Undergrad Institution: Top 40 US World News (2014) - Big State School - Moderate Renown in Physics
Major(s): Physics, Mathematics, French
Minor(s): N/A
GPA in Major: 3.3 Physics, 3.5 Math, 4.0 French
Overall GPA: 3.6
Length of Degree: 4 years
Position in Class: Slightly above average
Type of Student: Domestic white male
GRE Scores :
Q: 164 (89%)
V: 159 (81%)
W: 4.5 (80%)
P: 640 (38%)
Research Experience: Studied CLS limit setting for a semester, then moved on to FIR filtering programming for the current semester. No publications, but total research time is around a year.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Deans list and honors for a few semesters
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Software Engineering Intern for a summer learning Javascript, Node.js, and general large networking problems.
Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: N/A
Special Bonus Points: 3 majors in 4 years turned out to be kinda tough.
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: I'm semi-fluent in french and I really enjoy theoretical physics, in particular the mathematics therein.
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Hey, so the PGRE scores came out, and I was hit with a big surprise, much lower than I though I'd get. Now that I know my score, I need to plan on where to go, if I even can with that wonderfully distressing 38%.
Some places I had in mind were:
(Was thinking Nuclear T or HEP T, maybe CMT?)
George Washington U - 103
UMass Amherst - 50ish
U William Mary - 77
Brandeis - 50ish
Rensselear - 50ish
The big question on my mind is: Can I even get in anywhere? What kind of programs should I be looking for?
I was interested in Nuclear Physics theory, should I abandon this and just move to experimental?
Help much needed on this matter .
PGRE Scores out - Need to change my list
Re: PGRE Scores out - Need to change my list
Notre Dame? MSU?
Re: PGRE Scores out - Need to change my list
I thought those were top nuclear schools? Do I even stand a chance at a place like that?Catria wrote:Notre Dame? MSU?