: 1 published, 1 in manuscript.
Recommenders: Lab PI, Senior Thesis Advisor, Academic Advisor (from Brown, MIT, and Rockefeller respectively)

Applied:
U of Wash: Seattle (Biology)
UCSD (Biology)
Albert Einstein (BMS)
MIT (Microbio)
UMass Medical School (BMS)
Emory (Biology)

Accepted:
None.

Interviews:
Albert Einstein
UMass Medical School

Rejected:
MIT

I'm really worried about my GPA being shitty as well as an overly eclectic courseload (B in cell bio, A in advanced cell bio. too many math courses. too many philosophy courses. but hey, I gotta do what I love).

As for UCSD, I wouldn't worry, very very very few people have even gotten interview requests from them. They do stuff on a rolling admissions basis. I think I missed the boat on University of Washington though.

[piyushjosh]

hey everyone ..well i m just a new comer here ..i m interested in pursuing PhD in Biological sci. in US after my BTech next year.. i will be giving GRE this year ..as i see everyone else here has already given GRE and is/are applying fr some college..i just wish to get some valuable advice from them .. i saw other threads too bt i couldn't decide where to put this inquiry and i even placed it in the GRE section bt i din't recieve any replies so please help me ..i am going to start my preparation in three four days ..and i m just doing my home work to start it with complete background knowledge ...
1) as i am a BTech only ..i think i have less chances of getting addmission in PhD course as many MS Earthlings also tries for it.Is it true?
2) i have CGPA around 7.2/10 ..bu ti belong to best college in the country and i will be having around 12 mnths of research expereince even in my BTech degree..will this be helpful.
3) do i have to give tofel as i am international student.
4) do most of the colleges require GRE Subject test too??
5) i don't know the addmission procedure for getting addmission in univ of other countries .. i mean do they care for GRE scores ??
6) i will be applying for fellowships only so ...
and thanx ..please help m e.. i seriously need some advice..
thank u in advance ..

[piyushjosh]

no body is replying me ??

[KB2482]

hi everybody
is there anybody in this thread who is currently pursuing graduate studies in cancer biology or neuroscience in the US?
thank you.

[pmet26]

Hey guys, this is a great thread!

I plan on applying to molecular bio/biochemistry programs, here are my credentials:

• B.S. Biochemistry - Arizona State University
• GPA - 3.88, Dean's List almost every semester
• GRE Scores: 710 Q, 590 V, Subject test in November
• Three superb letters of recommendations (probably my strongest area) and statement of purpose edited by prof
• 18 months research in an optics lab and a molecular biology lab
• Two journal articles pending
• Mentoring experience

I plan on applying to the following schools:

UCSD
UC Irvine
Washington Seattle
Colorado Boulder
Arizona State University
University of Arizona

I'm hoping my subject test goes well so my application looks stronger. My top choice is UCSD. Good luck to everyone!

[ishani]

I don't know how long this thread has been out of use, but I'll take a shot anyway.

My profile:

Undergrad GPA: 4.0, from a state university
GRE: 740V+760V
Research: 1 Year in a molecular genetics plant lab, 8 months in a plant breeding and genetics lab, which includes an undergraduate research fellowship for the summer, 4 months in a muscle biology lab. Possible paper in the pipeline
Applying for: Molecular biology and genetics programs, aiming at the higher 50 schools, and a few in the late 90s and 100s. I don't know where I stand, or what I should aim for.
Oh, and also I am international.
Can anybody suggest anything?

[ishani]

Hey, pmet

you seem to have quite good research experience and your letters of recommendation will also weigh in a lot in your favor, you should probably venture out a little more, do you have any other schools in mind?