pghbioteacher

As was stated in last year's thread- This is well overdue.

In your posts, include the following information.


[Undergrad. University]
[Undergrad. Major(s)]
[Undergrad GPA]
[Grad. Major(s)]
[Grad GPA]
[Years of Research Experience]
[GRE Scores]
[Prospective Graduate Program]
[Prospective Graduate Schools]

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Large Research-Oriented University
Microbiology and Neuroscience with honors
3.25
Science Education
3.64
1.5 in Biology, 3 in Education
95% V, 74% Q, 92% AW
98% Biology Subject

CMU Biology
CMU Bioengineering
Pitt Biology
Pitt SOM PIMB
Pitt SOM IBGP
Pitt Pharm Biochem Pharm
Pitt SOE Bioengineering

Best of luck!

MicroB2012

Finally, someone started this.

Elocin

I'm going to be the person here who makes everyone give a sigh of relief. Haha.

Small state school
GPA: 3.68
GRE: 149Q/152V/4.0AW
Biology subject: 76% overall, 88% cell molecular bio

Research experience: 2 years behavioral neuroscience lab, 1.5 years developmental bio lab (completed undergraduate honors thesis), 1 year clinical diagnostic lab

2 presentations at national meetings, 1 presentation at a regional meeting, third author on a prospective publication in spring

Applying at:

University of Illinois-Chicago (Biological Sciences)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Biological Sciences)
Northwestern University (IBiS)
Purdue University (Biological Sciences)
U Pitt (Biology)
Tufts (Biology)
University of Notre Dame
UMass (MCB)
SUNY-Albany
Stonybrook

I'm debating on applying to UW Madison's CMB, but my GRE scores aren't stellar.

Good luck, all!

february

[Undergrad. University] Top 15 large school
[Undergrad. Major(s)] Biology
[Undergrad GPA] 3.8
[Years of Research Experience]
1.5 yrs during undergrad (outside of area of interest)
2 years in a hospital lab
2 years biotech

[GRE Scores] 166 V 163 Q 5 writing
[Prospective Graduate Program] Molec/Cell Bio, Genetics, etc
[Prospective Graduate Schools]
Harvard
MIT
UMass Worcester
Brown
UConn
Tufts
Brandeis

MicroB2012

[Undergrad. University] Large university
[Undergrad. Major(s)] Biochem and Economics
[Undergrad GPA] low 3
[Grad. Major(s)] biotech
[Grad GPA] 3.8
[Years of Research Experience] 3 years microbiology
one 1st author published, one textbook chapter in press, 3 more papers in preparation.

[GRE Scores] 620+780
[Prospective Graduate Program] Microbiology
[Prospective Graduate Schools]
MIT
Harvard
Stanford
Yale
Columbia
Brown
Princeton
Tufts
UCSF
UTsouthwestern
CSHL
MSK
Cornell
Rockefeller
UChicago
Northwestern
BCM
UPenn
Duke
UWash
NYU
UNC

neurogirl85

[Undergrad. University] UCSD
[Undergrad. Major(s)] Biology and Psychology
[Undergrad GPA] 3.3
[Years of Research Experience] 9 years immunology/cancer (3 while undergrad)
Two middle-author papers, one in preparation, one poster-presentation at national conf.
[GRE Scores] 152Q 162V 4.5
[Prospective Graduate Program] Biology, Biomedical
[Prospective Graduate Schools] UCSD (Bio and Biomed), Scripps, UCI, SDSU

Neurono

[Undergrad. University] Small Private Liberal Arts, pretty well respected
[Undergrad. Major(s)] Neuroscience
[Undergrad GPA] 3.5
[Years of Research Experience] 2, no publications but senior thesis
[GRE Scores] 164, 165, 5.5 bio: 79th
[Prospective Graduate Schools]

NYU neuro
Yale BBS
Cornell NBB
UCLA ACCESS
Weill Cornell Neuro
Pitt Neurobio
Rockefeller Neuro
Harvard BBS
Columbia
JHU
Tufts Neuro
BU Neuro

Good luck everyone!

parafilm

Undergrad major: Neuroscience
UG GPA: 3.0
GRE-old: 510v 680q (estimated 154v, 153q)
Grad GPA: 3.8-3.9 (IP)

Research: 4 years, 1 publication as 2nd author, another expected mid-2013. Undergrad poster, undergrad research grant. All research has been in cell bio, mostly on cancer (so much for that neuro bachelor's).

