==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

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LUNARtic
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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by LUNARtic » Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:36 pm

Undergrad Institution: Big Public University- Top 10 Astrophysics
Major(s):Astrophysics
Minor(s):none
GPA in Major:3.29
Overall GPA:3.29
Length of Degree:4 years
Position in Class: ?? probably a little below average
Type of Student: Domestic White Female

GRE Scores: old version
Q:750 (83%)
V:620 (72%)
W:4.0
P:520 (21%--OUCH!)


Research Experience: 2 years, materials testing for a space telescope, one of those years as the manager for the experimental team. Conducted an UHV experiment I designed and built. 9 months researching electron populations in the Van Allen belts (last author on a published paper). 9 months at Space Grant- Data Analyst for a HASP team

Awards/Honors/Recognition: placed in some student poster competitions at national conferences

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: none

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Machine shop certified, wrote a planetarium show (nationally distributed), web development for the experimental team, class 1000 clean room certified (probably doesn't count for much!)

Special Bonus Points: female?, one recommendor sat on the NASA advisory council for a while, he also has some collaborators in places I applied to

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: I am an astrophysics student trying to do instrument design (non-traditional, not sure if many similar students on here, but whatever)

Applying to Where:

CU Boulder- Aerospace Engineering (MS) Rejected 3/18 via snail mail
u of A- Optical Science (MS)-Accepted 3/4 via email
UF Gainesville- Aerospace Engineering (MS)
UCSC- Astronomical Instrumentation (PhD)- Rejected 2/13 via email
ASU-Exploration Systems Design (PhD, new-ish department) -Accepted 2/20 via email $20K/annual stipend, RA first 2 years
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ronswanson
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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by ronswanson » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:22 pm

Undergrad Institution: UC with strong reputation in physics/astrophysics
Major(s): Physics: Astrophysics
Minor(s): None
GPA in Major: 3.3 (physics), 3.7 (astrophysics)
Overall GPA: 3.4
Length of Degree: 4 years
Position in Class: Definitely above the "mean," but I am unsure about official standing.
Type of Student: Generic white male ... unable to grow a beard ...
Purpose for Posting: I got into gradschool! There is hope!

GRE Scores (revised/old version):
Q: 159 (82%) ... meh, it will do
V: 154 (64%)
W: 5.5 (96%)
P: 570 (25%) ... I died a little inside


Research Experience: 2 years of research with a very well known professor (thank goodness). I have a couple of co-authored papers and have been American Astronomical Society participant/poster presenter since starting with the group. I also spent some time working with a group at Cal Tech (no papers, just research experience).

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: I have had a good deal of teaching experience via internships/teaching programs and was sure to mention this on all of my applications. No college level teaching.

Special Bonus Points: As mentioned before, my advisor is very well known (probably helps counteract the terrible PGRE score a little bit). Even more so, I'm fairly confident that all of my letters of rec. had nothing but good things to say about me. They all knew me on a very personal level and knew my research capabilities and accomplishments.

Applying to Where:
University of Oregon - Physics- Rejected (3/13/2012)
Northern Arizona University - Applied Physics (Masters) - Accepted (3/6/2012), full tuition + medical + 12.5K/9mo. (TA)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Astronomy - Rejected (2/20/2012)
Northwestern University - Physics/Astrophysics - Rejected (3/4/2012)
University of New Mexico - Physics/Astrophysics - Accepted (2/24/2012), full tuition + medical + 15K/9mo. (TA/RA)+ 5K summer (TA/RA)
University of California, Davis - Physics/Astrophysics - Rejected (2/16/2012)
University of California, Riverside - Physics/Astrophysics - Rejected (4/3/2012)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Physics/Astrophysics -Accepted (4/12/2012), full tuition + 22800K/yr. (TA/RA) will attend
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alimerzairan
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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by alimerzairan » Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:15 pm

I will post after I get all my responses.

Reserved by request of ronswanson.

giga17
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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by giga17 » Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:46 pm

Undergrad Institution: Ivy
Major(s): Physics, Mathematics
Minor(s):
GPA in Major: 3.97
Overall GPA: 3.91
Length of Degree: 3
Position in Class: Near top
Type of Student: International male

GRE Scores (old version):
Q: 800
V: 690
W: 5.5
P: 810 (Oct 2010), 880 (Nov 2010), 940 (Nov 2011)


Research Experience: Did spintronics research for the past two years in my home country's research institute, developed some interesting theoretical results resulting in some patents. No publications though due to patent privacy issues. Also acquired decent amount of equipment/experimental skill sets related to nanostructures fabrications.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Departmental award in physics

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Taught high school physics, TA a class in heat & mass transfer

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Nyet

Special Bonus Points: Obtained a degree in ChemE as well

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: This is actually my second year applying to grad schools, and from the first cycle I was quite sure that my letters were not strong enough, and I made effort to get much stronger letters from my home institute, even though they have been in industry for quite some time and are not as well-known in academic circles. I also made sure that I improved my PGRE to a decent score.

