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Stats: 3 yrs research; 1 third-author pub; 4 manuscripts submitted (2 first-author, 2 second-author); President of chemistry org; 2 conferences (poster + oral). Decision: Accepted by department; pending Graduate School approval. Invited to the visitation weekend

Zoom interview invitation. ChemBio track. TOEFL 101. BS with honor in Chemistry at National Taiwan University. Undergraduate thesis. 1 1st author perspective paper. 1 7th author research paper. 1 3th research paper under review.

2.5 years undergraduate research experience, 1.5 years full time research experience, authorship on 4 publications

3 years post-bac research experience at UW’s department of Neurobiology and Biophysics. 1 first-author pub. 2 LOR from faculty in the department. Advisor says admissions committee sent invites to almost exclusively people interested in mammalian research (which I am not).

Applied with ~15 months of full-time research experience from two different research projects. 3x LoRs from professors and research advisors. No publications.

First rejection. Good luck everyone!