University of
California-Berkeley
Admission Requirements
Your application
must be submitted by January 5, 2005.Both the General Test and Chemistry Subject
Test are required for admissions consideration. However, the Biochemistry
subject test is also acceptable. The TOEFL is required of all international
applicants from countries where English is not the official language. The
minimum score required for admission is 570 for the paper-based test, and 230
for the computer-based test.
Columbia University
Admission Requirements
All applicants must take the Graduate Record Examination and the Advanced Test
in Chemistry. Applicants whose native language is not English must also take the
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Johns Hopkins University Admission Requirements
The Department of Chemistry invites interested applicants to submit a
Preliminary Application.
University of Washington
Admission Requirements
Minimum acceptable score on the TOEFL is 237 (computer-based) or 580
(paper-based). Test must be no more than 2 years old. Exemptions:
Students who have received a bachelor's or master's degree from an accredited
U.S. institution are exempt from the TOEFL.
Students who are citizens of Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or the
United Kingdom are exempt from the TOEFL. APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 15.
Preliminary Evaluation Process (PEP)
Vanderbilt
University
Admission Requirements
The application deadline for admission to our fall 2005 class is January 15,
2005. We have a very aggressive recruiting process which allows for applications
to be reviewed as they are completed. Thus, early application is not only
encouraged, but often results in early admission decisions. All applicants are
considered for admission with a financial award in the form of either a teaching
or research assistantship. For the 2004/2005 academic year, these awards
included a stipend of $18,500, Vanderbilt student health service benefits,
individual major medical insurance coverage and a full tuition waiver valued at
$29,312 per year. Additionally, potential graduate students candidates are often
very competitive for a number of University, School and Departmental special
fellowships. | 