Applying to Where:

MIT - Physics - CME/CMT Accepted 17 Feb - Will attend!
Berkeley - Physics - CME/CMT Accepted 25 Feb, 22.5K/10 mths TAship + 6K summer RA
Cornell - Physics - CME Accepted 15 Feb, 25K/9 mths TAship + 8K summer RA
Harvard - Physics - CME/CMT Rejected, email inquiry 29 Feb
Stanford - Applied Physics Rejected, email 17 Feb

I was worried that my letter writers may not be well-known, but I'm glad to see that it has not really hindered me that much. On hindsight, it was the right thing to wait another year and try again. Good luck everyone!
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buzz.aldrin
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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by buzz.aldrin » Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:09 am

Undergrad Institution: International, new and unknown
Major(s): Physics
Minor(s): -
GPA in Major: 9.6/10
Overall GPA: 9.4/10
Length of Degree: 5 years
Position in Class: top
Type of Student: International male

GRE Scores (old version):
Q: 800 (94%)
V: 730 (98%)
W: 4.0 (48%)
P: 980 (94%)

TOEFL Total: 118/120

Research Experience: More than 4 years with the same prof in hep-th. One JHEP publication (one of three co-authors). Masters thesis in progress (may lead to another publication)

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Minor internal awards for grades. A couple of summer research fellowships.

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: none

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: can't think of any

Special Bonus Points: Solid recommendation letters from professors who are well reputed in their fields.

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: -

Applying to Where:

All in the Physics department for hep-th

Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison - Accepted via email (Jan 17) - TA+RA ~ 21k/yr declined
Cornell Univ. - Accepted via email (Feb 1) - 1yr graduate fellowship 26.4k/9mth + TA/RA in summer (4k-8k) declined
SUNY, Stony Brook - Accepted via email (Feb 16) - Minimum 23k/yr TAship declined
Univ. of Chicago - Accepted via email (Feb 16) - S. Chandrasekhar Memorial fellowship (32.7k for one year) declined
Brown Univ. - Accepted via email to check website (Feb 17) - Minimum 24k/yr declined
Princeton - Waitlisted via email (Feb 20) - Accepted via email (Apr 18) - 28.4k/yr fellowship will be attending!
Caltech - Rejected via email (Feb 24)
Stanford - Rejected via email (Feb 29)
MIT - Rejected via email (Feb 29)
Univ. of Florida - Accepted via email (Mar 5) - 22k TA, to be considered for Graduate Student Fellowship declined
Berkeley - Rejected via email (Mar 7)
UCSB - Rejected via email to check website (Mar 14)
UCLA - Rejected via email to check website (Mar 17)
Univ. of Michigan - Waitlisted via email (Mar 19) - Rejected via email (Apr 10)
Rutgers - Rejected via email (Apr 6)

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lyapunov
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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by lyapunov » Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:11 pm

Undergrad Institution: Big State University, top 50 physics
Major(s): Physics
Minor(s): Math
GPA in Major: 3.88
Overall GPA: 3.83
Length of Degree: 4 years
Position in Class: I'd assume near the top
Type of Student: domestic white male

GRE Scores (revised):
Q: 161
V: 162
W: 4.5
P: 740


Research Experience: Worked for a year designing, soldering, and troubleshooting circuits, usually to be sent off to RHIC. Also stayed at Brookhaven Lab for about a month and did some work there. Then a summer + semester of research work in biophysics on mathematical modeling physical systems, and a bit of nonlinear dynamics/examining chaotic systems. Possible first author publication about recent work in nonlinear time series analysis, but a fair amount of this work was not until after applications were sent out.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Sigma Pi Sigma, member of the honors college at my university

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Tutored math/physics for about a year

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Not that I can think of

Special Bonus Points: Not much, took an extra math class or two, will be writing a senior thesis on my work


Applying to Where:

UCSB - Physics - Biophysics
Michigan - Physics - Biophysics
UCSD - Physics - Biophysics - Accepted via email 3/2
Northwestern - Physics - Biophysics
Brown - Physics - Biophysics - Rejected via email 2/20.
UC Davis - Physics - Complexity Science - Rejected via website 3/6.
Duke - Physics - Nonlinear Dynamics
Indiana - Physics - Biophysics - Accepted via email 2/7
Northeastern - Physics - Complex Networks -Accepted via email 2/24
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Bozostein
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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by Bozostein » Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:40 am

Undergrad Institution: Ranked like 33 on US news univ.
Major(s): Physics
Minor(s): Math
GPA in Major: 3.1
Overall GPA: 3.1
Length of Degree: 4 years
Position in Class: low/middle
Type of Student: domestic white male

GRE Scores (revised):
Q: 80%
V: 86%
W: ridiculously bad 29% (LOL what!)
P: 69% (wanted to be in 70% so bad !!)


Research Experience: worked in a couple labs but never loved it, nor published anything

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: got some ridiculous award in high school in science

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: high school physics teacher

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Not that I can think of

Special Bonus Points: took a graduate class as a non-matriculant and got a B


Applying to Where:

CUNY - Physics - Accepted
* i will be attending very excited to be in nyc and doing what i love!
Hawaii - Physics = rejected
* on the hawaii app i'm pretty sure i didn't send in some required documents so i'm not sure if that had something to do w/ it.
ASU - Physics - still waiting
SUNY BUffalo- physics - still waiting

sunnysun
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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by sunnysun » Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:40 pm

Undergrad Institution: A famous university in South East Asia. Very good reputation in physics in country.
Major(s): Physics
Minor(s): -
GPA in Major: 3.75
Overall GPA: 3.59
Length of Degree: 4 years
Position in Class: Top 5

Master Degree Institution: UK University. no reputation in physics.
Major(s): Radiological Science
GPA in Major: 80/100
Length of Degree: 1 year
Position in Class: Top
Type of Student: International male

GRE Scores (old version):
Q: 770
V: 340
W: 3.0
P: 750 (Oct 2011) 840 (Nov 2011)

TOEFL Total: 101

Research Experience: Senior project in computer interface and automated data analysis in nanotech, led to a national conference. Master thesis in radiation detector development and signal processing. No publication.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Full scholarship for undergrad study from department. Full scholarship from my government to study master degree in UK.

