美国植物专业相关大学申请的介绍（随时更新）

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Arizona State University
Auburn University
Boston University
3 J0 O' s: F3 D& q3 L+ G% m( ?; I; W" wClemson University
, `) d0 t4 \' u$ l. dColorado State University
Cornell University
Duke University
Florda State University
George Washington University
Illinois State University
Indina University-bloomington
$ ?- J0 s4 U) s/ _, wIowa State University
% Y8 z* g) O2 S  q; f/ R% ^0 W4 qMiami University
Michigan State University
% j3 h% Z; G9 y, ~- a: ENorth Carlina State University
Ohio State University
Pennsylvania State University-university Park
! |  ]( ^9 g# z+ G6 yPurdue University
; h! n( J: s  o7 }Rensslaer Polytechnic Institute
3 i7 g3 H& i' L" r+ f& @Rutgers， The State University of New Jersey
State University of New York - Buffalo
1 J0 g" Y& M& ]" @+ g. x% T" DTexas A & M University-college Station
University of Arizona
University of California-berkeley
University of California-davis
University of California-irvine
# ~0 _- ]: q6 n7 `3 K) Z+ ?University of California-los Angeles
2 d' `/ k7 [5 |) F. b1 ?. Z6 @University of California-riverside
- l# y7 N7 ~+ p( SUniversity of California-san Diego
" J4 e5 f: ?: N, f% GUniversity of Chicago
University of Colorado - Boulder
University of Connecticut
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University of Florida
" d5 d- u* x. z% [, ~University of Georgia
) X: s9 x8 o0 }: B9 ]- S: ~4 ZUniversity of Illinois At Chicago
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
University of Kansas
7 |; N8 Q% _/ o2 {& |6 OUniversity of Maryland-college Park
3 y; r( E0 G& Y# LUniversity of Massachusetts-amherst
University of Michigan
# N7 M6 L6 e/ A+ \$ J+ p5 V4 C" LUniversity of Minnesota-twin Cities
* e" b& v- Q, d' BUniversity of Missouri-columbia
' \" ], _/ X! G5 UUniversity of Missouri-st. Louis
, ]- F5 J  y+ P5 Q  [8 `3 G+ cUniversity of Nebraska-lincoln
University of New Hampshire
University of North Carolina-chapel Hill
/ b) O8 K) D5 E( g  E3 a$ K+ cUniversity of Pennsylvania
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
+ \" F  Y7 t8 }University of Texas-austin
/ \; T* {1 q  J# kUniversity of Vermont
/ V. S7 T+ z# L4 L0 JUniversity of Washington
University of Wisconsin-madison
- _2 D  V2 S5 a+ |0 NUtah State University
; g6 [; A- G, f: [8 u! n/ HVirgnia Polytechnic Institute And State University
  n2 l  ?0 N& B* r0 L5 E5 tWashington State University
Washington University-st Louis
Yale University
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thx

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建议LZ把排名也弄一下更好

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原帖由 euge_013 于 2006-7-25 12:20 发表
! f: _1 p' P# O* j) @& m8 h4 L建议LZ把排名也弄一下更好

0 s7 Y9 a& t5 t- O找不到  找到了我就贴了

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此贴相当好~~~
收藏了！！

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排名没找到
但是可以推荐几个学校，有兴趣有实力的就申请一下
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CORNELL跟UCDAVIS的植物学不用说了，排名前5里面肯定有它们。当然竞争也是很残酷的。记得06年康乃尔植物系就招大概不超过10个学生，竟有近300学生申请，申请植物的能有这样的录取比例也不容易了。

0 l7 F2 r  @; H  Z还有几个公立大学的植物学同样不错，比如MSU OSU PSU ISU RUTGERS UIUC UT-AUSTIN UMD UFL UNC UVA 都是不错的  再加上这些学校本身就很大，招的学生多，所以那是相当受中国学生的喜欢。所以还是推荐大家申请一下的。
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当然还有几所学校啦，比如WISCONSIN-MADISON的植物系也很好，但是规模看似不大，招的人少。还有耶鲁大学，记得有个植物遗传发育的program,还有个牛比任务邓兴旺的实验室吧，MS是跟北大合作办的一个实验室。另外BERKELEY的plant-microbe interaction这个program那也很厉害，不过据说berkeley历史上没有拿过诺贝尔生理医学奖，不能不说是一个小遗憾。
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斯坦福大学也有植物系，有兴趣的就去看看吧 呵呵 ，这个就不多说了。MS里面基本没有中国学生PHD，大部分是博士后。