Applying:
Sloan Kettering
Columbia - Pathobiology & Molecular Medicine
Georgetown - Tumor Bio
George Washington - Molecular Medicine

I'm hoping my MS GPA and recs will prove that I'm actually a competent human being, despite my mediocre numbers from undergrad. I'm at the bottom of the pile at most of these schools, but I have the luxury of only applying to a few programs that I might prefer over my MS school (not listed), since I expect to be accepted there and would love to stick around.

MicroB2012

Some of your schools are extremely selective, I suggest you apply more schools

SirPrizeHobbies

Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
UG GPA: 3.78
1 year research
GRE: 161Q, 157V, 4

Berkeley MCB
Davis BMCDB
Irvine CMB
USC PIBBS
UCLA ACCESS
UCSF TETRAD

hontoOishi

Yay I'm so glad this is finally up!

[Undergrad. University] Among the top 3-4 UC's
[Undergrad. Major(s)] Biomed Eng/Bioeng
[Undergrad GPA] 3.32
[Years of Research Experience] 3.5 yrs (2 yrs undergrad, 1.5 yrs research tech in good immunology lab with fairly well-known PI)
[Publications]
(1) 4th author (impact factor=14), (1) 3rd author (impact factor=4), (1) 3rd author submitted, (1) 2nd author submitted, (1) 1st author in prep, may have another paper where I'm either 3rd-4th author or simply in acknowledgements but that'll depend on what the collaborator PI's decision, also may have a 2nd author in a review paper submitted by the time I apply

3 poster presentations (2 during undergrad, 1 postgrad), won 2 of these poster competitions
1 undergrad conference

[GRE Scores] 158Q 149 V 4.0AW
(And no I'm not international, I'm apparently just really bad at analytical reading+vocab)

[Prospective Graduate Schools]
UMinnesota MB Immunol
UMichigan-Ann Arbor BMS Immunol
UColorado Immunol
UCB MCB Immunol
UCSF BMS Immunol
UChicago BS Immunol
Duke Immunol
UPenn Immunol
Washing U St. Louis BBS Immunol
UWash Immunol
Harvard Immunol
Yale Immunol
MIT Biology, Biolog Eng
Boston U Biomed Eng

molecularfreak

Was wondering when this thread was gonna pop up! Good luck to all!

Large State School

Cell and Molecular Biology
3.67

2 Years in Molecular Biology and 1 Summer REU in Chem/Biochem
157Q 152V 4.0W

I'm applying to mostly Biomedical Science programs some are specific Biochem/Mol Bio

University of Texas-Houston
University of Texas-Southwestern
University of Texas-San Antonio
Baylor College of Medicine
University of Alabama-Birmingham
Emory University
Medical University of South Carolina
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Vanderbilt University
University of Utah
Indiana School of Medicine
University of Iowa
University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Utah

BeakerBreaker

Reserving my spot in this thread -- will update with details later.

Looks like the competition is tough this year Then again, maybe CC is only a select part of the graduate applicant demographic...

superman75

Large SEC school
Microbiology
3.50(cumu), 3.9(major)
155 V, 154 Q
1/2 yr in immunology lab, ~1.5 viral pathogenesis lab
2 oral conference presentations, 2 research stipends

Emory IMP
Pitt IBGP
Maryland-Bmore MMI
Texas-SanAntonio IMGP
Penn State BMMB
Umass GSBS
George Wash IBS
Drexel M&I
Rush Univ I/M

virions

Glad to see more Pitt/IBGP applicants this year. Felt like I was one of the only ones, a year ago! Definitely happy with my decision to attend, so far. Good luck, folks!