Please look over my profile
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:42 am
Hey,
I have just received a pre-app reply from UCD saying that it's a bad idea to apply and now I'm panicking.
Here are my credetials
Grad School
Huge East Coast Public Univ
GPA: 3.5
Physics GPA: 3.8
Research Exp: Surface Physics - Two publications + Thesis
Teaching Exp: I've taught all the classes that one can teach as as a GTA. Right now I'm an Adjunct Faculty Member at the same place (decided to take a year's break).
Undergrad
Small East Coast Liberal Arts Univ
GPA: 2.71
Physics + Math GPA: 2.9 something (I took Physics and Math almost exclusively and took most of the classes before I was ready for them. I was young, and stupid)
Research Exp: Cosmology - 1st Prize for poster at conference + best physics research award at my univ. 2.5 years of work + very good reco from my prof.
Physics GRE: 680
OK, Am I SOL? I've applied to
OSU (Physics)
UWisc - Madison (Physics)
Rutgers (Physics)
UMd (Astronomy)
UVa (Astronomy)
UCI (Physics)
Drexel (Physics)
I'm considering
U Delaware (Physics)
GMU (Physics)
What do you guys think my chances are? Will my mediocre GRE score and abysmal undergrad GPA keep me out of Physics? Once you overlook those two disqualifiers, the rest of my app looks good. Can you guys suggest places that I ought to think about?
I have just received a pre-app reply from UCD saying that it's a bad idea to apply and now I'm panicking.
Here are my credetials
Grad School
Huge East Coast Public Univ
GPA: 3.5
Physics GPA: 3.8
Research Exp: Surface Physics - Two publications + Thesis
Teaching Exp: I've taught all the classes that one can teach as as a GTA. Right now I'm an Adjunct Faculty Member at the same place (decided to take a year's break).
Undergrad
Small East Coast Liberal Arts Univ
GPA: 2.71
Physics + Math GPA: 2.9 something (I took Physics and Math almost exclusively and took most of the classes before I was ready for them. I was young, and stupid)
Research Exp: Cosmology - 1st Prize for poster at conference + best physics research award at my univ. 2.5 years of work + very good reco from my prof.
Physics GRE: 680
OK, Am I SOL? I've applied to
OSU (Physics)
UWisc - Madison (Physics)
Rutgers (Physics)
UMd (Astronomy)
UVa (Astronomy)
UCI (Physics)
Drexel (Physics)
I'm considering
U Delaware (Physics)
GMU (Physics)
What do you guys think my chances are? Will my mediocre GRE score and abysmal undergrad GPA keep me out of Physics? Once you overlook those two disqualifiers, the rest of my app looks good. Can you guys suggest places that I ought to think about?