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补充：普度大学的植物相当不错，注意它的园艺系，里面N多的牛导师，侧重于做逆境生物学那一块。

- y5 a- O6 Y: t5 }* U" a$ O* L另外UCR的植物系也很好，规模也挺大的，从其他学校挖去了不少人才呀。

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lz贴的都是我想要的，不知lz是什么专业的，交流交流

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UCSD Plant system biology  http://www.biology.ucsd.edu/psbigert/
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" X& d7 U  w* X$ @: ^+ M. Yplant & microbial biology at UCBerkeley  
' B- p1 V' c- Ehttp://pmb.berkeley.edu/newpmb/research/plant.shtml

- A5 b7 v  d' NPlant biology at UNC  http://www.plantbiology.unc.edu

Plant molecular and cellular biology @ UWashington  
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Center for plant cell biology @ UCRiverside
http://cepceb.ucr.edu/index.php
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MCDB @UCLA  www.mcdb.ucla.edu
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PMPB@UIUC
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# W! H* J! g" rPlant biology@cornell  
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! i1 u# ?3 f% {4 @# Vplant biology@UPenn

' r0 z2 C/ B7 k/ Bplant bio@Rice University   
http://cohesion.rice.edu/natural ... rch.cfm?doc_id=2228

plant bio@UCdavis
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PLANT biology@ washington university in st.louis
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ZZ 申请总结

发信人: ruomiaoqing (灵异淇淋·我累了), 信区: GoAbroad
标  题: 申请总结
发信站: 日月光华 (2005年04月24日21:56:10 星期天), 站内信件

+ R/ ~% e3 o2 E- f' K背景：生科小本，gpa 3.66，在生科算比较菜的了，大三上进实验室，蒙师兄不弃有两
篇挂名paper。10g 610/800/4.0, 5t 653/5.5  无sub无tse

* s/ R3 B6 u5 A学校：米国大概28，最好的是jhu,cornell,还有很早就梦想的ucsd，另外还晕头晕脑的
8 Q+ E: u# i& C申了scripps,
其实是因为伊不要钱。。。基本上集中在生物类排名20+到60，后面有几个60到80的
# Z) G- [( E( M7 [6 d$ m& i7 k; w      canada一个alberta,新加坡一个ntu（其实是自己糊涂拖过了nus的deadline才手
忙脚乱另申了一个），总共三十。
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方向：一般本着有植物就申植物的原则，因为目前实验室就是做植物的。而且感觉植物
& c( h! g) G8 a# d) x比较和平。。。其余的就是分子，遗传，捡比较大的program申，偶尔还有生化，最bt的
9 ]; Q' V' ^# j% f是还申了cwru的营养。。。纯粹是个意外

