各位版友好，
小弟准备投2017 Fall的 MSE / polymer 相关 PHD，
我算是提早准备，也已经在规划SOP等资料的撰写
Background
2014-present: ITRI MCL (研发替代役)
2012-2014: NCTU, M.S., Applied Chemistry Overall GPA: 4.12/4.3
2008-2012: NCTU, B.S., Applied Chemistry Overall GPA: 3.51/4.3
last 2 years,GPA: 3.66/4.3
Patent: second inventor (TW)
Publication: SCI paper first author*1, 3rd / 4th author*2,
两篇工业材料杂志文章充数
Poster: Society for information Display(SID) poster*1
Award: 硕士班入学奖学金*1 中国化学年会论文佳作
GRE: 154/167 AWA3.0, TOEFL: 希望>100
选校目前有参考排名，还有我自己的兴趣
MSE相关:
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY (据说要套词?)
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES
The University of Texas at Austin
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
Cornell University
Polymer engineering相关:
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST (Dream school 但听说不太收台湾人)
Case Western Reserve University
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR
想请较各位的是，我自己也不太清楚何谓保底、中间主力，可能因为高分子相关
能选择的学校比较少的缘故，加上我的大学GPA非常普通，自己有点迷惘
如果有人有相关经验可以分享，真的非常感谢!