What are my chance for a top tier phD programs in biology or bichem?
Hello, I am in a quite unique situation so I wanna ask opinions from other ppl to see what my chance is and not wasting my application fee. I plan to start applying to grad school this september in US. I'm currently in Canada so I will be international students.
During Covid, I graduated and got a 3 year BSc in General Science degree with an abyssmal low grade (like 1.5-2.0 gpa). I did not fair well with Covid.
After graduation, I went on and worked in the biotech industry for the last 4 years (mainly lab work).
In the last 2 years, I went back to a local uni (different school, lower tier) and about to get a BSc in Biology Honour with gpa around 3.5 (4.0 scale conversion). I was studying and working full time as well.
In my previous university, I was also working for an academic lab part-time as well. One of my work (bioinformatic, co-first author) is coming out, and it was submitted to a Q1 peer-reviewed journal a few days ago (currently in preprint). I am also currently working on my honor thesis project (bioinformatic). It will likely be published as well, but it might not be until 2028.
I am planning to apply to about 6-10 different programs in US in cell bio or biochem. What are my chances for top-tier programs in like Ivy Leagues? Just want to hear some opinions so I dont waste thousands of dollars of my application fee