! r  l+ M" Z; ?, `; z结果：拿到4个电话面（osu,umn,msu,u of kentucky），一个视频面(iub），两个面
# s8 w  w( I" c2 h3 J0 }* y对面（usc的cusba面试，ntu）
最后四个offer，umn, msu, osu, ntu，从了北国森林明大
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感想：
1：选校很重要。我之前对于是否要出国一直摇摆不定，直到暑假快结束了拿到了t成绩
6 c# C3 d1 C1 C3 |才促使我下决心。之后又迟迟懒得着手准备，直到九月底才开始正眼看待这个问题。就
4 X* ^$ M6 B& F! [# O草草的看网页，效率其差，一般就扫扫研院，系里面的硬件要求，比如要sub,tse的统统
$ x. q4 o  Z: d/ kkick掉。按照us news的生物排名，从20开始到60截至，最后剩下20-30的样子，然后再
3 T# I) c* k5 k去掉一些没怎么听说过的（汗。。。最后证明我真是很土。。。），20冒头。申请快结
6 U! m: `9 i* v% ^9 W束的时候感觉空前惶恐，又急匆匆加上了60-80之间deadline比较晚的几所学校，凑到2
8。再加上自己一向很喜欢的canada的一所学校，还有拿来保底的ntu，整三十。
4 h/ q. f" ?$ h& A8 F( G0 i$ J这样的选择是很粗糙的，基本上没怎么看program的情况，盲目的很。唯一成功的一点是
对自己的定位比较准确，主要精力放在了30-50德学校，最后拿到的offer也都在这里面
。
; o6 z6 }+ M; U2 a1 {如果要准备选校，一定要好好看系里的网页，多花点时间精挑细选一下，有针对性一点
" z/ X" a* A" p/ W2 ]$ p。数目不必太多，像我这次比较盲目申的全都落空了。白白烧钱。
' e2 b% b% ~. ^$ f1 f9 [6 y% O多了解前一两届师兄师姐们分布在哪里，哪里容易下offer雨。本专业冷门学校给offer
3 n$ |: r6 E1 D/ w, o! T) n; M的可能性实在是很小。。。不是特别喜欢就不要浪费了
我们今年umn3个，u mich 2个，unc 2个，psu 2个，rutgers 3个，还有很多学校也是成
群结队的~申请前还是很有必要好好研究一下~
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2：gt。我的gt成绩都还不错，申请的时候一再听说gt不重要，很是郁闷了一阵。不过爽
的是选校时完全可以不看各学校的英语要求。
- n; w, ]) n7 D要提出的忠告是考gt的时间。生科学生还是早点考比较好。最好大三下之前搞定。再迟
了专业课的压力会很重，而且会影响进实验室或者在实验室的表现。毕竟申请的时候还
是要看专业表现而非英语成绩。
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看怎么好，给人家一改马上像少年犯了，怎么看怎么不顺眼。。。改过了之后只会感到
4 x! ?; K) b& b1 |) S( F- I庆幸。
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5 g+ [5 j/ a$ G& R5 n0 z+ X- \9 v0 s4：面试：我的第一个面试极其糟糕，iub，视频面不说，还远在北京。自己也很紧张，
0 @% u2 a6 {& x! Y而且因为没有经验，说什么都不顺溜。临阵磨枪的专业词汇也一紧张之下所剩无几。不
3 |( q+ a$ h( j0 d过经过这一次骤然成精，任以后如何狂轰乱炸正规战遭遇战偷袭战都能面不改色侃侃而
谈，所以后面拿到面试的学校基本上都有offer（usc被拒，uky withdraw）
面试的时候要相信对方是对你有兴趣才会面你的，你已经成功了一大半。表现得大方一
点，不卑不亢，而且要实在一点，才会让对方相信你。
比如osu面我的时候对方问我为什么学植物，我老老实实说我怕血怕杀耗子。。。呵呵ju
" p# |& [/ S/ dst kidding~
还有面试后面对方会问你有没有问题，最好准备一下。要显示你对对方有兴趣有了解。
3 [/ R' P( Q( @  q' [) _不过现在感觉问rotation也是一个常规问题了。。。。。。问得人嘎多
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其实很早就想写了，可是每每ctrl+p之后发现许多话一下子涌上来不知道从何讲起。现
0 {- w; I" p# J* ^0 ~7 M  r% L  M0 {在写完了回头看看，还是零乱无序的很。众位看官将就着看罢~

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发信人: sunnyeg (灵翼麒麟·好), 信区: GoAbroad
0 H* P% k8 {4 ^' g4 n标  题: plant biology申请总结
发信站: 日月光华 (2005年05月09日23:19:28 星期一), 站内信件
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背景：
生物本科，GPA3.60
GRE：540/800/4
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无paper
无牛推荐信
很平庸的一个人
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9 y/ x7 k$ p# c最后
0 a8 d' W- ^6 _+ b7 D) I  u5 b: e/ U面试：IUB，UMN，Umich，UFL，NUS
& B9 Q- b! o+ j9 ooffer：UMN Plant Biological Sciences, Purdue PULSe, ISU Interdepartment
Plant Physiology Major
! r8 f' ^/ S/ I; ?2 F" H: m2 N% y5 x据信：Umich，PSU，UIUC，UArizona，MSU，UUtah，IUB，UTAustin
8 z+ m2 C9 B# s$ n. x# s3 X其他统统withdraw
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下面先说说最基本的一些材料：
# r; [! n9 r. y" {% u推荐信：能牛就好，能拿到在美国有tenure的人的推荐最好，拿不到的话国内老师都差
不多。在外面做过访问学者的可能在原来学校有些影响（不一定），其他的，随便找好
了，没什么分别，除非可以找到一些引起他们兴趣的描述。
" U" S$ w7 g& Y我的三封分别来自自己的班导师，老板，还有一个因为想表现一下自己有bioinformatics
$ G- b( [: T/ C* ?1 a的爱好，找了这门课的老师——后来两个学校都和我谈起了生物信息学，也算是物有所值
/ k  Z" |7 `7 p。

