关于NEUROBIOLOGY的定位

arsenal.zheUID: 3188314

求各位帮帮忙啊，最近选校迟迟定不下来。本人国内普通985医学院临床5年学生，2012年毕业。
General GPA: 87%,  Major:90%, gre: 660+800+1460+AW3.0   Toefl: 29+27+20+27=103
没有paper，有科研经历
推荐信三份，一封是我实验室的头，也就是我们基础医学院的院长，原来中科院上海所的所长。
第二封是美国一个神经外科医生,他在西北大学芝加哥医学中心工作过，还有一封是美国一所医学院研究生院院长。不知道这样的推荐信有用吗？
我自己在美国中部一所医院有过3个月的临床实习经历，不过貌似和科研没有多大关系。
选校初步定了几所：
第一梯队： DUKE, U of Chicago, northwestern
第二梯队： southwestern medical center, baylor college of medicine, Emory university， Mayo medical school
第三梯队：U of Florida, u of CONNETICUT, university of Nebraska Medical center
看到大家说NEUROSCIENCE方向竞争很激烈，心里实在不安啊，各位给诊断下，或者有什么学校可以推荐下。

欧文AustinUID: 2775844

再找几个保底点的吧，硬件没有一点缺陷，觉得希望蛮大的

arsenal.zheUID: 3188314

2# 欧文Austin 那这样没有PAPER会不会在竞争中成为大的劣势，我的一些美国朋友他们本科毕业也都没有PAPER，他们说美国本科生有文章的也不多。
还有在教授委员会制度下，套磁作用究竟有多大，真心希望第一第二梯队能有地方收留我啊

GuessyUID: 2184792

没有paper不是劣势 但肯定也不是优势 你各方面都不错 但也没有特别耀眼的地方 毕竟申这些学校的同学GPA应该也比你弱不到哪去
个人认为你申得挺高的 如果你说再低的学校你不肯去的话 那你最好有个心理准备 找好保底后路 否则你就再补几个学校吧

arsenal.zheUID: 3188314

4# Guessy 谢谢你，相当中肯，我再找所保底的吧，不过最后的后路就是走UNMC了，那里的人我都很熟悉。这两天在查查文献读一读吧。

GuessyUID: 2184792

如果你有地方确定能要你 能拿来保底 那是最好不过的

felix19890115UID: 2734811

有点高了

H1BMatch2012UID: 2790388

美国中部一所医院有过3个月的临床实习经历

When I saw it, I was thinking about UNMC.
Then you are from a top medical school in Shanghai with high GPA. You should be able to get a neurology offer, but you will need to apply wisely.
I think UNMC could be a great place to go, though I am not sure about thier neuroscience, but their cardiovascular physiology department do id great.
If you can make sure of an offer from UNMC, then it is OK. If not, your list is a bit risky. I would recommend apply for 3 or 5 more medical schools not in top 50 ranking. But as I said, if you can get a UNMC offer, just go there should be quite all right.


Omaha is one of the dream city of my family. I hope I can find my next job there.

arsenal.zheUID: 3188314

8# H1BMatch2012
From your name I could guess you have passed the Step1 and Step2 of USMLE, and now, perhaps you are working on your match or the subsequent procedures. so you should be my predecessor. I'm not sure I can get an offer from UNMC, but if I want to go there through the collaboration between UNMC and my college, it is 100 percent that I can go there, but it means I have to come back China after I finish my PhD program, this isn't the ideal situation that I want to see. Perhaps I should follow your suggestion to choose some other programs are not that competitive, do you have some recommendation? And hopefully, I can finally be admitted by my dream school.
Omaha is a nice place, after I came back, I often recalled the three-month life there, pretty quiet environment, and really kind people.

PS: Could you please give me your e-mail through the short-message, I think we can keep in touch, and hopefully we can meet in Omaha, no matter which program will give me offer, I still have many friends in Omaha and Nebraska.

GuessyUID: 2184792

to LS:
hes not there yet...hes doing his step1 recently

H1BMatch2012UID: 2790388

I feel ashamed.

GuessyUID: 2184792

ashame啥啊 你已经做得不错了

arsenal.zheUID: 3188314

11# H1BMatch2012 前辈已经勇敢迈出了第一步，您这话让我这种未来还没着落的后辈情何以堪啊。

arsenal.zheUID: 3188314

12# Guessy 版主啊，我在原来的那个名单里去掉了EMORY这个学校，然后加了一个University of Illinois Chicago作为保底，你看合适不？ 听美国的朋友说EMORY并不是一个很好的读PHD的选择，所以就去了。 UIC以前考虑过，而且刚发现学校排名貌似出奇的低，不晓得为啥

H1BMatch2012UID: 2790388

12# Guessy  版主啊，我在原来的那个名单里去掉了EMORY这个学校，然后加了一个University of Illinois Chicago作为保底，你看合适不？ 听美国的朋友说EMORY并不是一个很好的读PHD的选择，所以就去了。 UIC以前考虑过 ...
arsenal.zhe 发表于 2011-10-26 10:35

UIC medical center is top 50 in research, right?