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Radiation physicist at ionizing radiation metrology (national) lab in my home country.

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: I have awarded the prize for the best overal performance in my master course.

Special Bonus Points:

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: I have no experience in HEP-ex research. I just have taken two relevant classes in my master study, one in HEP detector and one in Astro-particle detector.

Applying to Where:

Boston U - physics - HEP-EX - Rejected via email - 2/15/2012
UC Boulder - physics - HEP-EX - Rejected via email - 3/12/2012
U of Texas Austin - physics - HEP-EX - Rejected via email to check website- 5/7/2012
U of Minnesota - physics - HEP-EX - Rejected via email - 3/3/2012
UCLA - physics - HEP-EX - Rejected via email - 3/9/2012
UC Berkeley - physics - HEP-EX - Rejected via email - 3/14/2012
U of Pennsylvania - physics - HEP-EX - Rejected via email - 3/24/2012
U of Maryland - physics - HEP-EX - Rejected via inquiry email - 3/15/2012
U of Florida - physics - HEP-EX - Rejected via email - 3/7/2012
Northeastern U - physics - HEP-EX - Accepted via website - 3/4/2012 - TA $19,400 for 9 months - Attend!!
Colorado State U - physics - HEP-EX - Rejected via email - 4/20/2012
U of Mississippi - physics - HEP-EX -Waitlisted via email - 3/12/2012 - Accepted via email - 3/28/2012 - TA $17,000 for 9 months

U of Michigan - Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Science - Rejected via website - 3/30/2012
Oregon State U - Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Health Physics - Accepted via email - 3/23/2012 - RA offer on 4/26/2012 $1,558 per month plus $300 per semester
U Mass Lowell - physics - Radiological Science - Accepted via email - 5/17/2012
Georgia Institute Of Technology - Nuclear Engineering -
Texas A&M - Nuclear Engineering -
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uncleshoulders
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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by uncleshoulders » Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:19 am

Undergrad Institution: Arguably the top school in Canada. Probably comparable to a top 10-15 in the USA.
Major(s): physics and chemistry
Minor(s): math
GPA in Major: 3.75 (see below)
Overall GPA: 3.6 (see below)
Length of Degree:4 years
Position in Class: near top
Type of Student: Asian/Caucasian male, dual American/canadian citizen
GRE Scores:
Q: 93%
V: 97%
W: 99%
P: 900

Research Experience: 1 summer REU in nanotech, 1 summer reu at home university in quantum optics, research assistant in condensed matter lab for a semester, senior honours thesis.

Awards/Honors/Recognition: typical gpa awards and whatnot.

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: peer tutor, grader for a few semesters.

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Won an undergraduate writing competition in the humanities??

Special Bonus Points: 6/10 body, 8.5/10 face.

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Long and confusing academic history. Went to an American school for 3 years, did mediocre with a 3.1 GPA as a math major, took a year off to clear my head, transferred into a better Canadian school and graduated with a ~3.93 at my new institution. The gpa I listed above is roughly the average gpa over my long college career which while decent given my strong improvement doesn't tell the whole story.

Applying to (all experiment):
MIT - AMO - rejected
Harvard - HEP - rejected
Princeton - HEP - rejected
Stanford - applied physics/materials science - rejected
Berkeley - HEP - rejected

UCSB - applied physics - accepted
Columbia - applied physics - accepted
University of British Columbia - HEP - accepted
Michigan Ann Arbor - HEP - accepted
UCSD - AMO - accepted
University of Toronto - AMO - accepted

Brown - AMO - rejected (LOL)

Don't be discouraged if you are off to a rough start. I did badly the first three years of college but it is never too late to show you are graduate school material. Doing well on the PGRE and in upper division courses will effectively dispel them of the notion you are not Ph.D material. I don't think my less than stellar beginning had much negative impact...maybe none at all. Admissions is very random and frequently students will be rejected even if they have excellent stats for seemingly no reason, but this is because schools have limited budgets - frequently schools accept people they think will actually *attend*, not necessarily the best applicants.

If you keep your gpa a 3.7+ and get over an 800 and have some decent research experience you should be able to get into a good program as long as you aren't too picky about location. If you aren't I would STRONGLY recommend applying to Canadian schools if you have a good but not amazing app. UBC and U of T have great programs that aren't terribly selective.
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YodaT
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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by YodaT » Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:15 am

Undergrad Institution: Undergraduate private university
Major(s): Physics
Minor(s): Math (missing one class for CS minor)
GPA in Major: 3.5 (GPA upperlevel~3.8 )
Overall GPA: 3.5
Length of Degree: 5 years (switched from degree to degree first year)
Position in Class: Near top
Type of Student: Minority

GRE Scores (revised):
Q: ~90%
V: ~40%
W: 4.0
P: N/A

Research Experience:

2 yrs on a theory project testing violations of (general) relativity. First-authored publications (1 of 2 authors) in Phys. Rev. D and a conference proceeding, gave a talk at the APS April Meeting (first-authored abstract), one poster presentation, four talks at undergraduate symposiums.