GT：没有封顶。越高越好。理想不高的话，500以上算是可以了，如果想去top20以上的
学校，至少G的V要600以上。除非你其他方面很闪光
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PS：各有各的写法。只说一句，没必要直接表达兴趣。对学科的兴趣应该体现在对学科
. n  E4 u  {8 j1 W. j1 }+ Z的深刻理解上

/ p; @. B$ h! E8 G( h, J" fReseach Statement：如果有paper，就不用写了，如果没有，可以尝试写一下。可以写
写以前做过的项目，对学科趋势的理解，对本学科各个方向的兴趣的理解。写这个还是
# E3 i* u( P  I% Z+ T可以看出深浅的，所以如果要写的话，就争取写好。我自己认为唯一学校要我的原因就
是因为写了这个

套磁：个人以为，top校大牛，除非自己也是牛人，否则不要套了。基本都指着Post出活
，不大会关心Graduate的招生的，反正找到的学生也有保证。可套的是非top校的牛人，
有时候可能有openning。此外，一些人做的工作很有意思，也很有前景，不妨就聊聊。

废话少说，下面说说自己的选校：
1）Umich MCDB，这次申请的最好学校，一个做花发育和一个做根发育的有高水准，中国
人Li Jianming作Br的泛素途径。Graduate coodinator非常nice。明确说因为我GT太低
放在wl上，最终没去成。发给了本系两个大牛offer，眼光还是很毒的。
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% V; {# E: G' f% ~# G2 N6 ~2）PSU Intergrative Biological Sciences，md选错项目了，这个项目只有fellowship
，所以plant分支只要了5个人，而实际上申请Plant Physiology是有RA的。在Wl上等到
# D6 Y# Q# w& v% O/ t  P; W自然死亡。
Ma Hong作花发育，而且实验室有位置，下届有意的不妨一套，记得一定要报plant
. f, s8 S9 V/ q4 \& N% uphysiology项目

7 `* P8 p8 t; S3）UIUC Plant Biology，整体偏向农业，不是非常出色，如果不主动持续联系教授，基
* R0 U! B  V3 V+ [( a) P0 g: G本没戏，连主页上也是这么说的。看到了不少北大的。
12月份联系了一个教授，说到2月份才知道有没有钱，等想起来到了3月了，再问的时候
已经找到人了.....

4）UArizona Plant Biology,很大的program，此外也没什么印象。给本年级所有申请植
物的一人一封据信

: A/ h. y# T& O1 R5）MSU Plant Biology，MSU也是植物重镇，USDA和DOE交相辉映，送钱无数。牛人也不
少。方向match很重要，本年级一个offer，指定导师
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; h8 t8 v: q# j: J8 B2 c6）UUtah Molecular and Cellular Biology，主要是不要申请费。aardjj说斑马鱼做得
7 I5 @3 H+ V  X6 }  y. s很好，大概是沾点光，植物发育也有些人在做，还有些人在做植物激素，水平中等。

: H* Z2 w. ^; n4 ]& \7）IUB Biology植物分支，Mark Estelle，作Auxin做得很好。此外还有一些作抗逆的。
是TILLING的一个center，所以还可以做做反向遗传学。算是个不错的选择。
视频面试，算是我首次和外国人交谈（很土），一塌糊涂。涉及到信号通路本来大家就
5 {) d6 D+ p5 Z8 Z5 x& q, B研究的乱七八糟，我说的还乱......之后面试都学乖了，画了图过去。

: w/ I  ?5 o1 k% u, A8）UTAustin CMB，分子生物学很好，可惜作植物的人少，大部分还是生态和系统生物学
的，所以被deny也是意料中。
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: A# q' {* D1 I  [9）UIowa Biology，作植物的不多，现存的大牛基本上没有。但是虽然人少，方向很全

10）WSU Plant Biology, 植物的传统牛校，但是分子作的一般。需要套教授

: m4 R: c$ D0 K# q11）UFL PCMB，偏农业，Karen E. Koch，镇宅之宝
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2 Y7 ^# N! L" _+ K  s11）OSU PMBB，庞大的program，小米也热情，可是和别的生物专业一样，统统把offer
发给不可能去的人，一根筋。
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12）UConn，UMass Plant Biology，没怎么研究过这两个学校的情况。

