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Interest: PhD in Neuroscience (particularly interested in neural stem cells, directed differentiation, and the use of viral vectors/Sleeping Beauty).
Major: Will graduate in March with a BS in cell/molecular biology from CSU East Bay
GPA: 3.33/4.0 cumulative, 3.7 major.
GRE: 640V/770Q/4.0 AW (sorta confused on the AW, since I used to be an English major...but oh well.)
Research experience: Six months each in two separate labs. The first deals with genetic mechanisms behind neuronal tiling in C. elegans, and the second deals with the TBX-3 transcription factor and its potential role in breast cancer.
LoR: One from each of my current laboratory advisors, one from a known professor who teaches most of the upper-division cell/molecular biology courses (all have been enthusiastic about me and have worked with me through the application process, so I expect them to be very strong; all three are also alumni from schools I'm applying to).
Schools applying to:
UC Berkeley
UWashington Seattle
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Duke University
Columbia University
SUNY Stony Brook
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
UCincinatti
WUSTL
(Yeah, I know I'm applying to a ton of schools, but--even though I've polished my SoP--I feel like my stats aren't great, and want to get started with grad school. Plus I scoured what feels like every university in the country, and they're all a good fit for me.)
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