REU program at Top 10 school on modeling behaviors of test particles in strong gravitational regimes. Worked with a renowned theorist. Wrote up a manuscript, but it wasn't published.

Invited for 10 weeks to work on a mathematical/theoretical physics project (not an REU program) on a HEP-theory/differential geometry project. Coauthored paper (1 of 3 authors) submitted for publication, attended a workshop, and gave two talks at undergraduate symposiums.

Senior thesis working on a theoretical project with LIGO. Told that this'll be publishable by summer.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Full-ride scholarship for undergraduate and graduate studies. Several Dean's List awards. Occasional artwork recognition (an award and a few publications).

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: SPS (President, VP, Community Outreach Officer), Sigma Pi Sigma (President, VP), Physics/math tutor (3.5 years), Physics Lab TA (1 semester), Tutor at a math-honors program (1 summer).

Special Bonus Points: Minority and near poverty. Worked with a famous theorist and another semi-famous theorist who got quite a bit of publicity this past Fall.

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: 2 major surgeries/injuries during undergraduate days... GPA suffered.

Applying to Where:

University of Maryland, College Park - Applied Math (masters) - Nonlinear dynamics, chaos, numerical relativity
NYU - Applied Math (masters) - topics in differential geometry
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DoubleSidedTape
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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by DoubleSidedTape » Sun Mar 11, 2012 3:16 pm

Undergrad Institution: American University (liberal arts)
Major(s): Physics
Minor(s):
GPA in Major: 3.2
Overall GPA: 3.12
Length of Degree: 4 year
Position in Class: Average
Type of Student: Domestic white male

GRE Scores (revised/old version):
Q: 800, 157
V: 550, 161
W: 3.0, 4.0
P: 660 (46%)


Research Experience: None

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Outstanding Freshman in Physics, Outstanding Teaching Assistant

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA in Physics Labs

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: None

Special Bonus Points: None

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: None

Applying to Where:

University of Maryland, College Park - Physics - Undecided Experimental -
University of Texas at Austin - Physics - Undecided Experimental -
University of Colorado, Boulder - Physics - Undecided Experimental - Rejected
Ohio State University - Physics - Undecided Experimental - Rejected
Pennsylvania State University - Physics - Undecided Experimental -
Northwestern University - Physics - Undecided Experimental - Rejected
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Physics - Undecided Experimental - Rejected
Texas A&M - Physics - Undecided Experimental -
University of Virginia - Physics - Undecided Experimental -
University of Pittsburgh - Physics - Undecided Experimental -
North Carolina State University - Physics - Undecided Experimental -
University of Notre Dame - Physics - Undecided Experimental -
Colorado State University - Physics - Undecided Experimental -
Washington State University - Physics - Undecided Experimental - Accepted 3-7-12, $15k TA plus $5k for summer research
University of Kentucky - Physics - Undecided Experimental -
University of Cincinatti - Physics - Undecided Experimental -

jupitersun
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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by jupitersun » Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:54 am

Undergrad Institution: small liberal arts, good overall but with a tiny unknown physics department
Major(s): Physics - concentration in Astrophysics
GPA in Major: 3.53/4.00
Overall GPA: 3.39/4.00 (split: first two years: 3.03; final two years: 3.77)
Length of Degree: 4 years
Position in Class: no idea
Type of Student: white female, both domestic & international (as I applied to schools outside of the States)

GRE Scores (old version, Jan 2010):
Q: 740/80%
V: 620/89%
W: 3.0/10% (???)
P: 480/7% - took in Nov 2010 & 2011 and got the exact same score both times

Research Experience:
Two unrelated projects:
1. A summer project, supervised, working on my advisor's research. Quantum mechanics, computational. Led to a publication.
2. My senior honors project, independent, not related to the research of any of the faculty at my school. Computational astrophysics - simulating the formation & evolution of globular stellar clusters.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Departmental Honors in Physics (the only one out of my graduating class; then again, there were only 5 of us), Sigma Pi Sigma, another physics award specific to my school (named after a former professor)

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: SPS President; lab TA, individual tutor, & help room (group tutoring) instructor

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Well, I'm pretty stubborn about this. There is info that might matter about why I had less than stellar grades (and really crappy grades for a while) and why I did badly on the PGRE, but I refused to include it on my application. If you want someone who's good at memorizing a bunch of stuff for a test, move along. If you want someone who's bad at standardized tests but is a good researcher, then my excuse for being bad at testing is irrelevant. (Neurological disorder, if you're all that curious.) I plan on spending the majority of my career doing research, not taking tests.