13）UGA，Rutgers，都有非常好的植物系，有院士，有有冲击力的年轻教授。不过也是
9 T% }; _7 |! W- Q- E' }$ F* H需要套辞，要么就等教授挑到你，因为都是一个萝卜一个坑的。都碰到了教授主动套磁
, a) u+ u1 n$ I% _% _1 q，往往都是一下套一堆，择优录取。这个没办法，多读相关的paper，多动脑子，努力提
8 n6 \* A! D! X% s3 y; H出自己的想法，而且要多考虑各种可能性，想的全面点，多和教授沟通。
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14）TAMU MEPS，偏农业的项目，Program Director人很好，而且ms对复旦学生有好感，
6 n8 _) I& z+ d& P5 u4 x我也不知道为什么.....也是要套教授，因为也是一个萝卜一个坑

15）ISU IPPM，植物大系，农学在全美top10，不少人的工作都不错，但是我感觉有点缺
$ N8 l# q  e- q! C! q& O% O乏新意。
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+ W7 Z; T7 c8 ^- ~( P2 `( V16）Purdue PULSe，植物不错，结构生物学top10——不过估计复旦没人去学结构。本项
目的植物分支有点盛名不符，在走下坡路，但是好歹筋骨还在。

  q6 ~1 O, x9 k7 Y! R! ~9 m17) UMN PBS, 发展趋势不错，UMN正在向生物大笔扔钱，和前几年Vanderbilt一样，所
以教授的势头都不错。因为program在扩张，可能还会扩大招生，所以有兴趣的明年还可
以尝试一下。

( C; L! g. {* v/ N, |4 T7 f+ p- S( q18）NUS，不想在美国一条路上走死的可以考虑，绝对是一个很好的地方，而且03年也开
! E4 F' z" u+ j! @6 I2 c始有CELL级的文章发表。

此外，硬指标比较好的还可以申请UToronto，UBC的Botany系，很有实力，只是因为在加
  L1 \! S8 v* u0 N; E; n6 M拿大所以被忽略了，要套教授。可以考虑德国马普。有钱又有志于植物的还可以选择英
国John Innes Institute，绝对是植物界的泰山北斗之一

最后总结一下，消息来源太重要了，此外不要缩手缩脚，可以试试好学校，老板是duke
的访问学者，我还问过老板的前老板问题，最后竟然没申，现在想想真想抽自己耳光。
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( E3 J6 Z. x3 o7 t2 r2 G4 a感谢mm的支持
8 V" w# P, I1 e: b* g感谢同学的支持
" {' u& O: f9 k- i很高兴在出国版结识了这么多朋友
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也是植物方向.现在做发育相关

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Personal Statement
1 Q4 E4 K5 O7 p8 S; x' ZProgram: Plant Biology / Botany
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In October 2000, just one month after I was matriculated into XX, I made a decision which would have seemed extraordinarily ludicrous to almost everybody—switching from the much-sought-after computer major to the biological science major. Others might describe my decision as preposterous for apparently understandable reasons—that to received specialized education in computer science and technology at that time (and even now) is regarded as a guarantee of lucrative a job and stable income, especially so when I had great potential for it as I entered XX with very outstanding performance during the highly competitive national university entrance examinations. Nevertheless, against the remonstrations on the part of my parents, friends and former middle school teachers, I persisted with my decision. For me, there was but one explanation underlying my change of mind—my profound love for the biological science.
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) ^) k5 \3 `; d/ c. hHowever, greater difficulties followed. Although, moved by my sincerity and determination, the dean of the College of Biological Science reluctantly agreed to accept my application, he posed to me two prerequisites. By the end of the first semester, I must first achieve the highest score in my grade at the School of Computer Science; and meanwhile, I must manage to be in the top 5% during my trial study in the College of Biological Science. Those were two harsh conditions, but I was not daunted. With double efforts re-doubled, I achieved top scholastic performance not only in terms of my computer subjects but also in terms of my biological subjects, completing in one semester the coursework usually for two semesters. Although those were the most challenging days in my life heretofore, with an average of 5 or 6 hours of sleep a day, I enjoyed making relentless efforts. By the time when my trial study came to an end, I felt that I have taken the most important step on the way to realize my aspirations.

