Grad school admission with rocky transcript

Neuro1041
Wed, 31 Dec 2014 02:00:30 +0000

Hey everyone,

I’m currently a senior, double majoring in Neuroscience and psychology. I’m taking a year off before applying to grad schools (PhD in neuroscience) and I’m really worried about my chances because of two pitfalls in my transcript. I attended an Ivy League school for one semester my freshman year but family circumstances leading to stress and anxiety caused me to transfer to a state school closer to home (left with a 2.8 GPA). Secondly, my junior year I got really sick and had to withdraw from an entire semester just a few weeks in.
However, my projected graduation GPA will be a 3.88 and I have 3 years of research experience, a publication, and two fellowships under my belt.

Any ideas if I’m a strong applicant? Thanks!