Applying to Where:

Edinburgh - Astronomy - Center for Computational Astrophysics
Glasgow - Physics - Institute for Gravitational Research Accepted via email 4.April without funding (the problem with international schools)
St. Andrew's - Physics Rejected via email 24.April
U. Washington - Astronomy Rejected via email 21.Feb
UC-Santa Cruz - Astronomy Rejected via email 10.Feb
U. Wyoming - Physics WaitlistedRejected via email 16.April
Washington State - Physics Accepted via email & snail mail 1.March w/TA offer - attending
U. Hawaii - Astronomy Rejected via snail mail 13.Feb

Plus the following master's programs:
Helsinki - Space Sciences Accepted via email 10.April without funding (though they also don't charge tuition in Finland)
Astromundus - Astronomy I guess. It's a joint program between 5 European universities. Accepted via email 25.May, offered full tuiton coverage + stipend 13.June. - wish they weren't so late with the offer; I might have attended but I'm not going to withdraw my acceptance at WSU.

My primary research interests are cosmology & computational astrophysics.

I should probably note that this is my second time applying to grad school (apparently I never posted my profile last year).
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kammyuce
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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by kammyuce » Sun Mar 18, 2012 8:22 am

Undergrad Institution: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. Considered very prestigious in India for Engineering. Average reputation for Physics.
Major(s):Civil Engineering
Minor(s):No concept of minor
GPA in Major:6.4 out of 10
Overall GPA:6.4 out of 10
Length of Degree: 4 years
Position in Class: Among bottom-most 7 students in a class of 70
Type of Student: International

GRE Scores (revised/old version):old version
Q:770
V:620
W:3.0
P:980


TOEFL Total:108

Research Experience: Two simultaneous one year research projects at Raman Research Institute, Bangalore. One on Liquid Crystals and othe ron Quantum First Passage Time Density. One month visiting studentship at Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: None

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: None

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: None

Special Bonus Points: Good recommendations from IIT and RRI.

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: The reasons of my poor performance in undergrad Civil Engineering and my reasons for changing to Physics. Also the fact that I had very good ranks in national entrance exams for PhD in Physics (Jest and TIFR).

Applying to Where:

Princeton - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory REJECT
UIUC - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory REJECT
Carnegie Mellon - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory WAITLISTED
Maryland - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory REJECT
Columbia - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory REJECT
TAMU - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory REJECT
University of Florida - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory Accepted
Stony Brooks - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory REJECT
Rochester - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory REJECT
Ohio State Uni - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory REJECT]
Colorado Boulder - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory REJECT
Cornell - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory REJECT
Georgia Tech - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory Accepted
Boston - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory REJECT]
Yale - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory REJECT
Chicago - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory REJECT
UC DAVIS - Physics - Condensed Matter Theory REJECT

spin1/2
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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by spin1/2 » Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:47 am

Undergrad Institution: Technological institute in South Asia. Unknown for Physics, but one of the better places in the country.
Major(s): Engineering Physics
Overall GPA: 7/10
Length of Degree: 5
Position in Class: midway
Type of Student: International, male

GRE Scores (revised version):
Q: 152, 56%
V: 166, 94%
W: 3.5, 28% :P
P: 800, 73%


TOEFL Total: 99

Research Experience: 1. Thesis in CMT. 1yr. 1 paper (1st author of 2) in preparation at the time of applying.
2. been doing a CMT project alongside my thesis since the summer
3. 2 summers at another top institute in the country. AM expt & CM expt.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: None

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA for the last 4 sems. mostly grading.

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: not aware

Special Bonus Points:

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: quite a few grad-level courses with better grades than undergrad-level courses. dont know how much that may have helped.

Applying to Where: CMT everwhere

UC Berkeley - Reject - 13/3 by email
Yale - Reject - 20/2 by email/website
UC San Diego - Reject - 19/3 by email
Rice - Accept - 14/3 by email - $27K p.a - going
Penn State - Reject - 20/3 by email
UC Davis - Reject - 20/3 by email/website
Florida State - Accept - 1/3 by email - $18K TA + $2K fellow.
Utah - Reject
Buffalo - Accept - 10/2 by email - $16K 9mo TA + summer.
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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by DanMarcy » Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:26 am

Undergrad Institution: Small Canadian liberal-arts school. Probably no real recognition.
Grad Institution: did a master's at a larger Canadian school. Well known in Physics, but certainly not for my field.
Major(s): Honours in Physics and Mathematics
Minor(s): Computer Science
GPA in Major: 3.9
Overall GPA: 3.9
Length of Degree: 5
Position in Class: N/A
Type of Student: International Canadian

GRE Scores (revised/old version):
Q: 800
V: 530
W: 4.0
P: 970



Research Experience: Two summers in my undergrad on Glass transitions. Grad research was in plasmas

Awards/Honors/Recognitions:NSERC awards for both my undergrad and master's.

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Tutored for a number of terms

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: A few conferences

Special Bonus Points: 1 publication, 2nd author, another in review as 1st author

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: I've held a lead programming job at a small iPhone app development company.

Applying to Where:

MIT - Physics - Plasma Physics Rejected 3/87
Princeton - Plasma Physics - Wait-listed 2/22 Rejected 4/15
Columbia - Applied Physics - Plasma Physics Rejected 4/17
Cornell - Applied Physics - Plasma Physics - Rejected 3/27
CalTech - Applied Physics - Plasma Physics - Rejected 3/26
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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by aggle » Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:03 pm

Now that my admissions saga is over, I will post this for posterity!