The College of Biological Science of XX is one of the most prestigious biological institutions in China, where you can find many of the best minds of the country’s youth in the field of biology. Naturally, the academic competition is fierce in this college. Still, although I was transferred to this college in the middle of the first academic year, I attained an academic performance which is characterized with gathering momentum. Throughout my undergraduate program so far, I have been ranked first in a total of 93 students in my grade and was admitted into our College’s National Experimental Class of Scientific Subjects. Diligence and perseverance can explain my high GPA, but the real underlying factor is my deep love for biology as a scientific discipline. Those factors are combined to enable me not only quickly digest and absorb what has been taught in class but also to immerse myself in extensive extracurricular readings of latest publications. As an undergraduate, I have won first-class scholarship, special-class scholarship, and the XX Scholarship from the United States. In addition, I received third prize at the national English contest for university students, and excellence awards for my Band-IV and Band-VI National College English Proficiency Tests, the latter being the most difficult standardized English proficiency test for Chinese college and university students in majors other than English language.

The world of biology represents a totally different world from that of computer in that the former is vibrantly alive, rich and colorful. It is ever so fascinating to explore the wonders of various life processes. Among a rich variety of course selections, I have been most interested in plant biology, genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, plant physiology, and advanced microbiology. They have allowed me to gain insightful understandings of the foundation, development, differentiation and proliferation of life on the molecular and cellular levels. While informing me of important knowledge, those courses have also exposed me to many fields of which man is still ignorant, hence my intensified desire to probe into those unknown but exciting realms. I have also sought various extracurricular opportunities to enrich my knowledge and broaden my perspectives. I have participated in an exchange program with the students from the College of Biology of XX City University and attended the summer workshops and seminars on plant molecular biology held in XX University. Those activities have been as informative as they are rewarding.
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While laying a solid theoretical foundation, I have made conscious efforts to improve my hands-on abilities. Due to my distinguished academic performance and with strong recommendation from my advisor, I entered the XX Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry based in our College to carry out my Undergraduate Research Program (URP). For more than one year, I have been performing experiments in my lab, acquiring useful experimental skills and improving my ability to analyze experiment results. For instance, in doing Northern experiment on molecular hybridization, I acquired the skill of RNA extraction, and developed a tentative mastery of the extraction and filtering of toxin, FPLC，electrophoresis, congenial grafting, hyperfiltration, lyophilization, and other techniques. In the tree transformation experiment, I practiced the process and the methods of the carrier configuration . Doing labwork has considerably enhanced my imagination and creativity, my active thinking, as well as analytical and problem-solving abilities.

* L" q4 \) o" V$ GHaving entered the last year of my undergraduate program, I am busy preparing my thesis—a study on the disease resistance of plants. Based on a wealth of technical literature I have gathered, I will study the interplay between pathogenic bacteria and plants, how the toxic proteins of the pathogenic bacteria combine with receptors in plants, and how some signal molecules in the lower signal system are activated to create a defense mechanism in plants. By researching on the disease resistance reactions of the type plant Arabidopsis Thaliana, we can gain insights into the plant’s disease resistance processes and mechanism. Part of my research findings can be applied to food crops and cash crops and my advisor Prof. XXX has expressed his full appreciation of my research proposal.

In the forthcoming epoch, life science will achieve unprecedented headway. I feel fortunate for being part of the human efforts to decipher the mysteries of life. Toward this objective, I deem it necessary to receive more advanced academic training. This motivates me to apply for a Ph. D. program in Plant Biology/Botany from XX University, one of the Ivy League universities in the United States. Its College of Agricultural and Biological Sciences enjoys top ranking in its category, and its knowledgeable professors are doing some of the leading researches in the world. Your academic reputation and sophisticated research facilities are two main factors that motivate my application.

In my proposed program at XX, I hope to deepen my study of advanced experimental techniques such as genetic chip technology，binary differential electrophoresis and other vital experimental skills that are currently absent in China. I also wish to keep abreast with the latest academic developments, and draw effective academic research concepts from my prospective advisor and teachers. Finally, I wish to produce important experimental and research findings to be part of my dissertation. I would like to focus on the study of the plant mechanisms on the molecular level by means of molecular biology and hopefully to apply my research results to the production improvement of farm crops and cash crops. Upon my graduation, I will come back to China to take up a teaching and research position in a major university or research institute.
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  [4 @: t4 h) T: P3 g3 iLife is beautiful and the process of exploring its mysteries is equally beautiful. My role model is Prof. Yuan Longping, a Chinese plant geneticist known as “Father of the Hybrid Rice” in the world. In him, I see how an individual can contribute to the welfare of the human society as a whole. His footsteps are what I must follow.

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plant-microbe interaction？听上去很有意思的样子
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4 S% X, C- H+ F, _这个帖子不错啊 总算看你丫干点正事了 哈哈