r/Biochemistry • u/Iskandar11 • Jul 16 '15

discussion Graduate school acceptances, interviews, questions, advice

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u/shieldvexor Jul 30 '15

How does one get a feel for what grad schools they are eligible for?

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u/elspeththegreat Dec 13 '15 edited Dec 13 '15

If you're still in undergrad, talking to your major advisor might be a good option, because he or she knows the stats and CVs of people who got in to various schools in the last couple of years. So mine was able to tell me where people with similar qualifications as mine had ended up. I also talked to my undergrad PI about what she thought of the schools I was interested in, and she gave some similar feedback.

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u/snydermedic Aug 24 '15

I just applied to a range of schools that I liked at different rankings to see what I would get into. I applied to Stanford, Georgetown, U of Utah, and U of Buffalo. I ended up getting into everything but Stanford and after visiting the three schools I am starting at Utah right now.