Undergrad Institution: Ivy
Major(s): Physics
Minor(s): Biology
GPA in Major: 3.2
Overall GPA: 3.2
Length of Degree: 4
Position in Class: average
Type of Student: Domestic Hispanic male

Grad Institution: MSc, Poland, Marie-Curie Fellowship
Major(s): HEP
GPA: 4.5/5

GRE Scores (revised/old version): old version
Q: 780 (88%)
V: 720 (98%)
W: 5.5 (96%)
P: 710 (57%, 2nd try)

Research Experience:
  • Undergrad: 3 years research
  • 3 years in applied physics lab
  • 1 talk, March Meeting
  • 1 paper in APL, 2nd author
  • 2 REUs
  • Patent
  • Postgraduate
  • Marie Curie fellowship - mostly research, MSc courses on the side
  • Many collaboration meeting presentations
  • One major conference presentation + paper

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Graduated from undergrad with honors in physics, 3-year Marie Curie research fellowship

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Lab TA, radio telescope operator, temped as scientific writer after graduation

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Basically, mediocre grades and GRE scores, but a lot of research.

Applying to Where: (in alphabetical order)
Accepted
Johns Hopkins University - Physics - HEP accepted with fellowship - will attend!
University of Pittsburgh - Physics - HEP accepted with fellowship
University of Wisconsin - Physics - HEP accepted with fellowship
Ohio State - Physics - HEP accepted
University of Virginia - Physics - HEP accepted

Rejected
Harvard - Physics - HEP - rejected
MIT - Physics - HEP rejected
UCSB - Physics - HEP rejected
CU - Boulder - Physics - HEP rejected
University of Maryland - College Park - Physics - HEP rejected
University of Pennsylvania - Physics - HEP rejected
University of Washington - Seattle - Physics - HEP rejected

Withdrawn
University of Iowa - Physics - HEP withdrawn early
University of Minnesota - Physics - HEP wait-listed, withdrawn


More acceptances with fellowships than without. My admissions profile, which was very focused on HEP, apparently resonated strongly with a few schools and not at all with most. Most rejections came very late.

Lessons on speaking with professors
I did get in touch with a few of the schools before applying. A professor from University of Iowa approached me at a conference about applying; I withdrew early out of respect for her once it was clear I had preferable options. I had a few emails with Johns Hopkins professors, University of Maryland professors, a professor from Pittsburgh, and even a informal Skype chat with a professor from UCSB. As you can see, my record of admissions for these schools is 50/50. From what I gathered, professors not on the admissions committee really don't have anything to do with the admissions process beyond telling the committee if they are looking for students or not.

In my experience, contacting professors is most useful to find out if they are looking for students, and as such it can be a big help in deciding where to apply. As for helping you get in, it won't have an effect unless the professor is really screaming for you to be admitted.

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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by LtPoultry » Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:01 pm

Undergrad Institution: big state school, top 20 in physics
Major(s): Physic & Math
Minor(s): none
GPA in Major: 3.78
Overall GPA: 3.76
Length of Degree: 4 years
Position in Class: ~20%
Type of Student: domestic white male

GRE Scores (old version):
Q: 790 (91%)
V: 610 (86%)
W: 3.5 (29%)
P: 780 (70%)


Research Experience: Two-semester biophysics project in sophomore year. Two semester plus summer project working on R&D for a dark matter experiment.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: none to speak of

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: none

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: none

Special Bonus Points: Very good reference letter from the professor at UMD whose research project I worked on.

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:

Applying to Where: Experimental nuclear everywhere

UMD - Accepted - 3/15 by inquiry (should have heard 2/15, but was delayed by paperwork mix-up) - 24k TA/RA
MSU - Accepted - 1/21 by email - 24k TA/RA
Rochester - Accepted - 1/28 by email - 28k TA/RA with summer work
Notre Dame - Accepted - 2/22 by email/website - 20k TA/RA
Stony Brook - Accepted to masters - 3/26 by email - no funding
Columbia - Wait list - 3/6 by email
Yale - Rejected - 2/22 by email/website
U. Washington - Rejected - 3/22 by email
Penn State - Rejected 4/5 - by email
Hopkins - awaiting response

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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by ultraviolet » Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:24 pm

Undergrad Institution: State School
Major(s): Physics (BS), Math (BA)
Minor(s): Chemistry
GPA in Major: 3.78
Overall GPA: 3.82
Length of Degree: 4 years
Position in Class: Top 10%
Type of Student: Domestic Female

GRE Scores:
Q: 161 (84%)
V: 158 (77%)
W: 5.0 (87%)
P: 690 (53%)


Research Experience: Full year in astronomy, will be publishing prior to entering grad school and completing senior thesis.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Honors College, Scholarships, Summer research funding

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Two years of TAing, Adult education projects in physics

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: None

Special Bonus Points: None

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Coach two sports, tutor physics and math

Applying to Where: All for Physics Education Research

University of Minnesota - Accepted - 1/20 by email - 16k TA
Oregon State University - Accepted - 2/1 by email - 30k Fellowship
University of Colorado at Boulder - Rejected
University of Washington - Rejected
Harvard - Rejected
Tufts - Withdrew Application

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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by mrrsnhtl » Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:04 am

Undergrad Institution: Some foreign renowned institution in Turkey
Major(s): Physics
Minor(s): no such concept, yet I took astrophysics classes
GPA in Junior year: around 3.3 / 4.0
Overall GPA: 2.84 / 4.00
Length of Degree: 4 years
Position in Class: below top
Type of Student: International male

GRE Scores (old version):
Q: 780
V: 420
W: 2.5
P: 840 (79%)

TOEFL Total (ibt): 106 (though, I'm quite sure I've done more rigorous job in GRE writing section)

Research Experience: Publication for undergrads, even doing some research, are not that possible here. However, I've substantially studied with my astrophysics instructor on pulsars.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: nope..

