Sample reports

Three fictional applicants. Three different profiles. Each report is the same format every paying customer receives — read them to see exactly what you're getting before you order.

Socrates

Bench biomedical senior

University of Wisconsin–Madison · Dr. Karyn Frick

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Profile

GPA: 3.82

Citizenship: US citizen

Techniques

Two-photon calcium imagingOptogeneticsFiber photometryBehavioral assays

Subfields

Hippocampal memory · Neuromodulation · Sex differences in cognition

What this report covers

3 years sustained research in a single world-class lab
Co-authored manuscript under review + 2 conference posters
Eligible for all major fellowships: NSF GRFP, NIH F31, HHMI Gilliam
13 programs ranked across reach, realistic, and safer tiers

Plato

International applicant

University College London · Prof. Michael Häusser

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Profile

GPA: 3.90

Citizenship: International (Greek national)

Techniques

Patch-clamp electrophysiologyIn vivo loose-patch recordingOptogeneticsConfocal microscopy

Subfields

Dendritic computation · Synaptic plasticity · Cortical microcircuits

What this report covers

First-author paper in Journal of Neuroscience (2025)
2 years in one of the world's top dendritic computation labs
NSF GRFP / NIH F31 ineligible — alternative fellowships identified
Program-level international funding policies flagged for each school

Aristotle

Post-bac reapplicant

Stanford University (post-bac research associate) · Dr. Tony Wyss-Coray

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Profile

GPA: 3.35 (undergrad) — offset by post-bac record

Citizenship: US citizen

Techniques

Single-cell RNA sequencingProteomicsFlow cytometryMouse behavioral assays

Subfields

Neurodegeneration · Brain aging · Neuroinflammation · Glial biology

What this report covers

Zero interviews in prior cycle — list recalibrated this report
Nature Aging co-author + first-author bioRxiv preprint
NSF GRFP strategy mapped out to offset lower undergraduate GPA
Honest diagnosis: calibration was the issue, not the credentials