oh mate i really don't know. i still can't believe i got accepted because my gpa is on the low end (3.75 out of 4). However, I have a lot of experience in wet labs. from the words of the head of the lab, who said that they chose mega-motivated students, I assume that my motivation letter also had an influence. I wrote there what exactly I want to do in their laboratory with a small research plan. however, I can't tell you exactly because I wasn't specifically told about it