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Were TAing for many undergrad classes, still doing.

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: nope..

Special Bonus Points: Well, my department is kind of reputed in US, many graduates are accepted to pursue PhD in fine US grad schools (as the most of the faculty once did). So, I can say that I have strong letters indicating my strong background.

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Well, I've a studious SoP, I presume..I also have a musical background, which is directly responsible for my low grades in freshman-sophomore year. Though, rather than a grade inflation, there's some sort of grade depression for my department, considering 3.0 GPA is honored with a honors degree (people don't lock themselves into their room for two weeks weeping when they get a CC). Final comment on my GPA, I'm not sure for I would attract much attention unless my GPA were higher in my Junior year. And, I'm not sure if it helps, but I've taken many extra lectures including astrophysics, computational methods and programming.

Applying to Where:

University of Arizona - Physics - waitlist -
University of Virginia - Astronomy - rejected -
University of North Carolina at C.H. - Physics & Astronomy - waitlist -
University of Chicago - Physics - rejected -
Northwestern University - Physics & Astronomy - rejected -
University of Wisconsin at Madison - Physics - rejected -
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Astronomy - rejected -
Johns Hopkins University - Physics & Astronomy - rejected -
University of Illinois at U.C. - Astronomy & Astrophysics - rejected -
Notre Dame University - Physics & Astronomy - waitlist -
Rice University - Physics - rejected -
Pennsylvania State University - Astronomy & Astrophysics - rejected -
University of Pittsburgh - Physics & Astronomy - accepted - ~24k$ stipend TA - will ATTEND!
University of New Hampshire - Physics - rejected -
University of West Virginia - Physics - withdrawn -


Comments: In my SoP, I've mentioned that I mostly have theoretical background and I want to study computational astrophysics. Albeit I've mentioned that I am also keen on observational work, yet it seems that departments tend to be strict against you unless you want to work experimental, as it has always been..It might be the main reason for rejections. Anyhow, considering my low GPA in US standards, I am yet grateful to be able to pursue PhD, indeed. Best luck for all who wish so either.

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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by physicspun » Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:58 pm

Undergrad Institution: Berkeley
Major(s): Physics, Math
GPA in Major: 3.97 physics, 3.96 math
Overall GPA: 3.90
Length of Degree: 4 years
Position in Class: top-ish
Type of Student: domestic white male

GRE Scores (new version):
Q: 169 (98%)
V: 166 (97%)
W: 3.5 (29%)
P: 920 (89%)

Research Experience: Absolutely none.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: PBK, some scholarships. Nothing extraordinary.

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: I was a homework grader...?

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Nope.

Special Bonus Points: I took some grad courses (quantum, GR). Nothing big.

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:

Applying to Where:

UCSD - accepted 2/4 via phone - $14k fellowship
UCLA - accepted 2/10 via email - $25k fellowship over 3 years - Gonna go here
Princeton - rejected 2/20
Caltech - rejected 2/23
Stanford - rejected 2/29
Berkeley -rejected by mail
UCSB - rejected 3/14

All for HEP theory.

Comment: QED it is possible to get into grad school without research experience. Whether it's possible to get into a really good one cannot be deduced from the information given.

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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by contributing_outlier » Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:43 pm

Undergrad Institution: top-ranked in physics and astrophysics
Major(s): Physics
Minor(s): History
GPA in Major: 3.0
Overall GPA: 3.1
Length of Degree: 5 years
Position in Class: struggling
Type of Student: Domestic, female, non-minority

GRE Scores (revised version):
Q: 169/98%
V: 164/94%
W: 5.5/96%
P: 730/61%

Research Experience: four summer research fellowships in cosmology and astrophysics at school, one summer research internship in astronomy at a non-academic institution, one semester research in condensed matter for course credit, one poster presentation at a conference

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: in-school full-tuition merit scholarship, in-school award for data presentation aesthetics

Special Bonus Points: got an A in a pass-fail graduate physics class

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: poor grades due to documented medical problems

Applying to Where: all in astrophysics/cosmology/gravitation
NYU - Physics & Astronomy : rejected 3/9 by e-mail
Harvard - Astronomy : rejected 2/16 by e-mail
Yale - Astronomy : rejected 2/2 by website
Columbia - Astronomy & Astrophysics : rejected 3/26 by e-mail
UCSC - Astronomy : rejected 2/10 by e-mail
UMich - Astronomy : interviewed 1/29 by phone, rejected 2/20 by e-mail
UMN - Institute for Astronomy : admitted 1/30 by e-mail, first-year TA, declined 4/10
JHU - Physics & Astronomy : rejected 4/18 by e-mail
UCDavis - Physics : admitted 2/8 by website, first-year TA + 2 $5k first-year fellowships + 2nd year RA, declined 4/14
UMD - Astronomy : rejected 4/10 by website
PSU - Astronomy & Astrophysics : admitted 1/28 by phone, first-year TA + $5k first-year fellowship, accepted 4/15
UMass - Astronomy : admitted 2/16 by e-mail, first-year TA, declined 4/15

