baylor, i am well aware that you are the MSTP king, and your advice regarding BME and MSTP would be priceless.
JHU is the place to be (or so i hear)..but its also super competitive. congrats on your acceptance--that is very VERY impressive.
I have done some work with MRI (DWI, and CBV and CBF), but nothing as extensive as you have (pulse programming or coil design). I am fascinated with spin physics though, and i audited a Quantum Mechanics course..only to learn that I will never make it in physics. Still, MR theory fascinates me.
Where are the places to apply for MR? the list i have so far include JHU, Duke, MCW, HST(harvard-mit), UCSD, WashU, Vandy, Pitt, NWU, Uchicago, UW-madison? What schools did you turn down for MSTP? Im guessing your stats were phenomenal, but i am sitting with a 3.98 and a 33Q (14 in PS may help). I know the avg MSTP is like 36 or so, but ive seen people with 33, 30, and 29 get into Duke, UMinn, and Mayo respectively--so i know there is hope.
Did you have first author pubs? I am hoping to get my name on something before I apply, but am unsure as to when the final decision on the paper will be made. I have heard though that talking intelligibly about your research is the key thing at interviews and in essays, etc.
any reply would be much appreciated (I PM'ed you also)