Ha, yeah, all that "they will have to create new schools that are worse than the current worst schools in order for you to ever get in anywhere" stuff was a little overblown.
I got into UCI too, but WarPhalange's offer is way more awesome than mine in light of this thread. High five, dude.
Got into Brown physics yesterday. But that's hardly pure. :devil:
Received my acceptance to UC Irvine just now. I'm into four out of six so far. Of course, my top two schools are the ones that are still pending.
The school that I heard from "unofficially" hasn't yet sent me a letter, and the Professor who called me said that it could take a few weeks before the graduate school got everything in order and mailed out. This was two weeks ago, so clearly some schools have a significant delay between the...
Maybe slightly off-topic, but does anyone have any strong feelings as to whether or not it's a faux pas to e-mail departments to ask if they've made a decision?
I've already received an unofficial "we've recommended you for admission to the graduate school but you're not technically in yet...
So far I've gotten into OSU (01/30) and UNC Chapel Hill (02/05) for condensed matter experiment. Brown's physics department has notified me that they have recommended me for admission to their graduate school, but it could be weeks before I get a decision and my financial package.
I got a...
Seconding this. You're what, 16, and you're planning an educational path that will take 12+ years? That's three quarters of your life so far. It's great that you're interested in this and and you may well end up with a Ph.D. in mathematics, but there are an awful lot of variables to lock down...
Undergraduate physics work doesn't generally become too difficult until the last two years, and you won't likely run into basic quantum physics until you already have a full year under your belt.
If you feel that you were good at physics in high school, I'd give it a go. There is a lot of...
Ha, yeah, it's not an easy question to answer since pretty much everyone has different stats and professional goals, and my lack of research makes me somewhat unique. I have all the earmarks of someone who could potentially be successful in a research setting, but I have yet to demonstrate it...
That's what I was afraid of. Do you have any feeling towards whether a Ph.D. program at a top 20 or top 30 school would be within my reach, or would you suggest aiming down a bit?
Another "What Are My Chances?" Grad School Post
I'm trying to get my applications done early this year, so hopefully I'm in before the deluge of questions like this. This is my second try at applying to grad school. Last time I got fairly far into the application process, but a disappointing...
It seems that I've dropped the ball somewhat in preparing myself for a graduate degree in physics. This is my last year as an undergraduate and I have no research experience at all. I wasn't accepted to any of the summer REUs for which I applied (didn't apply to as many programs as I should...