My advice: If you're coming from a school that's well-known in physics but your record is less than stellar, consider avoiding private schools entirely. They get more applicants due to name recognition, so they're more likely to use your grades/scores to weed out your application before looking at where you came from and why your grades/scores might not be the best representation of your abilities without reading ever your recommendations, no matter how stellar they may be. State schools, especially those with less name recognition, are more likely to be impressed by your school's reputation and thus give your grades/scores less weight than your recommendations. Also, because state schools may feel that they are "used" as safeties by top students, a strong statement of purpose differentiating you from those who don't hold the school in high regard can probably be a big asset.

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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by vbk5mnnit » Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:36 pm

Undergrad Institution: MNNIT Allahabad, India, No Reputation in Physics.
Major(s): Electronics & Communication Engineering
Minor(s): No Concept of Minor
GPA in Major: 9.37/10 (GPA of senior years), 9.23/10 (GPA in ECE)
Overall GPA: 8.77/10
Length of Degree: 4 Years
Position in Class: Near Top
Type of Student: International

GRE Scores (old version):
Q: 800 (94%)
V: 510 (64%)
W: 3.0 (11%)
P: 970 (93%)


TOEFL Total: 101 (R:27,L:26,S:23,W:25)

JEST (An Indian multiple choice entrance examination for admissions in PhD program): - All India Rank 37

Research Experience: Various undergraduate projects on digital, analog circuit design and signal processing. Research based project on Electromagnetic field plots in my company.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Nothing special

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Design Engineer in a famous Heavy Electricals Equipment Company.

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Nothing special

Special Bonus Points: Nothing special

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: None

Applying to Where: (All Physics Departments , undecided, HEP/Astro/CMP)

Penn State (Applied 10 days after the deadline and did not send my official TOEFL and GRE scores) Rejected
University of Florida Rejected
Texax A & M University Rejected
Washington University St. Louis Accepted - Game On!!!!
Indiana University Accepted - Declined
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Accepted - Declined
University of Rochester (Applied 10 days after the deadline and did not send my official TOEFL and GRE scores) Rejected
University of Southern California Rejected
North Carolina State University Accepted - Declined
University of Pittsburgh Accepted - Declined
Syracuse University Accepted - Declined
Louisiana State University Accepted - Declined
University of Georgia (MS Program) Accepted to PhD Program - Declined
University of New Mexico Accepted - Declined
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Accepted - Declined

University of Waterloo GWPI MSc. Program. - Qualified for admissions and asked to search for an advisor
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) - Mumbai - Accepted to Department of Theoretical Physics.

Special Notes for people who are from engineering background - 1) Physics GRE score is most important factor, 900+ is a decent score.
2) TOEFL Speaking score must be 23 or more to get a TAship and admission.
3) Mentioning interest in experiments can enhance your chances greatly.
4) If you want to apply to Top 30-40 schools then you should have some research experience.
5) Apply to too many places with some safeties.

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Re: ==> Sticky: 2012 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Post by siroy.sam » Wed May 02, 2012 11:31 am

Undergrad Institution: MSc in physics from an unknown university in India's northeast (no reputation in Physics).
Major(s): Particle physics, Reactor physics
Minor(s): Condense matter and electronic devices fabrication
GPA in Major: Not defined
Overall GPA: 71.8% (not in GPA system)
Length of Degree: 3+2=5 years
Position in Class: Top 5%
Type of Student: International, male

GRE Scores (revised/old version): Revised 2011
Q: 151
V: 143
W: 3.5
P: 650


TOEFL Total: 96 ibt

Research Experience: Worked on neutrino problem which is basically theoretical in nature for MSc semester thesis project for 6 months. Attended national conference on Cosmology, Strings and Gravitation, attended two back to back schools on Cosmology,Gravitational theory and theoretical high energy physics at India's top research institutes.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: None

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Work at MNC (unrelated to physics), Govt. Education Department as statistical data analyst, Served as Physics teacher at Senior Secondary School and presently tutoring students preparing of medical and engineering entrance test at a privately run Coaching instute in my town.

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: None

Special Bonus Points: Taken necessary graduate level courses on particle physics, QFT, GTR ( I don't know whether this may help). A good recommendation for acting Vice Chancellor of my university under his capacity as Professor of Physics who taught me for four semester of my MSc study, but he doesn't have connection in US, though he has at UK universities.

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: oriental (asian) male of age 31 years

Applying to Where:

Florida State University - Department of Physics-HEP EX - Rejected (on inquiry) on 27th April
Oklahoma University -Department of Physics-HEP EX - Rejected (on inquiry) on 1st May
University of Mississippi -Department of Physics-HEP EX - Rejected (on inquiry) on 29th April
University of Alabama -Department of Physics-HEP EX - Rejected (on inquiry) on 4th April
University of South Carolina - Department of Physics-HEP EX- Rejected on early march( updated on website)
Northern Illinois University -Department of Physics-HEP EX - Accepted for PhD in Physics, on 1st May with full tuition fee waver, monthly TA stipend of $1654 for this academic session



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